Suzane Pires Cardozo (born Suzane Lira Pires; 17 August 1992), simply known as Suzane, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Portugal women's national team.

Early life

Suzane was born and raised in

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, but moved to

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at young age. After representing Juventus-SP as a youth, she was offered a scholarship at the

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, playing for the

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Club career

Boston Breakers

Suzane has played for the

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in the

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. She made her league debut against

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on 12 April 2015. Suzane Pires was waived by the Boston Breakers in October 2015.

Portuguesa

Suzane Pires made her league debut against

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on 13 September 2015.

First spell at Santos

In 2016, Suzane joined

. She helped the club to win their first-ever

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in 2017 as a starter, but suffered a

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injury afterwards, and opted to leave the club at the end of the season to follow her husband to Portugal.

Marítimo

On 5 September 2018, after a period without a club, Suzane joined Marítimo.

Ferroviária

On 9 April 2021, she signed for Ferroviária. Suzane Pires made her league debut against Grêmio on 6 June 2021. She scored her first league goal against São José on 2 April 2022, scoring in the 6th minute.

Second spell at Santos

On 9 January 2024, after being a regular starter at ''AFE'' Suzane returned to Santos. She made her league debut against Real Brasília on 15 March 2024.

International career

Besides

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, Suzane was also eligible to play for

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through her paternal grandfather, who was born in

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. She made her senior debut with the latter on 26 November 2015, in a 6–1 win over

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. On 6 July 2017, Suzane was called up to the

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, the nation's first ever continental competition. On 5 July 2022, she was included in the 23-women squad for the

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, replacing injured

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Personal life

Suzane is married to Brazilian male footballer Gauther Martins Cardozo, with whom she has a son, who is also called Gauther.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Santos *

: 2017 *: 2024

References

External links

*
Boston Breakers player profile
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