Mariana Santos

Mariana Santos
Personal information
Full name	Mariana dos Santos Almeida
Date of birth	24 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	São Paulo
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016	Vasco da Gama
2018	Vitória das Tabocas
2019	Ponte Preta
	Botafogo
2020–2022	Cruzeiro
2021–2022	→ Beşiktaş (loan)
2023–	São Paulo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:50, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Mariana dos Santos Almeida (born 24 February 1998) is a Brazilian women's association football forward who plays for São Paulo.^[1]

Early life

Mariana dos Santos Almeida was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 24 February 1998.^[2]^[3]

Playing career

Career beginnings

She played in her country for the clubs CR Vasco da Gama (2016) AAD Vitória das Tabocas (2018), and AA Ponte Preta (2019).^[1] Mariana Santos made her league debut for Vasco da Gama against Rio Preto on 21 January 2016.^[4]

Mariana Santos made her league debut for Vitória das Tabocas against Foz Cataratas on 22 June 2018.^[5]

Mariana Santos made her league debut for Ponte Preta against Corinthians on 16 March 2019.^[6] She scored her first league goals against Sport Recife on 15 May 2019, scoring in the 19th and 22nd minute.^[7]

Cruzeiro

She was with Botafogo FR,^[8] before she became a member of Cruzeiro EC (2020–2021),^[1]^[9] Mariana Santos made her league debut against Grêmio on 29 August 2020.^[10] She scored her first goal against EC Vitória on 10 September 2020, scoring in the 49th minute.^[11] Mariana Santos' contract with Cruzeiro EC was renewed under the condition that she will be loaned out to the Istanbul-based club Beşiktaş J.K. She will return to Brazil after the 2021–22 Turkcell Super League season.^[3]

Beşiktaş

She joined Beşiktaş J.K. in the beginning of August 2021,^[12] and played in two matches of the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds.^[13]^[14]

On 10 March 2022, she left Turkey.^[15]

São Paulo

Mariana Santos made her league debut against Bahia on 25 February 2023.^[16] She scored her first league goal against Athletico Paranaense on 21 May 2023, scoring in the 30th minute.^[17]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Mariana dos Santos Almeida" (in Turkish). Sahadan. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Mariana dos Santos Almeida" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiropedia. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Atacante cabulosa Mariana Santos renova contrato com o Cruzeiro para 2022 e é emprestada para o Besiktas" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro Esporto Clube Cite Oficial. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Rio Preto vs Vasco da Gama - 21 January 2016". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Foz Cataratas vs Vitória PE - 22 June 2018". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Ponte Preta vs Corinthians - 16 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Ponte Preta vs Sport Recife - 15 May 2019". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Cruzeiro anuncia contratação de Mariana Santos para time feminino". Super Esportes – Futebol Feminino (in Portuguese). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Elenco feminino do Cruzeiro confirma a continuidade de 14 atletas para a temporada 2021" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro Esporto Clube Cite Oficial. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Cruzeiro vs Grêmio - 29 August 2020". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Cruzeiro vs Vitória BA - 10 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Beşiktaş Vodafone'dan iki transfer daha! Resmen açıklandı!". Orta Çizgi (in Turkish). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "St.Pölten (AUT) 7–0 Beşiktaş (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Beşiktaş (TUR) 4–0 Kamenica Sasa (MKD)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Mariana dos Santos Almeida" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "São Paulo vs Bahia - 25 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
^ "São Paulo vs Athletico Paranaense - 25 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.

[s-1] "Mariana dos Santos Almeida" (in Turkish). Sahadan. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[cr1-2] "Mariana dos Santos Almeida" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiropedia. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[cr3-3] "Atacante cabulosa Mariana Santos renova contrato com o Cruzeiro para 2022 e é emprestada para o Besiktas" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro Esporto Clube Cite Oficial. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[4] "Rio Preto vs Vasco da Gama - 21 January 2016". int.soccerway.com.

[5] "Foz Cataratas vs Vitória PE - 22 June 2018". int.soccerway.com.

[6] "Ponte Preta vs Corinthians - 16 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.

[7] "Ponte Preta vs Sport Recife - 15 May 2019". int.soccerway.com.

[se1-8] "Cruzeiro anuncia contratação de Mariana Santos para time feminino". Super Esportes – Futebol Feminino (in Portuguese). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[cr2-9] "Elenco feminino do Cruzeiro confirma a continuidade de 14 atletas para a temporada 2021" (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro Esporto Clube Cite Oficial. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[10] "Cruzeiro vs Grêmio - 29 August 2020". int.soccerway.com.

[11] "Cruzeiro vs Vitória BA - 10 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.

[oc-12] "Beşiktaş Vodafone'dan iki transfer daha! Resmen açıklandı!". Orta Çizgi (in Turkish). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[uefa1-13] "St.Pölten (AUT) 7–0 Beşiktaş (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[uefa2-14] "Beşiktaş (TUR) 4–0 Kamenica Sasa (MKD)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[tff0-15] "Mariana dos Santos Almeida" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[16] "São Paulo vs Bahia - 25 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.

[17] "São Paulo vs Athletico Paranaense - 25 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.

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