Mayara (footballer, born 1987)

Mayara da Fonseca Bordin (born 4 September 1987), commonly known as Mayara or May, is a Brazilian former football midfielder who played for professional clubs in Brazil, Sweden and Spain, and for the Brazil women's national football team.

Mayara
Playing for Brazil in December 2013
Personal information
Full name Mayara da Fonseca Bordin
Date of birth (1987-09-04) 4 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Xanxerê, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Feather River Golden Eagles
2008–2010 FIU Panthers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Foz Cataratas
2012–2013 Centro Olímpico
2014 Tyresö FF
2014–2015 Centro Olímpico 21 (2)
2014–2015 Corinthians/Audax 12 (1)
2018 Zaragoza CFF 12 (1)
2018–2019 Málaga 7 (0)
International career
2013 Brazil 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:37, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:09, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Tyresö

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Mayara 2014

Mayara transferred from Centro Olímpico to Tyresö in January 2014, as one of four Brazilians to join the Swedish club.[1]

Mayara was an unused substitute in Tyresö's 4–3 defeat by Wolfsburg in the 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final.[2] Tyresö became insolvent in 2014 and were kicked out of the 2014 Damallsvenskan season, expunging all their results and making all their players free agents. The Stockholm County Administrative Board published the players' salaries, showing Mayara was a middle range earner at SEK 30 980 per month.[3]

Second spell at Centro Olímpico

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She returned to Centro Olímpico for the club's 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino campaign.[4] Mayara made her league debut against Avaí on 11 September 2014.[5] She scored her first league goals against Portuguesa on 16 September 2015, scoring in the 79th and 85th minute.[6]

Corinthians

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Mayara made her league debut against Rio Preto on 27 January 2016.[7] She scored her first league goal against Flamengo on 6 April 2016, scoring in the 82nd minute.[8]

Zaragoza

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Mayara made her league debut against Tenerife on 4 February 2018.[9] She scored her first league goal against Levante on 18 March 2018, scoring in the 27th minute.[10]

Málaga

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Mayara made her league debut against Real Sociedad on 16 September 2018.[11]

Administrative career

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Following two seasons in which she played in Spain, Mayara decided to retire from playing in 2019 to take an administrative role with Club Athletico Paranaense.[12]

International career

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Mayara made her senior debut for Brazil in March 2013, in a 1–1 friendly draw with France in Rouen.[13] In July 2013 she represented Brazil at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Brazil quartet join Tyresö". UEFA. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. ^ Saffer, Paul (22 May 2014). "Müller the hero again as Wolfsburg win classic final". UEFA. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ^ Jönsson, Fredrik; Nordmark, Kasja (5 June 2014). "Tyresö lämnar damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Time de Caçador conquista vaga inédita na final do Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino". A Nossa Rádio. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Centro Olímpico vs Avaí - 11 September 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Portuguesa vs Centro Olímpico - 16 September 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Corinthians vs Rio Preto - 27 January 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Corinthians vs Flamengo - 6 April 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "UD Tenerife vs Zaragoza - 4 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Zaragoza vs Levante - 18 March 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Real Sociedad vs Málaga - 16 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ Caldas, Allan (24 September 2019). "Em ação pioneira, Athletico contrata ex-jogadora da seleção para o departamento de futebol masculino" (in Portuguese). TV Globo. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  13. ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (22 December 2013). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens´ Team) 2011-2013". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Athlete Information". Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
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