Debinha
Débora Cristiane de Oliveira (born 20 October 1991), known as Debinha Miri or simply Debinha, is a Brazilian football forward who plays for the North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League and the Brazil women's national football team.
 Debinha with North Carolina Courage | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Débora Cristiane de Oliveira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Brasópolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | North Carolina Courage | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Lorena | ||
| 2008–2009 | Saad Esporte Clube | ||
| 2010 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2011 | Foz Cataratas | ||
| 2011–2013 | Centro Olímpico | ||
| 2013–2015 | Avaldsnes IL | 30 | (23) |
| 2014 | → São José (loan) | ||
| 2016 | Dalian Quanjian[2] | ||
| 2017– | North Carolina Courage | 101 | (34) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Brazil U-20 | |||
| 2011– | Brazil | 118 | (47) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 April 2022 | |||
Club career
When Rosana transferred to Avaldsnes in August 2013, she asked the Norwegian club to sign Debinha too.[3] Debinha became top-scorer of the 2014 Toppserien.
At the end of 2014 she had a short loan spell between November and December together with Rosana at São José during the club's successful attempt to win both Copa Libertadores Femenina and International Women's Club Championship during that year. She returned to Norway at the beginning of 2015.[4]
From February 2016 to January 2017, she played for Dalian Quanjian in the Chinese Women's Super League.[2]
Debinha signed with the Western New York Flash of the United States-based National Women's Soccer League on 5 January 2017, days before the franchise announced that it had been sold and would be moved from Rochester, New York, to Cary, North Carolina.[5] Debinha reportedly wasn't informed of the franchise's plans to move when she was signed.[6][7] She reported to North Carolina and was made a starting midfielder from the start of their season, and scored the Courage's first goal in their home stadium.[8]
Debinha appeared in every regular season game for the Courage in 2017 and scored four goals.[9] She started the semi-final game against the Chicago Red Stars but was forced to leave the game after dislocating her elbow in the 10th minute.[10] This injury forced her to miss the Championship game, which the Courage lost 1–0 to the Portland Thorns.[11]
In 2018, Debinha was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for March.[12] She scored eight goals during the regular season, helping the Courage win their second straight NWSL Shield. Debinha was named to the 2018 NWSL Second XI. During the play-offs she was in the starting line-up for the semi-final and final. Debinha scored in the 13th minute of the Championship game as North Carolina beat the Portland Thorns 3–0 to win the 2018 NWSL Championship.[13]
During the 2019 season, Debinha played in 21 games throughout the regular season and playoffs. During this span, she scored ten goals (eight regular season and two postseason) and tallied seven assists.[14] She was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for July, August, and September.[15][16][17] During the first round of the playoffs, Debinha scored the game winning goal in extra time to help The Courage advance past Reign FC.[18] In the final, Debinha scored the first goal (and eventual game winner) against the Chicago Red Stars, with her performance earning her the Championship Game MVP Award.[19]
International career
After representing Brazil in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Debinha made her senior debut on 18 October 2011 in a 2–0 win over Argentina at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. She was named as an alternate for the Brazil squad at the 2012 London Olympics.[20]
In December 2013, Debinha scored twice in a 3–1 win over Scotland at the 2013 Torneio Internacional de Brasília de Futebol Feminino.[21]
Debinha was one of four NWSL players called up to represent Brazil in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup held in France.[22]
On 18 February 2021, Debinha played her 100th match for Brazil in a 4–1 win over Argentina in the 2021 SheBelieves Cup.
International goals
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | # | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20-10-2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico |  Costa Rica |
1.1 |
1–0 |
2–1 |
Pan American Games 2011 |
| 2 | 27-10-2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
1.1 |
1–0 |
1–1 |
Pan American Games 2011 |
| 3 | 16-12-2012 | São Paulo, Brazil |  Denmark |
1.1 |
2–0 |
2–1 |
International Tournament 2012 |
| 4 | 25-09-2013 | Savièse, Switzerland |  Mexico |
2.1 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
Valais Cup 2013 |
| 5 | 2.2 |
3–0 | |||||
| 6 | 15-12-2013 | Brasilia, Brazil |  Scotland |
2.1 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
International Tournament 2013 |
| 7 | 2.2 |
3–0 | |||||
| 8 | 22-12-2013 | Brasilia, Brazil |  Chile |
1.1 |
5–0 |
5–0 |
International Tournament 2013 |
| 9 | 06-04-2014 | Brisbane, Australia | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
1.1 |
0–1 |
0–1 |
Friendly game |
| 10 | 10-12-2014 | Brasilia, Brazil |  Argentina |
1.1 |
1–0 |
4–0 |
International Tournament 2014 |
| 11 | 18-12-2014 | Brasilia, Brazil |  China PR |
1.1 |
3–0 |
4–1 |
International Tournament 2014 |
| 12 | 01-12-2015 | Cuiabá, Brazil |  New Zealand |
1.1 |
5–1 |
5–1 |
Friendly game |
| 13 | 09-12-2015 | Natal, Brazil |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1.1 |
5–0 |
11–0 |
International Tournament 2015 |
| 14 | 13-12-2015 | Natal, Brazil | Mexico |
1.1 |
3–0 |
6–0 |
International Tournament 2015 |
| 15 | 16-12-2015 | Natal, Brazil | Canada |
1.1 |
2–0 |
2–1 |
International Tournament 2015 |
| 16 | 02-03-2016 | Lagos, Portugal | New Zealand |
1.1 |
1–0 |
1–0 |
2016 Algarve Cup |
| 17 | 23-07-2016 | Fortaleza, Brazil | Australia |
