'{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1986)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Portuguese name|Vieira|da Silva}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marta | image = NC Courage vs Orlando Pride (Jun 2024) 073 (cropped).jpg | caption = Marta with the [[Orlando Pride]] in 2024 | full_name = Marta Vieira da Silva<ref name=web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Brazil |work=[[FIFA]] |page=2 |date=6 July 2015 |access-date=23 September 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202104009/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|2|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Dois Riachos]], Alagoas, Brazil | height = 1.62 m<ref name="FIFA"/> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Orlando Pride]] | clubnumber = 10 | youthclubs1 = [[Centro Sportivo Alagoano|CSA]] | youthyears1 = 1999 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->| years1 = 2000–2002 | clubs1 = [[CR Vasco da Gama (women's football)|Vasco da Gama]] | caps1 = 16 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[Santa Cruz Futebol Clube (Belo Horizonte)|Santa Cruz]] | caps2 = 38 | goals2 = 16 | years3 = 2004–2008 | clubs3 = [[Umeå IK]] | caps3 = 103 | goals3 = 111 | years4 = 2009 | clubs4 = [[Los Angeles Sol]] | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 10 | years5 = 2009–2010 | clubs5 = → [[Santos FC (ladies)|Santos]] (loan) | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 26 | years6 = 2010 | clubs6 = [[FC Gold Pride|Gold Pride]] | caps6 = 24 | goals6 = 19 | years7 = 2011 | clubs7 = [[Santos FC (ladies)|Santos]] | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 13 | years8 = 2011 | clubs8 = [[Western New York Flash]] | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 10 | years9 = 2012–2014 | clubs9 = [[Tyresö FF|Tyresö]] | caps9 = 38 | goals9 = 27 | years10 = 2014–2017 | clubs10 = [[FC Rosengård|Rosengård]] | caps10 = 43 | goals10 = 23 | years11 = 2017– | clubs11 = [[Orlando Pride]] | caps11 = 106 | goals11 = 33 | nationalyears1 = 2002 | nationalteam1 = [[Brazil women's national under-20 football team|Brazil U19]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalteam2 = [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]] | nationalyears2 = 2002– | nationalcaps2 = 183 | nationalgoals2 = [[List of international goals scored by Marta|118]] | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|[[Women's association football|Women's football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{fbw|BRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Women's World Cup]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007 China]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2004 Athens]]|}} {{Medal|Silver|[[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2008 Beijing]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América Femenina]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2003 South American Women's Football Championship|2003 Peru]]|}} {{Medal|W|[[2010 South American Women's Football Championship|2010 Ecuador]]|}} {{Medal|W|[[2018 Copa América Femenina|2018 Chile]]|}} {{Medal|RU|[[2006 South American Women's Football Championship|2006 Argentina]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Football at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[Football at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2003 Santo Domingo]]|}} {{Medal|Gold|[[Football at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2007 Rio de Janeiro]]|}} | club-update = 13 April 2024 | nationalteam-update = 1 June 2024 }} '''Marta Vieira da Silva''' (born 19 February 1986), known as '''Marta''' ({{IPA-pt|ˈmaʁtɐ|}}), is a Brazilian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for the [[Orlando Pride]] in the [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL) and the [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil national team]]. Marta is often regarded as the greatest female footballer of all time.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 August 2016 |title=The 20 greatest female football players of all time |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/03/the-20-greatest-female-football-players-soccer |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="sportsmuntra.com">{{cite web |date=27 October 2014 |title=10 Best Female Footballers vhfjsabvhilfbvuilrehauilcberaihlbvhifeabvyiofbeayuvobreayoivbfeayiobvyoureabfyioreahyufogufofgyouvrgeayoufgreyuaogfyuoreagfyoreagyuofrgeayuofbryeuoabfyoureabfyugfyfgreyuifgyuoreafuyrwqgyuofrgwyuqofgryuwqgfyurowqgfyrueqofgryueqofbryieiqochreuiqo🧊🏀🏸🍯🍻🏓🍺🍯🍻🏏🥡☕️🍩🥄🍹🧊🏓🥄🍹🏓🍶🍯🍻🥄🍶🍮⚽️🥄🍶⚽️🏏🍦🥄🍸🥡🎾🍶🍩🥄🍻🥣🎾🍶🍩🥄🏏🥣🍻🥄🍶🍩🍦🥢🍻🥡🎾🍮🥄🍹🥡🎾🍶🍶🥄🍻🥡🥍🍴🏏🍵🍩🍴🥡🍹🍦🍩🍴🥡🥍🍦🍩🍴🥍🍹🍦🍶🥡🏏🍶🍩🍴🎾🎾🪁🍩☕️🍴🪁🎾☕️🍹🍴🎾🍹🥧🥄🎾🍹🍿🎾🍯🥧🫗🥄🥃🥃🥃🥃🍾🥃☕️🥃🍿🍦⚽️🥃⚽️🥛🥢🍴🍺🍺🍪🍬🥄🥡🍯🏐🍶🍯🥄🥡🎾🥄🍮🥡🎾🍸🏏🥄🫘🥡🎾🥢🥃🍩🥡🛝🍸🪀🛝🍩🥢🥡🪀🍷🍮🫘🏀🍸🥢🏏🧊🍶🍴🍭🥃🍹🥄🏓🍴🥢🏀🧉🫗🍴🥍🥡🍽️🧂⚽️🧋🧋🧋🧋🍸🎾🧂🍩🎾🍸🧂🥡🎾🍩🥢🍹🥍🍯🍸🎾🥍☕️🥄🪁🎾🫖🧂🪁🥡🥃🧂🥍🧂🍸🪁🍩🍴🧂🛝 of All Time |url=http://www.sportsmuntra.com/10-best-female-footballers-time/}}</ref><ref name="foxsports.com.au">{{cite web |title=Women's World Cup 2015: who is Marta, who is the greatest footballer of all time, Marta, Matildas - Fox Sports |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/womens-world-cup-2015-meet-marta-the-best-of-all-time-who-stands-in-the-way-of-australia/story-e6frf423-1227405275137 |website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref><ref name="Best-Ever Female Player Marta Misses Soccer's Millions">{{cite news |last=Panja |first=Tariq |date=8 June 2015 |title=Best-Ever Female Player Marta Misses Soccer's Millions |work=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-08/best-ever-female-player-marta-misses-out-on-soccer-s-millions}}</ref> She has been named [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] six times, five of them being consecutive (from 2006 through 2010) and the latest award coming in 2018. Marta holds the record for being [[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]]'s top goalscorer with 118 goals. With 17 goals, Marta also holds the record for most goals scored in any World Cup, women’s or men's.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/18/football/marta-brazil-italy-australia-jamaica-womens-world-cup-spt-intl/index.html|title=Marta: Brazil great makes history with 17th World Cup goal|work=CNN|date=18 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190618-marta-record-17-world-cup-goals-brazil-italy |title=Marta scores record 17th World Cup goal as Brazil advance to knockouts |website=France 24 |date=18 June 2019 |access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref> Moreover, she was the first footballer of any gender to score at five different World Cups,<ref name="BBC Sport">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48629040|title=Women's World Cup: Marta has record to rival Brazil legends Ronaldo and Pele|work=BBC Sport|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> a feat matched by [[Christine Sinclair]] in 2019 and [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] in 2022,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49925779|title=Christine Sinclair: Canada striker beats all-time record|work=BBC Sport|date=30 January 2020}}</ref> and also the first footballer, female or male, to score at five consecutive Olympic Games.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-07-21|title=Olympics: Soccer - Brazil's Marta scores in fifth Games running, Britain beat Chile|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2020-fbl-marta-idUSKBN2ER0ZS|access-date=2021-07-21}}</ref> She was a member of the Brazilian national teams that won the silver medal at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. She was also awarded the Golden Ball ([[Most Valuable Player|MVP]]) at the [[2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship]] and won both the Golden Ball award as the best player and the Golden Boot award as the top scorer in the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007 Women's World Cup]] after leading Brazil to the final of the tournament. At the club level, Marta won the [[UEFA Women's Cup]] at Swedish club [[Umeå IK]] in [[2003–04 UEFA Women's Cup|2004]] and won seven Swedish league championships during her time playing for various teams in the country. In January 2013, she was named one of the six Ambassadors of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] in Brazil, alongside [[Amarildo Tavares da Silveira|Amarildo]], [[Bebeto]], [[Carlos Alberto Torres]], [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] and [[Mario Zagallo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/ambassador/overview.