Raquel Fernandes dos Santos (born 21 March 1991), commonly known as Raquel, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Grêmio in the Portuguese Campeonato Nacional and the Brazil national team. She participated in the

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and

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Club career

Raquel joined Ferroviária in 2010. In the 2013

Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino (''Paulista Women's Football Championship'', in English) is the women's football state championship of São Paulo State, and is contested since 1987. Format There is no predetermined format for the ...

, she scored six goals in her team's 19–0 win over

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. In January 2016 Raquel joined compatriots

Darlene de Souza Darlene de Souza Reguera (born 11 January 1990), simply known as Darlene, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ferroviária. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Club career From 2012 to 2013, Darlene played clu ...

and

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in transferring to

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club

Changchun Zhuoyue Changchun Public Excellence ( zh, s=长春大众卓越女子足球俱乐部, p=Zhǎngchūn dàzhòng zhuóyuè nǚzǐ zúqiú jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club located in Changchun. They compete in the Chinese Women's Super Leagu ...

. Raquel played in the Spanish Primera División for

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between 2018 and 2019. On 26 July 2019, Raquel signed with

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in Portugal.

International career

Atlético Mineiro player Raquel represented Brazil's youth team at the inaugural

2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the first women's football edition of the U-17 World Cup. It was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. North Korea won the first edition, extending their grip of women's youth footbal ...

in New Zealand. She was called up to the senior Brazil national team for the first time in August 2013 after showing impressive form for her club Ferroviária. In February 2015 Raquel was included in an 18-month residency programme intended to prepare Brazil's national team for the

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in Canada and the

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. At the World Cup, Raquel appeared in each of Brazil's four matches, scoring in the 1–0 final group game win over

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. After Brazil's 1–0 second round defeat by

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, Raquel remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the

2015 Pan American Games The 2015 Pan American Games (), officially the XVII Pan American Games () and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games (Toronto 2015), were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, ...

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International goals

References

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Raquel Fernandes dos Santos
– FIFA World Cup profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Raquel 1991 births Living people Footballers from Contagem Brazilian women's footballers Women's association football forwards Clube Atlético Mineiro players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes (women) players Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players Liga F players Sporting de Huelva players Brazil women's international footballers 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Brazil Brazilian expatriate women's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate women's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Pan American Games gold medalists in football 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Sporting CP (women's football) players Changchun Zhuoyue players Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen