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She began her playing career in the backstreets of her home town, using grocery bags as an improvised ball, before starting to play with a local boys’ team. A scout discovered her from Vasco de Gama that wanted to start a women’s side, before making her way to Sweden, and Umea IK. Since then she has had an itinerant club career, alternating between Europe and North and South America – she currently plays for Orlando Pride, in the National Women’s Soccer League. However, wherever she goes, she scores goals and averages nearly a goal a game for both club and country.
