Raquel Infante

Raquel Pega Infante (born 19 September 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as either a defender or midfielder for Spanish Primera División club EdF Logroño and the Portugal women's national team.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Pega and the second or paternal family name is Infante.
Raquel Infante
Personal information
Full name Raquel Pega Infante
Date of birth (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Logroño
Number TBA
Youth career
CF Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Ponte Frielas 25
2009–2011 1º Dezembro 20
2011–2012 UE L'Estartit 25
2012–2013 C. Llanos Olivenza 18
2013–2014 ASD Riviera di Romagna 15 (1)
2014–2015 USD San Zaccaria 13 (0)
2015–2016 CF Benfica 9 (0)
2016 Åland United 20 (0)
2016–2017 Levante UD 11 (0)
2017–2018 Rodez AF 22 (0)
2018–2020 Benfica 8 (3)
2020– Logroño 0 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 Portugal U19 6 (0)
2014– Portugal 22 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2019

Club career

Infante played for Ponte Frielas and 1º Dezembro, before embarking on a peripatetic career with clubs in Spain, Italy, Finland and France.[1]

In December 2018, Infante was announced as an S.L. Benfica player.[2] She had begun the season with EDF Logroño in Spain but failed to make any appearances due to recovering from surgery.

International career

Infante was named by coach Francisco Neto in the 23-player Portugal national team for UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[3]

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. Marques, Cláudia (31 October 2016). "Raquel Infante reforça Levante" [Raquel Infante bolsters Levante]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. "Benfica contrata Raquel Infante" [Benfica sign Raquel Infante]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. "Portugal anuncia convocatória final para o UEFA Women's EURO 2017" (in Portuguese). UEFA. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. "Benfica conquista troféu" [Benfica conquer trophy]. FPF (in Portuguese). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.


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