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228213104/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/ambassador/overview.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 February 2009|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia |last=FIFA.com|website=www.fifa.com}}</ref> She also appeared in the [[Sveriges Television]] television documentary series ''[[The Other Sport]]'' from 2013. In August 2016, Marta was one of the eight to carry the Olympic Flag in the [[Olympic Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. She was appointed by the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] as a [[Sustainable Development Goals]] advocate. In 2017, Marta received Swedish citizenship and now has dual citizenship in both Brazil and Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-14 |title=Nu är världens genom tiderna bästa fotbollsspelare svensk medborgare |url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2017-03-14/nu-ar-varldens-genom-tiderna-basta-fotbollsspelare-svensk-medborgare |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Sydsvenskan |language=sv}}</ref> ==Club career== ===Career start=== Marta was discovered by Brazilian female coach Helena Pacheco when she was 14 years old. After playing for the CSA youth team, Marta started her professional career at [[CR Vasco da Gama (women's football)|Vasco da Gama]] in 2000. After two years, she was transferred to Santa Cruz, a small club in the state of Minas Gerais,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hojeemdia.com.br/esportes/com-passagem-por-clube-de-belo-horizonte-marta-%C3%A9-esperan%C3%A7a-da-sele%C3%A7%C3%A3o-feminina-1.402629/marta-na-%C3%A9poca-em-que-defendeu-o-santa-cruz-de-bh-1.402636|title=Marta na época em que defendeu o Santa Cruz de BH|website=HOME|date=2 August 2016 }}</ref> where she would play for two more seasons, before joining Umeå IK of Sweden. ===Umeå IK=== Marta joined [[Umeå IK]] before the 2004 season, during which Umeå reached the final of the [[UEFA Women's Cup]], winning 8–0 on aggregate against Frankfurt, with Marta scoring three goals over the two legs. In the league, despite amassing a total of 106 goals, which was 32 more than the champions, Umeå finished second, beaten by a single point by [[Djurgårdens IF Dam|Djurgården]]. Marta scored 22 league goals and got on the scoresheet at the cup final against Djurgården, scoring the only goal in a 2–1 Umeå loss. Her second season (2005) ended with Marta scoring 21 goals and Umeå winning the league, having gone undefeated. Once again, Umeå was beaten by Djurgården in the cup, losing by a score of 3–1 in the final, thus avenging a 7–0 league defeat to Umeå some three weeks earlier. In 2006, Umeå again won the league without losing, and Marta, as in the previous year, was the league's top scorer with 21 goals. Umeå cruised to an 11–1 aggregate win over [[Norway|Norwegian]] side Kolbotn FK in the UEFA Women's Cup, with Marta scoring twice in both matches. For the third time in a row, she was on the losing side in the Swedish cup final when her side was defeated 3–2 by [[Linköpings FC]]. The 2007 season was relatively successful for Umeå, with the club winning both the league, in which they finished nine points ahead of Djurgården,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskfotboll.se/t3damre.aspx?p=1408601&scr=table&ftid=643|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912023220/http://www.svenskfotboll.se/t3damre.aspx?p=1408601&scr=table&ftid=643|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 September 2012|title=Tabell och resultat – Damallsvenskan|work=svenskfotboll.se|publisher=Svenska Fotbollförbundet|language=sv|access-date=13 January 2009}}</ref> and the Swedish Cup, beating [[AIK Fotboll Dam|AIK]] 4–3 in a match in which Marta scored a hat-trick, the last (winning) goal coming three minutes from time. Marta scored 25 goals in the league, finishing one goal behind the top scorer [[Lotta Schelin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskfotboll.se/t2dam.aspx?p=287911|title=Skytteliga 2007|work=svenskfotboll.se|publisher=Svenska Fotbollförbundet|language=sv|access-date=13 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225070600/http://www.svenskfotboll.se/t2dam.aspx?p=287911|archive-date=25 December 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the UEFA Women's Cup they reached the final for the fourth time but suffered a disappointment, losing 1–0 on aggregate to [[Arsenal LFC|Arsenal]]. The 2008 season saw Umeå and Marta win another Swedish championship title. After the end of the season, speculation arose concerning the future of Marta and a couple of months later, on the day of the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] Awards in January 2009, Marta announced that she would play for the American side [[Los Angeles Sol]] for the next three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=647&a=873009|title=Marta bäst i världen – flyttar till LA|last=Wåhlin|first=Johan|date=12 January 2009|work=dn.se|language=sv|access-date=13 January 2009}}</ref> At the request of Marta, the Los Angeles side also purchased [[Johanna Frisk]] from Umeå IK,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fotbollsexpressen.se/Internationell%2Bfotboll/1.1343544/martas-krav-till-usa-ta-med-frisk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024002513/http://www.fotbollsexpressen.se/Internationell%2Bfotboll/1.1343544/martas-krav-till-usa-ta-med-frisk|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2008|title=Martas krav till USA: Ta med Frisk|date=23 October 2008|access-date=7 April 2009|publisher=Fotbollsexpressen.se|language=sv}}</ref> which led to a report by Swedish [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]] sports presenter Patrick Ekwall that Marta and Frisk were a [[lesbian]] couple.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arbetaren.se/articles/kultur20090120-4 |title=Ekwalls rekord |date=2 January 2009 |access-date=7 April 2009 |publisher=Arbetaren.se |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113022029/http://arbetaren.se/articles/kultur20090120-4 |archive-date=13 November 2010 }}</ref> Both players denied this to be true.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotbollsbladet/sverige/damallsvenskan/article4172741.ab|title=Frisk: Vi är inget par|date=13 January 2009|access-date=7 April 2009|publisher=Aftonbladet.se|language=sv}}</ref> Marta's life and football prowess was depicted in the 2005 Swedish television documentary "Marta – Pelés kusin" ("Marta – Pelé's cousin"). ===Los Angeles Sol=== [[File:Marta star.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.13|Marta in a 2009 WPS All-Stars match against [[Umeå IK]].]] On the day she was named [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] in January 2009, Marta announced that she would be joining [[Women's Professional Soccer]] (WPS) team [[Los Angeles Sol]] for the league's inaugural season on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/01/brazilian-stand.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=The Fabulous Forum | date=12 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=991996.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402071802/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=991996.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 April 2009 |title=Newly crowned Marta to join US league |publisher=FIFA |date=12 January 2009 |access-date=15 June 2012}}</ref> Of her signing, she said, "For me, the most important thing is to be in a place where the best players in the world are playing, and this is what they are trying to do here. The American League is being considered one of the best in the world, so I had to come now."