Fátima Pinto

Fátima Alexandra Figueira Pinto (born 16 January 1996) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sporting CP in the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Figueira and the second or paternal family name is Pinto.
Fátima Pinto
Personal information
Full name Fátima Alexandra Figueira Pinto
Date of birth (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996
Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Grupo Desportivo APEL
2013–2014 Atlético Ouriense
2014–2016 Santa Teresa 53 (1)
2016– Sporting CP 52 (16)
National team‡
2012–2015 Portugal U19 25 (4)
2013– Portugal 42 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:00, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:00, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

Career

Club

Pinto started to play football at the age of seven in amateur boy's teams. In 2011, at the age of 13, she started her career at the Grupo Desportivo APEL's women's team, a club from her native city, Funchal. In 2013, she signed with first division team Atlético Ouriense. With the club, Pinto was crowned the league's champions in the 2013/2014 season, becoming the first female player from the Madeira island to do so. In the following season, she headed to Spain and signed with Primera División club, Santa Teresa CD. After two seasons, Pinto returned to Portugal to play for Sporting CP. With the club she was again crowned as a league champion in the 2016/2017 season.[1] On March 19, 2018, Pinto was included by the "Quinas de Ouro" award among the "11 Best Players" in the Portuguese women's league. The award is annually organized by the Portuguese Football Federation together with the "Associação Nacional dos Treinadores de Futebol" and the "Sindicato dos Jogadores Profissionais de Futebol".[2]

International

Pinto started to play for Portugal's Under-19 team in 2012. On July 2, 2012, she debuted for the U19 team in a match against Turkey U19, valid for the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[3] A championship in which Portugal reached the semi-finals for the first time in history. Pinto also represented Portugal at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualifying Stages and the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualifying Stage. On April 9, 2015, again against Turkey U19, she played her last match for the Portugal U19 team, totalling 25 matches played and four goals scored for the team.[4]

On October 26, 2013, in a defeat against Netherlands for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification stage, Pinto debuted for the Portuguese senior team.[5] On July 6, 2017, Pinto was called by coach Francisco Neto to represent Portugal at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[6] becoming the first player from Madeira to ever represent Portugal in a UEFA Women's Championship.[1][7][8]

References
  1. "Fátima Pinto e Laura Luís representam Portugal no Algarve Cup". Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. "Presidente quer futebol português com a mesma grandeza "lá fora" e "cá dentro"". Mundo Lusíada. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. "Turquia - Portugal". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. "Turquia - Portugal". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. "Portugal - Holanda". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. "As eleitas para o Europeu". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  7. "Fátima Pinto e o Europeu: "Ansiedade? Um bocadinho"". O Jogo. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  8. "Feminino: Fátima Pinto admite "ansiedade", mas não teme ninguém". Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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