Lorena (footballer)

Lorena da Silva Leite (born 6 May 1997), simply known as Lorena, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Grêmio.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Leite.
Lorena
Personal information
Full name Lorena da Silva Leite[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997[2]
Place of birth Ituverava, Brazil[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper[2]
Team information
Current team
 Grêmio
Youth career
2011 Bangu
2012 Centro Olímpico
2013–2014 Grêmio
2015–2016 Centro Olímpico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sport Recife 27 (0)
2019– Grêmio 15 (0)
International career‡
2016 Brazil U20
2021– Brazil 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:10, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Ituverava, São Paulo, Lorena played for the youth sides of Bangu, Centro Olímpico and Grêmio, being a third-choice goalkeeper for Centro Olímpico in 2016. For the 2017 season, she joined Sport Recife, where she became a regular starter.

In 2019, Lorena returned to Grêmio, being initially a backup to Raissa but taking over the starting spot in the 2021 season.

International career

After representing Brazil at under-20 level, Lorena received her first call up for the full side on 31 August 2021.[3] She made her international debut on 29 November of that year, starting in a 4–1 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus win over Venezuela.

Career statistics

International
As of 4 March 2022
Brazil
YearAppsGoals
2021[4]10
202220
Total30

References
  1. Lorena at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. "Lorena". Grêmio FBPA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. "Goleira Lorena é convocada para a Seleção Brasileira Principal" [Goalkeeper Lorena is called up to the Brazil national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens' Team) 2020-2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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