<ref>{{cite web|title=Marta bringing star power to the L.A. Sol|agency=The Associated Press|url=http://www.espnfc.com/news/story?id=625114&cc=5901|publisher=ESPN|access-date=24 April 2014|date=5 March 2009}}</ref> Marta was the league's top scorer for the [[2009 Women's Professional Soccer season|2009 season]] with ten goals and three assists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marta! Marta! Marta!: LA Sol Star Named FIFA Women's Player of the Year|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/312695-marta-marta-marta-sol-star-named-fifa-womens-player-of-the-year|publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=24 April 2014|date=22 December 2009}}</ref> The Sol were regular season champions and reached the WPS Championship Final, where it lost 1–0 to [[Sky Blue FC]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Herbert|first=Steven|title=NJ Sky Blue Eclipse LA Sol 1–0 in Championship|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/LA-Sol-Loses-1-0-in-Womens-Pro-Soccer-Championship-Game-54184762.html|publisher=NBC Los Angeles|access-date=24 April 2014|date=7 January 2010}}</ref> ===Santos=== During the off-season with Los Angeles Sol, she signed a three-month loan contract with [[Santos FC (ladies)|Santos]] to play in the [[Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino|Copa Libertadores]] and in the [[Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino|Copa do Brasil]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Times/Santos/0,,MUL1251318-9874,00-PEIXE+ANUNCIA+MARTA+QUE+DEVERA+RECEBER+A+CAMISA+DAS+MAOS+DE+PELE.html|title=Peixe anuncia Marta, que deverá receber a camisa 10 das mãos de Pelé|publisher=GloboEsporte.com|author=Adilson Barros|date=1 August 2009|language=pt|access-date=5 August 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/general/091009-off-season-loand.aspx womensprosoccer.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019031514/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/general/091009-off-season-loand.aspx |date=19 October 2009 }}; International Report: WPS Stars Head Overseas in the Off-Season</ref> helping her club win both competitions, and scoring a goal in the Libertadores final and two in the Copa do Brasil final.<ref name="Sereias da Vila dão show e Santos é campeão da Libertadores">{{cite web|title='Sereias da Vila' dão show e Santos é campeão da Libertadores|url=http://esporte.ig.com.br/futebol/2009/10/18/sereias+da+vila+dao+show+e+santos+e+campeao+da+libertadores+8865945.html|access-date=2 December 2009|date=18 October 2009|publisher=iG|language=pt|archive-date=27 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227040321/http://esporte.ig.com.br/futebol/2009/10/18/sereias+da+vila+dao+show+e+santos+e+campeao+da+libertadores+8865945.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Santos bate Botucatu e conquista a Copa do Brasil feminina">{{cite web|title=Santos bate Botucatu e conquista a Copa do Brasil feminina|url=http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/esportes,santos-bate-botucatu-e-fatura-a-copa-do-brasil-feminina,475189,0.htm|access-date=2 December 2009|date=1 December 2009|publisher=Estadão|language=pt}}</ref> ===FC Gold Pride=== [[File:Marta at 2010 WPS Championship 5.JPG|thumb|upright|right|Marta playing for FC Gold Pride at the 2010 WPS Championship]] In January 2010, the Sol ceased operations<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/01/28/los-angeles-sol-wps-folds-season/ foxnews.com]; Los Angeles Sol of WPS folds after first season</ref> and the rights to Marta, and her teammates were made available in the [[2010 WPS Dispersal Draft]]. The rights to Marta were acquired by the [[FC Gold Pride]] as their first pick.<ref>{{cite web|title=Four-Time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta to Join the Pride |date=4 February 2010 |work=FC Gold Pride |url=http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/news/general/100204-dispersal-draft-results |access-date=1 April 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She appeared in all of the Pride's 24 games and scored 19 goals, earning her the [[Michelle Akers Player of the Year Award|WPS MVP]] and [[WPS Golden Boot]] for the second year in a row. Marta also appeared in the [[WPS All-Star 2010]], where she captained one of the teams as the top international vote-getter. She led the Gold Pride to the regular-season championship and had two assists and a goal in the [[2010 Women's Professional Soccer season#WPS Championship|WPS Championship]] against the [[Philadelphia Independence]], earning MVP honors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marta named MVP of 2010 WPS Championship |date=27 September 2010|url=http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/general/100927-marta-champ-mvp.aspxs |access-date=29 September 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> She became a free agent after the Gold Pride folded on 17 November 2010. ===Return to Santos=== On 16 December 2010, Santos presented Marta again. It was a two-month contract that could become a link of a year, but it did not. The board of directors has confirmed it is finalizing negotiations for the club to dispute the women's football league in the United States in 2011. However, under the competition regulation, the club would have only five Brazilian players – Marta and four. ===Western New York Flash=== On 25 January 2011, Marta joined her third WPS team in three years, the expansion team [[Western New York Flash]], who took over the third year of her contract with the Gold Pride.<ref>[http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/general/110125-wny-marta.aspx womensprosoccer.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718075536/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/general/110125-wny-marta.aspx |date=18 July 2011 }}; Western New York Flash acquire Marta; 25 January 2011.</ref> Marta's two goals and four assists were a key part of the 3–0–1 start for the team's 2011 season. Western New York Flash forward Marta helped her team to the Regular Season Championship title, scoring her tenth goal of the season in a 2–0 victory over the Atlanta Beat on Sunday, en route to earning her third consecutive [[WPS Golden Boot|PUMA Golden Boot award]]. The Brazilian soccer star edged out fellow Flash forward [[Christine Sinclair]] in the tiebreaker, having a greater production rate based on goals per game average.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/press_releases/110815-puma-golden-boot2011.aspx |title=Flash Forward Marta Captures Third Consecutive PUMA Golden Boot Award |work=svenskfotboll.se |publisher=womensprosoccer |access-date=13 January 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ===Tyresö FF=== [[File:Marta Vieira da Silva 2013.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Marta in 2013]] As WPS cancelled the 2012 season, Marta decided to return to [[Damallsvenskan]] in Sweden. On 22 February 2012 she signed a two-year contract with [[Tyresö FF]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Marta returns to Sweden with Tyresö|url=http://www.uefa.com/women/news/newsid=1757170.html|publisher=UEFA|access-date=22 February 2012|date=22 February 2012}}</ref> Her extraordinary salary of about $400,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Marta signs with Tyreso FF|url=http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/sections/wps2.php?article_id=29817|publisher=bigapplesoccer.com|access-date=22 February 2012|date=22 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427141751/http://bigapplesoccer.com/sections/wps2.php?article_id=29817|archive-date=27 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marta's agent in talks with four Swedish clubs Tyresö FF, Malmö, Linköping and Umeå|url=http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/profiles/blog/show?id=3074237%3ABlogPost%3A164624&commentId=3074237%3AComment%3A165526&xg_source=activity|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209111038/http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/profiles/blog/show?id=3074237:BlogPost:164624&commentId=3074237:Comment:165526&xg_source=activity|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2013|publisher=womenssoccerunited.com|access-date=22 February 2012|date=26 January 2012}}</ref> per season was paid by external sponsors and not the club, its owners stated.