Nádia Gomes Colhado (

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, February 25, 1989) is a retired Brazilian professional

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player. She has competed for the

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at the

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and

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, the

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, and FIBA Americas tournaments. During the 2013–14

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(LBF), Colhado played with

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and

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, both from the WNBA's

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, for

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. While Dream coach

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visited his players, he was impressed with Colhado and invited her to the team's training camp prior to the

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. She eventually passed the tests to join Atlanta, and despite having limited minutes due to the Dream's abundance of centers, took part in 16 games of the regular season. Colhado played 6 more games in the

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before being waived by the Dream. Following the dismissal she returned to Brazil, signing with Sampaio Basquete and winning the 2015-16 national championship. During the 2016–17 season, she played in Spain, in IDK Gipuzkoa from San Sebastian and was named MVP of the competition. In 2017, Colhado signed with the Fever. In the offseason, she played for another Spanish team, Uni Girona, with whom she eventually won the 2018-19

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. Colhado played the 2020-21 LFB for

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. In 2024, having finished the LBF season for Ponta Grossa, Colhado announced her retirement.
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Non-WNBA club history

* Divino/COC/Jundiaí (Brazil) * Universidad Leon (Spain) * São Caetano (Brazil) * Santo André (Brazil) * São José (Brazil) * Sport Recife (Brazil) * Sampaio Basquete (Brazil) * IDK Gipuzkoa (Spain) * Uni Girona (Spain) * Flammes Carolo Basket (France) * Gernika KESB (Spain) * Campinas (Brazil) * Ponta Grossa (Brazil)

References

1989 births Living people Atlanta Dream players Brazilian expatriate basketball people in the United States Brazilian expatriate basketball people in Spain Brazilian expatriate basketball people in France Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Brazilian women's basketball players Centers (basketball) Indiana Fever players Olympic basketball players for Brazil Sportspeople from Paraná (state) People from Marialva 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen {{Brazil-basketball-bio-stub