1.1 |
1–1 |
3–1 |
Friendly game |
| 18 | 11-12-2016 | Manaus, Brazil |  Russia |
2.1 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
International Tournament 2016 |
| 19 | 2.2 |
4–0 | |||||
| 20 | 14-12-2016 | Manaus, Brazil |  Italy |
1.1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
International Tournament 2016 |
| 21 | 18-12-2016 | Manaus, Brazil | Italy |
1.1 |
5–3 |
5–3 |
International Tournament 2016 |
| 22 | 16-09-2017 | Penrith, Australia | Australia |
1.1 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
Friendly game |
| 23 | 28-11-2017 | La Serena, Chile | Chile |
1.1 |
0–3 |
0–3 |
Friendly game |
| 24 | 05-04-2018 | Coquimbo, Chile | Argentina |
1.1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
Copa América 2018 |
| 25 | 07-04-2018 | Coquimbo, Chile |  Ecuador |
1.1 |
7–0 |
8–0 |
Copa América 2018 |
| 26 | 19-04-2018 | La Serena, Chile | Argentina |
1.1 |
3–0 |
3–0 |
Copa América 2018 |
| 27 | 26-07-2018 | Kansas City, United States | Australia |
1.1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2018 Tournament of Nations |
| 28 | 02-03-2019 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |  Japan |
1.1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2019 SheBelieves Cup |
| 29 | 29-08-2019 | São Paulo, Brazil | Argentina |
1.1 |
3–0 |
5–0 |
International Tournament 2019 |
| 30 | 05-10-2019 | Middlesbrough, England |  England |
2.1 |
0–1 |
1–2 |
Friendly game |
| 31 | 2.2 |
0–2 | |||||
| 32 | 08-10-2019 | Kielce, Poland |  Poland |
1.1 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
Friendly game |
| 33 | 12-12-2019 | São Paulo, Brazil | Mexico |
1.1 |
2–0 |
6–0 |
Friendly game |
| 34 | 15-12-2019 | Araraquara, Brazil | Mexico |
1.1 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly game |
| 35 | 27-11-2020 | São Paulo, Brazil | Ecuador |
3.1 |
1–0 |
6–0 |
Friendly game |
| 36 | 3.2 |
2–0 | |||||
| 37 | 3.3 |
5–0 | |||||
| 38 | 01-12-2020 | São Paulo, Brazil | Ecuador |
1.1 |
1–0 |
8–0 |
Friendly game |
| 39 | 18-02-2021 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Argentina |
1.1 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
2021 SheBelieves Cup |
| 40 | 24-02-2021 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Canada |
1.1 |
1–0 |
2–0 |
2021 SheBelieves Cup |
| 41 | 21-07-2021 | Rifu, Japan | China PR |
1.1 |
2–0 |
5–0 |
2020 Summer Olympics |
| 42 | 24-07-2021 | Rifu, Japan |  Netherlands |
1.1 |
1–1 |
3–3 | |
| 43 | 17-09-2021 | Campina Grande, Brazil | Argentina |
1.1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly game |
| 44 | 20-09-2021 | Joáo Pessoa, Brazil | Argentina |
1.1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly game |
| 45 | 26-10-2021 | Sydney, Australia | Australia |
1.1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly game |
| 46 | 26-11-2021 | Manaus, Brazil |  India |
1.1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus |
| 47 | 28-11-20.21 | Manaus, Brazil | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
1.1 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus |
Honors
Club
North Carolina Courage
Individual
Personal life
Debinha is openly lesbian, having a relationship with Meredith Speck, her North Carolina Courage's teammate.[24]
References
- "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – Squad list: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2021. p. 2. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Equipe deve continuar com o 'pé no chão' diz Debinha sobre a seleção brasileira Archived 2017-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, 8 August 2016.
- Hoel, Yasmin Sunde (20 August 2013). "Brasil-stjerner strømmer til lille Avaldsnes: – Nesten så vi ikke tror på det selv" (in Norwegian). NRK. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- "São José gets Debinha and Rosana for Libertadores and Women's Club Championship" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- Forrester, Nick (5 January 2017). "Western New York Flash sign Brazilian forward Debinha". www.excellesports.com. Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- @TheDanLauletta (6 January 2017). "Source tells me Debinha, whose signing with Flash was announced yesterday, had no idea team was about to relocate #NWSL" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- DiVeronica, Jeff (6 January 2017). "WNY Flash moving to North Carolina, report says". USA Today. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- Balf, Celia (24 April 2017). "15 incredible things that happened during the NWSL's second weekend of play". www.excellesports.com. Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- "Debinha Player Stata". 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- "North Carolina Courage will join Portland Thorns in NWSL final, knock out Chicago". 7 October 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- "NWSL Final". 14 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- "THREE NC COURAGE PLAYERS NAMED TO MARCH TEAM OF THE MONTH". 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- "Debinha". Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- "Debinha - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- "Match Report of North Carolina Courage vs Reign FC - 2019-10-20 - National Women's Soccer League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- "FT: Brazil 3–1 Scotland" (in Norwegian). Scottish Football Association. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- "Four NWSL players named to Brazil's 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup roster". Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - CONMEBOL - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 26 January 2021.
- "msn.com". Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Debinha. |
- Debinha – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Debinha at Connect World Football at archive.today (archived 16 December 2013)
- Debinha at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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