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marta transfers to Tyresö FF|url=http://www.womensoccer.de/2012/02/22/marta-wechselt-zu-tyreso-ff/|publisher=womensoccer.de|access-date=22 February 2012|language=de|date=22 February 2012|archive-date=9 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409230855/https://www.womensoccer.de/2012/02/22/marta-wechselt-zu-tyreso-ff/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tyresö won the Damallsvenskan title for the first time in the [[2012 Damallsvenskan|2012 season]] and Marta collected her fifth league winner's medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/tyreso-vann-sm-guld-efter-dramatik/|title=Tyresö vann SM-guld efter dramatik|newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]]|date=3 November 2012|access-date=27 June 2013|language=sv|first=Johannes|last=Cleris}}</ref> Marta scored twice in Tyresö's 4–3 defeat by [[VfL Wolfsburg (women)|Wolfsburg]] in the [[2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/season=2014/matches/round=2000498/match=2014107/postmatch/report/|title=Müller the hero again as Wolfsburg win classic final|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=22 May 2014|access-date=22 June 2014|first=Paul|last=Saffer}}</ref> Tyresö had suffered a financial implosion in 2014 and withdrew from the [[2014 Damallsvenskan]] season, erasing all their results and making all their players [[free agent]]s. The [[Stockholm County#County Administrative Board|Stockholm County Administrative Board]] published the players' salaries, showing Marta was the highest earner at [[Swedish Krona|SEK]] 168 000 per month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/damallsvenskan/article19010400.ab|title=Tyresö lämnar damallsvenskan|publisher=[[Aftonbladet]]|date=5 June 2014|access-date=22 June 2014|language=sv|first1=Fredrik |last1=Jönsson|first2=Kajsa|last2=Nordmark }}</ref> As news of Tyresö's financial difficulties spread, Marta had been linked with a [[Transfer (association football)|transfer]] to [[Avaldsnes IL]]. But the Norwegian [[Toppserien]] club's chairman warned that she would have to take a substantial pay cut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2014/04/norsk-klubb-vill-ha-marta|title=Norsk klubb vill ha Marta|publisher=Damfotboll.com|date=8 April 2014|access-date=22 June 2014|language=sv|first=Mats|last=Bråstedt|archive-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626203229/http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2014/04/norsk-klubb-vill-ha-marta|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminines]] were also reported to have approached Marta and Tyresö teammate [[Caroline Seger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/seger-och-marta-nara-en-flytt-till-paris-sg/|title=Seger och Marta nära en flytt till Paris SG |publisher=[[Expressen]]|date=9 April 2014|access-date=22 June 2014|language=sv|first=Mats |last=Bråstedt }}</ref> ===Rosengård=== In July 2014, she signed a six-month contract with defending champion [[FC Rosengård]] in Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2014/07/21/marta-signs-fc-rosengard-contract/|title=Marta stays in Sweden, signs with FC Rosengård – Equalizer Soccer|first=Jeff|last=Kassouf|date=21 July 2014}}</ref> While with the Swedish club, Marta won the [[Damallsvenskan]] league title in 2014 and 2015, the [[Svenska Cupen (women)|Svenska Cupen]] in 2016, and the [[Svenska Supercupen (women)|Svenska Supercupen]] in 2015 and 2016. === Orlando Pride === After Rosengård lost to [[FC Barcelona (women)|Barcelona]] in the quarterfinals of the [[UEFA Women's Champions League]], Marta joined [[Orlando Pride]] on a free transfer from Rosengård, which agreed to terminate her contract. Her new contract with Orlando was for two years, with the option for a third.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2017/04/07/marta-orlando-pride-nwsl-brazil|title=Brazil star Marta signs with NWSL's Orlando Pride|last=Wahl|first=Grant|work=SI.com|access-date=20 May 2017}}</ref> In her first season at Orlando, she finished second in the league in both goals and assists and was voted MVP by her teammates.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.themaneland.com/2017/12/4/16731392/2017-orlando-pride-season-in-review-marta|title=2017 Orlando Pride Season in Review: Marta|work=The Mane Land|access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref> The Pride ended the season in third place earning their first-ever playoff appearance where they lost in the [[2017 National Women's Soccer League season|semi-finals]] to the [[Portland Thorns FC|Portland Thorns]]. Ahead of the [[2022 Orlando Pride season|2022 season]], Marta was named [[Captain (association football)|captain]] following the offseason departure of [[Ashlyn Harris]]. She suffered an ACL tear in her left knee on March 26 during the second game of the [[2022 NWSL Challenge Cup]] and was placed on the club's season-ending injury list after surgery.<ref>{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride forward Marta placed on Season Ending Injury list |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-forward-marta-placed-on-season-ending-injury-list |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}</ref> On October 2, 2023, Marta became the first player to reach 100 appearances for the Pride in a 1-0 win over [[Angel City FC]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Marta's moments: A look at the Orlando Pride captain's top moments in her 100 appearances |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/pride/news/martas-moments-a-look-at-the-orlando-pride-captain-s-top-moments-in-her-100-app |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}</ref> In the first home game of the [[2024 Orlando Pride season|2024 season]], Marta scored the equalizer in the 88th minute of the 1-1 draw with Angel City.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marta delivers late goal on free kick to help Pride come away with draw - Orlando Sentinel |url=https://digitaledition.orlandosentinel.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=441788c0-8e17-4662-8dcb-d9ca6ba72ecf |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=digitaledition.orlandosentinel.com}}</ref> In the away game against [[Utah Royals]], she scored in the 68th minute of the 1-0 victory and claimed Orlando Pride's 200th goal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Apr 12, 2024 |title=Utah Royals Shutout, Downed By Marta, Orlando Pride |url=https://kslsports.com/514974/utah-royals-orlando-pride-match-recap-april-2024/#:~:text=In%20the%2068th%20minute%2C%20Marta,midway%20through%20the%20second%20half.&text=Like%20the%20first%20half%2C%20both,45%20minutes%20of%20game%20time.}}</ref> ==International career== <ref>{{Cite web |last=Nowakowski |first=Wojciech |date=2023-08-08 |title=Morocco, Ireland, Portugal: All 8 Women's World Cup debutants and how far they made it |url=https://herfootballhub.com/2023-world-cup-all-8-debutants-and-how-far-they-made-it/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Her Football Hub |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 26 July 2007, Marta and the Brazilian women's team beat the US U-20 national team to win the [[2007 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] at the [[Estádio do Maracanã]] in front of a crowd of 68,000. She was compared, by the Brazilian fans, with Brazilian great [[Pelé]], being called "Pelé with skirts." Pelé himself agreed with the comparison. Marta said he called her to congratulate her on the win and that she was extremely happy to hear that one of the greatest players ever followed her team's games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pan2007.globo.com/PAN/Noticias/0,,MUL78950-3873,00.html|title=GloboEsporte.com > Pan2007 > Futebol Pan2007 - NOTÍCIAS - Pelé diz que Marta é Pelé de saias|website=pan2007.globo.com}}</ref> Afterward, the imprint of her feet was recorded in cement at the stadium, making her the first woman to be so honored. Marta participated in the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup]] with