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Marta
Marta Vieira da Silva (Portuguese: Marta Vieira da Silva, February 19, 1986 -), commonly known as Marta, is a Brazilian professional women's football player who currently plays for the United States Women's National Women's Soccer League Orlando Glory and the Brazilian Women's National Soccer Team. She has won the honor of Miss World Football 6 times (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2018). Marta won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also won the Golden Ball Award at the FIFA Women's U19 World Cup that year (scoring 6 goals in the event), and helped the Brazilian team advance to the semi-finals. Due to her outstanding performance and the same position on the court, Pele, also from Brazil, gave Marta the title "Pele in a skirt".
- Category
- Athletes
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Born
- 1986-02-19
- Wikidata
- Q228616