Luciana (footballer)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Maria and the second or paternal family name is Dionizio.
Luciana
Luciana at the 2015 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Full name Luciana Maria Dionizio[1]
Date of birth (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Belo Horizonte,
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ferroviária
Number 1[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Corinthians
Atlético Mineiro
2007–2012 Francana
2013– Ferroviária 82 (0)
International career‡
2013– Brazil 37 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:27, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Luciana Maria Dionizio (born 24 July 1987), commonly known as Luciana, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ferroviária and the Brazilian national team. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Early life

Luciana was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.[3] She began playing football as a child with her brothers, but became a goalkeeper because she did not enjoy running. She admired the calmness and serenity displayed by her football role model, male Brazilian goalkeeper Dida.[4]

Club career

In the early part of her career Luciana had spells with

shootout win over São José in the 2014 Copa do Brasil final.[7]

International career

At the

friendly in Sweden.[9]

She made her senior international debut in December 2013, starting Brazil's 2–0 win over

Bárbara and Andréia Suntaque.[10]

Luciana was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2022 Copa América Femenina, which Brazil finished as winners.[11]

At the

clean sheets in all three matches as Brazil qualified from their group without conceding a goal. In the second round match against Australia, Luciana took responsibility for Brazil's defeat when she spilled a shot to Kyah Simon, who scored Australia's winning goal.[12]

Luciana remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

On 1 February 2024, Luciana was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.[13]

On 2 July 2024, Luciana was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]

Honours

Brazil

References

  1. ^ a b "List of Players - Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 June 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Confederação Brasileira de Futebol súmula on-line - CBF, jogo 61" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Futebol" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. Rede Globo
    . Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Ferroviária/Fundesport tem mais duas goleiras para a temporada 2013" (in Portuguese). Guerreiras Grenás. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Novas afeanas, ex-Francanas, enfrentarão o antigo time pela primeira vez neste domingo" (in Portuguese). Guerreiras Grenás. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  7. Rede Globo
    . 15 April 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  8. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original
    on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Ferroviária/Fundesport tem mais três atletas convocadas para a Seleção Brasileira" (in Portuguese). Guerreiras Grenás. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Goleira brasileira exalta chance para se afirmar na Seleção" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Jogos, transmissão, histórico: tudo para acompanhar a Seleção Feminina na Copa América" [Matches, broadcasts, history: everything to follow the Women's Seleção at the Copa América] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 8 July 2022.
  12. Rede Globo
    . Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Seleção Principal é convocada para Copa Ouro Feminina Concacaf" [Main team called up for Concacaf Women's Gold Cup] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Seleção Principal Feminina está convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Paris" [Main women's team is called up for the Olympic Games in Paris]. cbf.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  15. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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