Brazil, who strolled through the group stage, winning all three games with Marta scoring four goals. In the quarter-final, Brazil won 3–2 against [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia]], with Marta netting from the penalty spot. In the semi-final, Marta scored twice as Brazil won 4–0 against the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]]—the second goal was scored spectacularly. In the final, Brazil lost 2–0 to Germany. Marta had a penalty kick saved midway through the second half, which would have tied the match. She finished the 2007 Women's World Cup as the winner of both the Golden Ball as the top individual player and the 'Golden Boot' as the competition's top scorer with seven goals. [[File:Marta2.png|thumb|right|upright=1.13|Marta wearing the Brazil number 10 during a match in the [[2007 Pan American Games]]]] Marta also played in the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2008 Summer Olympics]], earning a silver medal. After her personal duel in the final with United States goalkeeper [[Hope Solo]], a 1–0 defeat consigned Marta to her third consecutive runners–up medal in major international tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/07/10/156992.html|title=US women hope Solo keeps Brazil's Marta from finding the net|access-date=6 September 2011|date=10 July 2011|publisher=Al Arabiya|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901015009/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/07/10/156992.html|archive-date=1 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Marta was part of the Brazil team at the [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup]], where the United States eliminated Brazil in the quarter-finals. She recorded four goals and two assists in the tournament to move joint top of the all-time women's World Cup goalscorer list alongside [[Birgit Prinz]] on 14.<ref name="kansascitydotcom">{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/2011/07/10/3005451/recap-brazil-vs-united-states.html|title=Recap: Brazil vs. United States|access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> It also earned her the Silver Boot as the tournament's second-leading goal scorer. From her first touch in the tournament against Australia, Marta was heavily jeered by local and opposing fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gzpgy1H_NC_-LjrNHgwJakEJanaA?docId=CNG.011479171ac142806e7888ecf0eeb397.151|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714060259/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gzpgy1H_NC_-LjrNHgwJakEJanaA?docId=CNG.011479171ac142806e7888ecf0eeb397.151|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2011|title=Boos for Marta bemuse Brazil coach Lima|date=10 July 2011|agency=AFP|access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/solo-soars-as-marta-is-jeered/1179856|title=Solo soars as Marta is jeered|date=10 July 2011|work=St Petersburg Times|access-date=10 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010005315/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/solo-soars-as-marta-is-jeered/1179856|archive-date=10 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> During her fourth World Cup in [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]], Marta became the all-time top scorer of the women's tournament with 15 goals once she scored the second goal in Brazil's debut against South Korea.<ref>[http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2015/06/09/marta-faz-de-penalti-e-se-torna-a-maior-goleadora-da-historia-das-copas.htm Marta faz de pênalti e se torna a maior goleadora da história das Copas], [[Universo Online]] {{in lang|pt}}</ref> Brazil lost to Australia in the round-of-16. During the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]], she became the first player, male or female, to score at five FIFA World Cup tournaments when she scored a penalty against Australia in Brazil's second group game. In the next match, she scored another penalty, this time against Italy, to become the outright leading goalscorer, male or female, at the World Cup with 17 goals in total.<ref name="BBC Sport"/> After Brazil were knocked out by hosts France in the Round of 16,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Bethany |date=2023-08-02 |title=Jamaica and South Africa make World Cup history, Marta bids an emotional farewell |url=https://herfootballhub.com/jamaica-south-africa-world-cup-brazil-marta-farewell/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Her Football Hub |language=en-GB}}</ref> Marta gave an emotional interview to television cameras where she pleaded with Brazilian girls to continue the legacy of ageing legends such as herself, [[Formiga (footballer, born 1978)|Formiga]], and [[Cristiane (footballer)|Cristiane]]. She implored them to "value [women's football] more" and to "cry at the beginning so you can smile at the end." The interview went viral during the tournament, with videos getting tens of thousands of retweets on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48739925|title=Brazil's Marta gives emotional speech to next generation|work=BBC Sport |date=23 June 2019|agency=BBC|access-date=24 June 2019}}</ref> In that period of time, Marta entered top 10 the most popular footballer in the global ranking of the Wikipedia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wikirank.net/en/Marta%20(footballer) | access-date=2019-08-14 | website=WikiRank | title=Marta (footballer) | archive-date=13 August 2019 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20190813230753/https://wikirank.net/en/Marta%20(footballer) | url-status=live }}</ref> On 21 July 2021, she scored twice in a 5–0 win against [[China women's national football team|China]] to become the first player to score in five straight Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/21/sport/marta-formiga-brazil-2020-tokyo-olympics-china-spt-intl/index.html |title=Brazil football legends Marta and Formiga create Olympic history |website=CNN |date=21 July 2021 }}</ref> On 26 April 2024, Marta announced her retirement from international football following the [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="Reuters 2024">{{cite web |title=Brazil great Marta to retire from international football at end of year |website=Reuters |date=2024-04-26 |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/brazil-great-marta-retire-international-football-end-year-2024-04-26/ |access-date=2024-04-26}}</ref> ==Style of play== [[File:Football against poverty 2014 - Marta.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Marta playing in the [[Match Against Poverty]] in March 2014]] A small, quick, yet sturdy and tenacious player,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/a-vicious-circle-plagues-the-world-of-womens-soccer-in-brazil/article24954058/|title=A 'vicious circle' plaguing the world of women's soccer in Brazil|work=The Globe and Mail|author1=Stephanie Nolen|date=14 June 2015|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> who is regarded by many in the sport as the greatest female footballer of all time, Marta is renowned for her flair, quick feet, and exceptional skill on the ball, which has earned her comparisons with [[Ronaldinho]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2006-12/21/content_764247.htm|title=Marta inspired by Ronaldinho|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref> [[Romário]],<ref name="Chilled to perfection"/> and also [[Pelé]], who himself dubbed her as ''Pelé with skirts''.<ref name=sportsmuntra.com/><ref name=foxsports.com.au/><ref name="Best-Ever Female Player Marta Misses Soccer's Millions"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/international-athletes/9427375/Marta-Vieira-da-Silva-Marta.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326144433/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/international-athletes/9427375/Marta-Vieira-da-Silva-Marta.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 March 2014|title=Marta Vieira da Silva (Marta)|work=The Telegraph|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> In addition to her vision and technical skills,<ref name="Chilled to perfection"/> Marta is also known for her pace when [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] at speed.