Vitória Yaya
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Full name | Vitória Ferreira Silva[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 January 2002||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Suzano, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Centro Olímpico | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | São Paulo | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | São Paulo | 47 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Santos | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Corinthians | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | Brazil U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Brazil U20 | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Brazil | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:35, 13 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:04, 20 January 2023 (UTC) |
Vitória Ferreira Silva (born 23 January 2002), known as Vitória Yaya or just Yaya, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Corinthians.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Suzano but raised in Ferraz de Vasconcelos, both in the São Paulo state, Yaya joined Centro Olímpico's youth setup at the age of 13; due to her style of play being similar to Yaya Touré, she earned that nickname. In 2017, she moved to São Paulo, after the club established a partnership with Centro Olímpico.[2][3]
São Paulo
[edit]Promoted to the first team for the 2019 season,[2] Yaya made her senior debut on 27 March 2019, starting and scoring the winner in a 1–0 Série A2 home success over América Mineiro.[4] She was a regular starter during the club's league campaign, as they achieved promotion to the Série A1 as champions.
Santos
[edit]On 8 January 2023, Yaya was announced at Santos.[5] Despite being a regular starter, she left on 20 December.[6]
Corinthians
[edit]On 5 January 2024, it was announced that Yaya signed with Corinthians after her contract ended.[7]
International career
[edit]Yaya represented Brazil at under-17 level in 2018 South American U-17 Women's Championship and 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. On 20 August 2019, aged 17, she received her first call-up for the full side, for the year's International Women's Football Tournament;[8] she remained an unused substitute in Brazil's two matches in the competition.
After playing for the under-20 team in the 2020 and 2022 editions of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, Yaya made her full international debut on 10 October 2022, replacing Ary Borges late into a 1–0 friendly win over Italy at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa.[9]
Senior International Goals
[edit]No. | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 2 March 2024 | Los Angeles, United States | Argentina | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 20 January 2023[1]
Brazil | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]São Paulo
Brazil U17
Brazil U20
Brazil
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Vitória Yaya at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Na Seleção Brasileira Feminina, Yaya conta de sonho que virou realidade" [In the women's national team, Yaya tells about dream which became true] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Do São Paulo para seleção de Marta: Vitória Yaya vive momento especial" [From São Paulo to Marta's national team: Vitória Yaya lives a special moment] (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7.com. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Sem Cristiane, São Paulo vence o América-MG na estreia no Brasileirão Feminino A-2" [Without Cristiane, São Paulo defeat América-MG in the debut of the Brasileirão Feminino A-2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Yaya é reforço para o meio de campo das Sereias da Vila na temporada 2023" [Yaya is an addition for the midfield of the Sereias da Vila in the 2023 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Yaya se despede das Sereias e vê ano longe das expectativas" [Yaya bids farewell from the Sereias and sees year far from expectations] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Corinthians feminino oficializa contratação de meia ex-Santos; veja publicação". meutimao.com.br. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Com Marta na lista, Pia Sundhage faz primeira convocação da seleção brasileira feminina" [With Marta on the list, Pia Sundhage makes the first call-up of the women's national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Remanescente da Sub-20, Yaya estreia com a Seleção Feminina Principal" [A remainder of the under-20s, Yaya debuts with the main Women's National Team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.