Letícia Izidoro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Lelê
Lelê with Corinthians in 2023
Personal information
Full name Letícia Izidoro Lima da Silva
Date of birth (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Corinthians
Number 12
Youth career
América
2010 Kindermann[4]
2011–2012 Vitória das Tabocas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Vitória das Tabocas
2013 Kindermann 4 (0)
2014 São José (0)
2015 Centro Olímpico 6 (0)
2016–2021 Corinthians 84 (0)
2021–2022 Benfica 20 (0)
2022– Corinthians 30 (0)
International career‡
2012–2014 Brazil U20 3 (0)
2015– Brazil 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:01, 22 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:01, 22 April 2024

Letícia Izidoro Lima da Silva (born 13 August 1994), commonly known as Letícia or Lelê, is a Brazilian professional football goalkeeper for Brazilian club Corinthians and the Brazilian national team. She was part of the Brazil squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Club career

Kindermann

Letícia made her league debut against Foz Cataratas on 18 September 2013.[5]

São José

Letícia played in the 2014 Club World Cup that was not validated by Fifa.[6] São José beat Arsenal 2–0 to win the Women's Club World Cup.[7]

Centro Olímpico

Letícia made her league debut against Santos on 30 September 2015.[8]

First spell at Corinthians

A draft in February 2016 assigned Brazil women's national football team players Letícia and Rafinha[9] to a combined Corinthians Audax team, who went on to win the 2016 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino.[10] She made her league debut against Iranduba on 24 March 2016.[11]

In October 2017 Corinthians Audax won the 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina. Letícia made two saves in a penalty shootout win over Colo-Colo following a 0–0 draw in the final at Estadio Arsenio Erico, Asunción.[12]

Second spell at Corinthians

Letícia rejoined Corinthians in 2022.[13] During her second spell, she made her league debut against RB Bragantino on 5 March 2022.[14]

International career

Letícia represented Brazil's youth team at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.[15] After graduating to the under-20 team, she attended the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2012 and 2014.[16]

In December 2015, she won a cap for the senior Brazil women's national football team at the 2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal,[17] appearing as a substitute for Bárbara in an 11–0 win over Trinidad and Tobago.

Personal life

Letícia is dating Mariana Dantas.[18]

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. ^ "List of Players - Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 June 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ^ Caruso, Luisa (3 August 2014). "O tapete verde agora delas" (in Portuguese). O Dia. Retrieved 30 December 2018. Criada em Oswaldo Cruz
  3. ^ "Nómina de jugadoras" (PDF). CONMEBOL (in Spanish). p. 8.
  4. ^ Neto, Antonio Jacques (26 May 2019). "Entrevista com a goleira Letícia do Corinthians e da seleção brasileira feminina". Mercadodofutebol.
  5. ^ "Kindermann-Avaí vs Foz Cataratas - 18 September 2013". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Sem carimbo da Fifa, Mundial feminino é cancelado e atual campeão lamenta". Ge.Globo. 17 September 2015.
  7. ^ "São José vence Arsenal e conquista Mundial Feminino de clubes no Japão". Ge.Globo. 6 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Centro Olímpico vs Santos - 30 September 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Confira como foram as escolhas dos clubes" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Corinthians/Audax vence São José e é campeão da Copa do Brasil Feminina" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Iranduba vs Corinthians - 24 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "0-0: Corinthians, campeón de la Libertadores" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Corinthians anuncia o retorno da goleira Lelê". Ge.Globo. 10 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Corinthians vs RB Bragantino - 5 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ do Nascimento Pereira, André; Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (30 August 2014). "Seleção Brasileira sub-17 feminina (women's u-17 Brazilian national team) 2008-2013" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  16. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; do Nascimento Pereira, André (28 August 2014). "Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 Feminina (Women's U-20 Brazilian National Team) 2002-2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  17. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (12 March 2018). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2014-2015". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  18. ^ Porfírio, Amanda (28 June 2020). "#Orgulho – Mariana Dantas e Letícia Izidoro falam sobre o relacionamento e as causas de movimentos: "A luta não tem que ser só nossa"". Futdasminas.