<ref name="Chilled to perfection">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jun/03/womensfootball.football|title=Chilled to perfection|work=The Guardian|author1=Alex Bellos|date=3 June 2007|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Marta's quest for soccer glory">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/2015worldcup/article/13041656/women-world-cup-marta-quest-soccer-glory|title=Marta's quest for soccer glory|publisher=ESPN|author1=Bonnie D. Ford|date=10 June 2015|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Ten to watch in Women's World Cup">{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/espnw/news/article/6696649/ten-watch-2011-women-world-cup|title=Ten to watch in Women's World Cup|publisher=ESPN|author1=Joanne C. Gerstner|date=24 June 2011|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> Marta is capable of playing in several offensive positions: she began her career in an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|offensive midfield]] role as a classic [[Squad number (association football)|number 10]],<ref name="Brazil's Marta Is a 10">{{cite news|author1=Michael T. Shepard|title=Brazil's Marta Is a 10|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/09/25/brazils-marta-is-a-10/7b15ba31-ab88-494a-952d-a92239e33e2a/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=15 January 2016|date=25 September 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=530128.html|title=Marta ready to work for Umeå|publisher=UEFA.com|author1=Paul Saffer|date=22 April 2007|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> although she was later deployed in a more [[Forward (association football)|advanced role]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2014/m=7/news=marta-makes-latest-swedish-move-2407799.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215061248/http://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2014/m=7/news=marta-makes-latest-swedish-move-2407799.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2016|title=Marta makes latest Swedish move|publisher=FIFA.com|date=24 July 2014|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> both as a [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|supporting forward]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/usa-0-brazil-4-martas-masterclass-humbles-us-403718.html|title=USA 0 Brazil 4: Marta's masterclass humbles US|work=The Independent|first=Stephen|last=Wade|date=27 September 2007|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> and as a main [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/interview-marta-aiming-end-her-010200417.html|title=INTERVIEW: Brazil striker Marta aiming to end her long wait for World Cup glory|publisher=Yahoo.com|author1=Reem Abulleil|date=21 May 2015|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> or even on the [[Forward (association football)#Winger|wing]], a position which allows her to cut into the middle and shoot on goal with her stronger left foot.<ref name="Chilled to perfection"/><ref name="Brazil's Marta Is a 10"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/sep/27/newsstory.sport|title=US women crash out of World Cup 4–0 to Brazil|work=The Guardian|date=27 September 2007|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/07/03/marta-leads-brazil-into-quarters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804012854/http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/07/03/marta-leads-brazil-into-quarters|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2016|title=Marta leads Brazil into quarters|publisher=The Ottawa Sun|date=3 July 2011|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> Although she is primarily known for her creativity, chance creation, and ability to play off of her teammates as an advanced [[playmaker]],<ref name="Chilled to perfection"/><ref name="Ten to watch in Women's World Cup"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2004/m=10/news=2003-magical-marta-ups-the-tempo-the-states-94471.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215061248/http://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2004/m=10/news=2003-magical-marta-ups-the-tempo-the-states-94471.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2016|title=2003: Magical Marta ups the tempo in the States|publisher=FIFA.com|date=15 October 2004|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/columnist/carlisle_jeff/id/6745985/us-defeat-marta-co|title=Will the U.S. defeat Marta & Co.?|publisher=ESPN|author1=Jeff Carlisle|date=9 July 2011|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> Marta is a prolific goalscorer, who is renowned for her striking ability;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/sports/soccer/12iht-SOCCER12.html?_r=0|title=The Best Player on Earth Is Looking for a Job|work=The New York Times|first=Rob|last=Hughes|date=11 January 2011|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> she is also accurate from [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalties]] and [[Direct free kick|set-pieces]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jul/10/brazil-usa-live-womens-world-cup|title=Brazil v USA – as it happened|work=The Guardian|author1=Paolo Bandini|date=10 July 2011|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> In addition to her footballing abilities, Marta has also stood out for her leadership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/womens-world-cup-2015-one-foreign-soccer-player-stands-out-above-rest-get-know-1965166|title=Women's World Cup 2015: One Foreign Soccer Player Stands Out Above The Rest – Get To Know Brazil's Marta|work=International Business Times|author1=Bobby Ilich|date=6 December 2015|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> ==Personal life== Marta has three siblings, José, Valdir, and Angela. Her parents are Aldário and Tereza. Her father left the family while Marta was a baby.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/marta-brazil-letter-to-my-younger-self|title=Letter to My Younger Self - By Marta|website=The Players' Tribune|date=24 August 2017 }}</ref> In 2010, Marta was named a United Nations Development Programme goodwill ambassador<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/10/11/marta.un.ap/index.html |title=Brazilian star Marta to be UN goodwill ambassador |publisher=SI.com |access-date=12 October 2010 |date=11 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104124454/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/10/11/marta.un.ap/index.html |archive-date=4 November 2012 }}</ref> and in 2018 a UN Women goodwill ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marta Vieira da Silva|url=https://www.unwomen.org/en/partnerships/goodwill-ambassadors/marta-vieira-da-silva|website=UN Women|access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref> Marta is fluent in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]] and [[English language|English]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/25/sports/sp-marta25|title=Marta has come a long way, takes on new challenge in U.S.|last=L. Jones|first=Grahame|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=25 February 2009|access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref> She is a [[Catholic]] and states that [[God]] is very important to her, although she does not go to church often.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abbey Road – Sunday Guest Marta Vieira Da Silva (English Translation)|url=http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/abbey-road-sunday-guest-marta-vieira-da-silva-english-translation/ |publisher=Women's Soccer United|access-date=11 June 2015|date=27 February 2012}}</ref> In 2016, she was listed as one of [[100 Women (BBC)|BBC's 100 Women]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-38012048|title=BBC 100 Women 2016: Who is on the list?