Neide Marina Fidalgo Alves Mateus Simões (born 19 July 1988)[1] is a Portuguese footballer, who plays for Valadares Gaia and played 60 times for the Portugal women's national football team between 2007 and 2017. Simões plays as a goalkeeper.

Neide Simões
Personal information
Full name Neide Marina Fidalgo Alves Mateus Simões
Date of birth (1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Viseu, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Valadares Gaia
Youth career
2002–? Escola
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–2012 Escola ? (?)
2012–2013[2] SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 8[2] (0[2])
2013–2014[1] 1. FC Köln ? (?)
2014– Valadares Gaia ? (?)
International career
2005–2007[3] Portugal U-19 17[3] (0[3])
2007–2017[3] Portugal 60[3] (0[3])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:49, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Simões played for 10 years at Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Escola, before transferring to German Frauen-Bundesliga team SC 07 Bad Neuenahr in July 2012.[4][5] Simões had been scouted by SC 07 whilst playing in the 2012 Algarve Cup,[4] and signed a one-year contract.[5] Simões later played for 1. FC Köln,[6] before returning to Portugal to play for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Valadares Gaia F.C.[7] In total, she spent two years in Germany.[8]

In 2019, Simões helped Valadares to beat Clube de Albergaria in a penalty shoot-out to progress to the Portuguese Women's Cup Final.[9] There, Valadares played against Benfica.[10] They lost the match 4–0, and Simões went off injured after 86 minutes, and had to be replaced in goal by an outfield player.[11] In March 2020, Simões was nominated for the best player award at the Gala Quinas de Ouro.[12]

International career

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Simões made 17 appearances for Portugal under-19s between 2005 and 2007. She made her international debut for Portugal women's national football team in 2007, and has made 60 appearances for the senior team.[3] She played in the Algarve Cup in 2012,[4] 2014,[6] 2015,[13] and 2016.[7]

Personal life

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Simões is from Viseu, Portugal.[5] Aside from football, she has worked as a CrossFit trainer.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Neide Simões" (in German). Sport.de. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Neide Simões". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Neide Simões". Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "SC 07 Bad Neuenahr verpflichtet Neide Simões". General-Anzeiger (in German). 23 July 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Neide Simões vai para Alemanha". Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese). 16 July 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via Futebol Feminino Portugal.
  6. ^ a b "Algarve Cup 2014 competing team squad lists". Women's Soccer United. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Neide Simões e Patrícia Morais convocadas por Portugal para a Algarve Cup'2016" (in Portuguese). O Mundo Dos Guardaredes. 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Chuteiras não escolhem sexo: joga-se pelo título em Valadares". Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Valadares junta-se ao Benfica no Jamor". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 April 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Cup with Benfica and Valadares". ineews.eu. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Equipa feminina do Benfica conquista Taça de Portugal com um recorde nas bancadas". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  12. ^ "20 MAR VISEENSES PREMIADOS NA GALA QUINAS DE OURO". Estacaodiaria Jornal (in Portuguese). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Valadares Gaia 'domina' lista para a Algarve Cup". RTP Desporto (in Portuguese). 23 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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