|date=21 November 2016|work=BBC News|access-date=28 July 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref> In March 2017, Marta received Swedish citizenship. She retained her Brazilian citizenship and, having already been capped by Brazil; it did not make her eligible to represent Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |last=Svensson |first=Elin Öhlund |title=Rosengårds Marta Da Silva svensk medborgare |trans-title=Rosengård's Marta Da Silva Swedish citizen |website=Aftonbladet |date=2017-03-14 |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/9aM7p |language=sv |access-date=2021-05-07}}</ref> She gained a U.S. [[green card]] in February 2021, giving her permanent residency status and also qualifying her as a domestic player for NWSL roster purposes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brazilian Legend Marta, Orlando Pride Agree to New Contract |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2021/02/17/brazilian-legend-marta-orlando-pride-agree-new-contract |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}</ref> In January 2021, after several years of dating, Marta announced she was engaged to [[Orlando Pride]] teammate [[Toni Pressley]]. The engagement was later called off.<ref>{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride's Toni Pressley and Marta Are Engaged: 'Another Chapter of the Story' |url=https://people.com/sports/orlando-pride-toni-pressley-marta-silva-engaged |first=Eric |last=Todisco |date=4 January 2021 |website=People}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Silva |first1=Ana Carolina |title=Toni Pressley, namorada de Marta, treina após cirurgia de câncer de mama |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2019/08/17/toni-pressley-namorada-de-marta-treina-apos-cirurgia-de-cancer-de-mama.htm |website=[[UOL.com.br]] |date=17 August 2019 |access-date=12 September 2019 |language=pt}}</ref> ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{missing information|Note these statistics don't include her statistics from Umeå IK and Vasco da Gama women's team*|date=June 2020}} {{updated|14 April 2024}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !scope="col" rowspan="2"|Club !scope="col" rowspan="2"|Season !scope="col" colspan="3"|League !scope="col" colspan="2"|Cup !scope="col" colspan="2"|Continental !scope="col" colspan="2"|Total |- !scope="col" |Division !scope="col" |Apps !scope="col" |Goals !scope="col" |Apps !scope="col" |Goals !scope="col" |Apps !scope="col" |Goals !scope="col" |Apps !scope="col" |Goals |- |[[Los Angeles Sol]] |2009 |[[Women's Professional Soccer|WPS]] |20||10|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||20||10 |- |[[Santos FC (women)|Santos]] |2009 |[[Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino|Série A]] | colspan="2" |–||7||18||6||7||13||25 |- |[[FC Gold Pride|Gold Pride]] |2010 |WPS |25||20|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||25||20 |- |[[Santos FC (women)|Santos]] |2011 |Série A | colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||4||2||4||2 |- |[[Western New York Flash]] |2011 |WPS |15||10|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||15||10 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Tyresö FF|Tyresö]] |2012 | rowspan="6" |[[Damallsvenskan]] |21||12||4||4|| colspan="2" |–||25||16 |- |2013 |15||12||1||1||8||7||24||20 |- |2014 |2||3||1||1|| colspan="2" |–||3||4 |- | rowspan="3" |[[FC Rosengård|Rosengård]] |2014 |9||5||5||2||6||4||20||11 |- |2015 |21||8||5||5||6||5||32||18 |- |2016 |19||13||4||0||6||0||29||13 |- | rowspan="8" |[[Orlando Pride]] |[[2017 Orlando Pride season|2017]] | rowspan="8" |[[National Women's Soccer League|NWSL]] |24||13|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||24||13 |- |[[2018 Orlando Pride season|2018]] |17||4|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||17||4 |- |[[2019 Orlando Pride season|2019]] |14||6|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||14||6 |- |[[2020 Orlando Pride season|2020]] |4<ref group="lower-alpha">[[2020 National Women's Soccer League season#Fall Series|NWSL Fall Series]]</ref>||0|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||4||0 |- |[[2021 Orlando Pride season|2021]] |19||4||4||0|| colspan="2" |–||23||4 |- |[[2022 Orlando Pride season|2022]] |0||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |–||2||0 |- |[[2023 Orlando Pride season|2023]] |18||4||0||0|| colspan="2" |–||18||4 |- |[[2024 Orlando Pride season|2024]] |4 |2 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |4 |2 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !247!!126!!33!!31!!36!!25!!316!!182 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ===International=== {{See also|List of international goals scored by Marta}} ==Honours== [[File:Football against poverty 2014 - Marta (2).jpg|thumb|right|Marta during the 2014 [[Match Against Poverty]] in [[Bern]], [[Switzerland]]]] '''Umeå IK''' * [[Damallsvenskan]]: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008<ref name="titles">{{cite web |title=How brilliant is Marta? |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0238-0e167cb9c836-242258439f23-1000--how-brilliant-is-marta/ |website=UEFA.com |language=en |date=7 April 2017}}</ref> * [[Svenska Cupen (women)|Svenska Cupen]]: 2007<ref>{{cite web |title=AIK - Umeå IK - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/aik-umea-ik-svenska-cupen-damer/719751/ |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref> * [[UEFA Women's Champions League|UEFA Women's Cup]]: [[2003–04 UEFA Women's Cup|2003–04]];<ref name="titles"/> runner-up: [[2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup|2006–07]], [[2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup|2007–08]]<ref name="titles"/> '''Santos''' * [[Copa Libertadores Femenina|Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino]]: [[2009 Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino|2009]]<ref name="titles"/> * [[Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino]]: [[2009 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino|2009]]<ref name="titles"/> '''FC Gold Pride''' * [[Women's Professional Soccer|WPS Championship]]: [[2010 Women's Professional Soccer season#WPS Championship|2010]]<ref name="titles"/> '''Western New York Flash''' * WPS Championship: [[2011 Women's Professional Soccer season|2011]]<ref name="titles"/> '''Tyresö FF''' * Damallsvenskan: [[2012 Damallsvenskan|2012]]<ref name="titles"/> * [[UEFA Women's Champions League]] runner-up: [[2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League|2013–14]]<ref name="titles"/> '''FC Rosengård''' * Damallsvenskan: [[2014 Damallsvenskan|2014]], [[2015 Damallsvenskan|2015]]<ref name="titles"/> '''Brazil''' * [[Pan American Games]]: [[Football at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2003]], [[Football at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2007]]<ref name="titles"/> * [[Sudamericano Femenino]]: [[2003 Sudamericano Femenino|2003]], [[2010 Sudamericano Femenino|2010]], [[2018 Copa América Femenina|2018]]<ref name="titles"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Brasil se coronó campeón invicto de la Copa América Femenina 2018 |url=http://www.cafemchile2018.cl/noticia/96/brasil-se-corono-campeon-invicto-de-la-copa-america-femenina-2018 |website=cafemchile2018.cl|date=19 December 2023 }}</ref> * [[FIFA Women's World Cup]] runner-up: [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]<ref name="titles"/> * [[Summer Olympics]] runner-up: [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]], [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]<ref name="titles"/> '''Individual''' *[[FIFA World Player of the Year]]/[[The Best FIFA Women's Player]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45631205|title=Luka Modric named best male player and Marta best female player at Fifa awards|date=24 September 2018|website=BBC News/Sport/Football|access-date=26 September 2018}}</ref> – Winner (6): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018 *[[The Best FIFA Women's Player]] – runner-up: 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/ballon-dor/general/02/86/27/26/thebest_rankingpresslist2016_neutral.pdf |title=The Best FIFA Football Awards - Results |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=9 June 2020 |archive-date=10 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110091615/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/ballon-dor/general/02/86/27/26/thebest_rankingpresslist2016_neutral.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[FIFPro#FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11|FIFPro World XI]]: 2016, 2017, 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifpro.org/noticias/las-mejores-futbolistas-del-mundo-el-once-mundial/es/|title=Las mejores futbolistas: el Once Mundial - FIFPro World Players' Union|first=Raymond|last=Beaard|access-date=9 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203723/https://www.fifpro.org/noticias/las-mejores-futbolistas-del-mundo-el-once-mundial/es/|archive-date=28 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=The FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 Of 2021 - FIFPRO World Players' Union |url=https://www.fifpro.org/en/industry/world-11/2020-2021-women-s-fifa-fifpro-world-11-revealed |website=FIFPRO}}</ref> *[[Damallsvenskan]] Top Scorer: 2004, 2005, 2008<ref>[https://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/historik/skyttedrottningar-1982-/ "Allsvenska skyttedrottningar 1982–."] Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 28 March 2012. {{in lang|sv}}</ref> *[[FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship|FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]] Golden Ball: [[2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship#Awards|2004]]<ref name="titles"/> *[[FIFA Women's World Cup awards#Golden Boot|FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Boot]]: [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]<ref name="2007WC">{{cite web |title=FIFA Women's World Cup 2007™ - News - Marta sweeps the board |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/marta-sweeps-the-board-609039 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608151628/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/marta-sweeps-the-board-609039 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 June 2019 |website=www.fifa.com}}</ref> *[[FIFA Women's World Cup awards#Golden Ball|FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Ball]]: [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]<ref name="2007WC"/> *[[The Best FIFA Football Awards#FIFA Special Award for an Outstanding Career Achievement|FIFA Best Special Award]]: [[The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023#The Best FIFA Special Award|2023]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2024 |title=Incredible Marta honoured with FIFA Special Award |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/the-best-fifa-football-awards/articles/incredible-marta-honoured-with-special-award |access-date=16 January 2024 |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}}</ref> *[[Annual Women's Professional Soccer awards#Golden Boot award|WPS Golden Boot]]: 2009,<ref name="titles"/> 2010,<ref name="titles"/> 2011<ref name="titles"/> *[[Annual Women's Professional Soccer awards#Player of the Year Award|Michelle Akers Player of the Year Award]]: [[2009 Women's Professional Soccer season|2009]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 22, 2009 |title=Marta! Marta! Marta!: LA Sol Star Named FIFA Women's Player of the Year |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/312695-marta-marta-marta-sol-star-named-fifa-womens-player-of-the-year |access-date=January 9, 2009 |website=Bleacher Report |language=}}</ref> [[2010 Women's Professional Soccer season|2010]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-16 |title=FC Gold Pride's Marta is WPS most valuable player |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/09/16/fc-gold-prides-marta-is-wps-most-valuable-player/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Sudamericano Femenino]] Golden Boot: [[2010 South American Women's Football Championship|2010]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Brazil reign again, Colombia make history |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/brazil-reign-again-colombia-make-history-1339135 |website=www.fifa.com}}</ref> *[[Sports Illustrated Top 20 Female Athletes of the Decade (2009)|''Sports Illustrated'' Top 20 Female Athletes of the Decade (2000–2009) (#7)]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lawrence |first=Andrew |title=2000s: Top 20 Female Athletes |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=22 December 2009 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/19/top.female.athletes/index.html |access-date=29 December 2009}}</ref> *[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#The World's Best Playmaker|IFFHS World's Best Woman Playmaker]]: 2012<ref name="Former Results">{{cite web|url=http://iffhs.de/former-results/|title=Former Results|publisher=IFFHS|access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref> *[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#IFFHS Women's World Team|IFFHS Women's World Team]]: 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-2018-the-women-world-team-2018/ |title=IFFHS AWARDS – THE WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2018 |publisher=IFFHS.de |date=1 December 2018 |access-date=5 December 2018 |archive-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515040509/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-2018-the-women-world-team-2018/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * IFFHS World's Best Woman Player of the Decade 2011–2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/953 |title=IFFHS WORLD'S BEST WOMAN PLAYER OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 |work=IFFHS |date=7 February 2021 }}</ref> * IFFHS CONMEBOL Best Woman Player of the Decade 2011–2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/939 |title=IFFHS BEST WOMAN PLAYER - CONMEBOL - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 |work=IFFHS |date=2 February 2021 }}</ref> * [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#Women Team of the Decade (2011–2020)|IFFHS World's Woman Team of the Decade]] 2011–2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/918 |title=IFFHS WORLD'S WOMAN TEAM OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 |work=IFFHS |date=25 January 2021 }}</ref> * [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics#IFFHS CONMEBOL Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020|IFFHS CONMEBOL Woman Team of the Decade]] 2011–2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/920 |title=IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - CONMEBOL - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020|work=IFFHS |date=26 January 2021 }}</ref> '''Records''' * [[FIFA Women's World Cup]] all-time record goalscorer (17)<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's World Cup: Brazil forward Marta breaks men's and women's tournament goal record |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48685664 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb |date=19 June 2019}}</ref> ==See also== * [[List of Olympic medalists in football]] * [[List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps]] * [[List of top international women's football goal scorers by country]] {{Clear}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== * Friedman, Ian C. (2007), ''Latino Athletes'', Infobase Publishing, {{ISBN|1438107846}} * Grainey, Timothy (2012), ''Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer'', University of Nebraska Press, {{ISBN|0803240368}} * Kassouf, Jeff (2011), ''Girls Play to Win Soccer'', Norwood House Press, {{ISBN|1599534649}} * McDougall, Chrös (2012), ''Soccer'', ABDO, {{ISBN|1614785554}} * Richards, Ted (2013), ''Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on the Beautiful Game'', Open Court, {{ISBN|0812696824}} * Stevens, Dakota (2011), ''A Look at the Women's Professional Soccer Including the Soccer Associations, Teams, Players, Awards, and More'', BiblioBazaar, {{ISBN|1241047464}} * Velázquez de León, Mauricio (2010), ''20 Soccer Superstars'', The Rosen Publishing Group, {{ISBN|1615329471}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Marta Vieira da Silva}} * {{Official website}} * {{sports links}} * {{FIFA player|190358}} * {{UEFA player|93137}} * {{NWSL player|marta-vieira-da-silva-veiga|Marta}} * 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