Giovana (footballer)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Queiroz and the second or paternal family name is Costa.
Giovana Queiroz
Personal information
Full name Giovana Queiroz Costa
Date of birth (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Everton
(on loan from Arsenal)
Youth career
2014–2017 Atlético Madrid
2017–2018 Madrid CFF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Madrid CFF B 11 (6)
2018–2020 Madrid CFF 14 (1)
2020–2021 Barcelona B 13 (7)
2020–2022 Barcelona 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Levante (loan) 31 (11)
2022– Arsenal 0 (0)
2022– → Everton (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2019 United States U17 3 (0)
2019 Spain U17 3 (7)
2020– Brazil U17 2 (1)
2020– Brazil 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:20, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

Giovana Queiroz Costa (born 21 June 2003), known as Gio Queiroz or simply Gio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Everton on loan from Arsenal and the Brazil women's national team.

Early life

Gio was born in 2003 in São Paulo, Brazil. In 2007, her family moved to Weston, Florida and settled until 2014 until they moved to Madrid, Spain.[2][3][4] She was part of the Atlético Madrid academy until 2017.[5]

Club career

Gio played in the youth teams of Atlético Madrid. She started her senior career in 2018 at Primera División club Madrid CFF.[6] On 9 December 2018, she made her professional debut as a 15–year old in a 0–7 defeat against Barcelona.[7] Gio played 14 matches and scored one goal with Madrid until February 2020.

On 17 July 2020, Barcelona announced the signing of Gio for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.[8][9] On 12 August 2021, Levante signed Gio on a one–year loan deal until the end of the 2021–22 season.[10][11] She made her official debut for Levante in qualification for the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League, entering the match against Celtic as a substitute.[12] She scored her first goals for the club in the final of qualifying Round 1 against Rosenborg. She entered the match as a substitute and scored twice in extra time, including the match-winning goal that helped Levante advance to Round 2 of qualifying.[13]

In 2022, it was announced that Gio won the Samba Gold Feminino 2021 after defeating 29 opponents. The medal, which honors the best Brazilian player working abroad, was given to the women's category for the first time.[14]

In September 2022, it was reported that Gio was sold to Arsenal for around €40,000, and that she would go on loan to Everton for the season.[15]

International career

Gio was called twice to represent the United States U17 national team in May and June, 2019, playing at the UEFA Development Tournament held in May, 2019 in Czech Republic.[16] She started all three matches the team played at the tournament, which concluded with three wins for the United States U17 and the tournament title.[17][18][19] In June, Gio was called again to a training camp held at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, California.[20]

In August 2019, Gio was called to represent the Spain U17 national team in a friendly tournament to be held in Sweden in September of the same year.[21] There, she played against the United States, whom she had played for months earlier, scoring a hat-trick and leading Spain to a 4–3 win.[22] In February 2020, Gio was named to Brazil's under-17 squad.[23] She played against Austria and Portugal, scoring a goal in a 2–0 win against the former.[24] On 8 October 2020, Gio was called by Brazil women's national football team's coach Pia Sundhage to a training camp in Portimão, Portugal on 18–28 October 2020.[25] On 9 November, Gio was called to represent Brazil in two friendly matches against Argentina.[26] Later, Argentina quit the matches with Ecuador taking its place.[27] On 1 December, she debuted for Brazil coming in the half time of the 8–0 win over Ecuador.[28][29] In June 2021, Gio was named for Brazil's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[30] She played against Zambia in the group stage match, coming up as substitute.[31] Brazil ended up being eliminated at the penalties by Canada at the quarter-finals.[32]

In June 2022, Gio was named part of Brazil's squad for the 2022 Copa América Femenina.[33] Brazil ended up winning the tournament for the 8th time, with Gio starting the initial match against Argentina[34] and coming up as a substitute against Uruguay[35] at the group stage. In July 2022, Gio was named part of Brazil's squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup at Costa Rica, but she withdrew from the tournament.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 November 2021 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil  India 2–1 6–1 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus
2. 1 December 2021  Chile 2–0 2–0

Personal life

Her brother, André Luiz Queiroz Costa, is also a footballer.[4] He played for Real Madrid youth teams[36] and represented the United States men's national under-17 soccer team at the 2018 Nike International Friendlies.[37][38][39][40]

Honours

Club

Barcelona

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Football GIOVANA - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Giovana Queiroz é o novo reforço para o ataque do Barcelona". Olimpíada Todo Dia (in Portuguese). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ Kannan, Rajesh (20 July 2020). "Barça Femení A lowdown into Giovana Queiroz, the new signing of Barça Femení". Barça Universal. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "The 2020 U-17 USWNT Cycle: Notes On Individual Players (September 2019)". Women's Soccer Express. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Atlético de Madrid - Academy". Atlético de Madrid. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. ^ Queiroz, BDFutbol
  7. ^ "Barcelona vs. Madrid 7 - 0". Soccer Way. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Acord amb el Madrid CFF per a la contractació de Giovana Queiroz". FC Barcelona (in Catalan). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Barcelona confirma contratação de jogadora brasileira". IG Esporte (in Portuguese). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. ^ "El Levante UD Femenino incorpora a Gio Queiroz como cedida del FC Barcelona". Levante UD (in Spanish). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Gio Queiroz, cedida al Levante". FC Barcelona (in Catalan). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Fútbol, Champions League (femenina) I El Levante se mete en la final y se medirá al Rosenborg (2-1)". eurosport.com. Eurosport. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Un Levante UD dominador y de raza supera al Rosenborg y avanza en la Champions". levanteud.com. Levante UD. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  14. ^ Kolade, Daniel (2 February 2022). "Giovana Queiroz is the big winner of the Samba Gold Women's Trophy 2021". Sambafoot. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Fútbol femenino | Gio Queiroz ya está en Londres para fichar por el Arsenal". Sport (in Spanish). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  16. ^ "U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team Heads To Czech Republic For Three Matches". US Soccer. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  17. ^ "U.S. U-17 WNT Defeats Host Czech Republic 3-0 To Open UEFA Development Tournament". US Soccer. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  18. ^ "U.S. U-17 WNT Dominates Ireland 4-0 To Win Second Game At UEFA Development Tournament In Czech Republic". US Soccer. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Hat Trick From Karlie Lema Leads U.S. U-17 WNT To 3-1 Win Against Belgium And Title of UEFA Development Tournament In Czech Republic". US Soccer. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  20. ^ "U17 WNT roster for California Camp". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Sub-17 femenina para los entrenamientos de septiembre". Se Futbol (in Spanish). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  22. ^ "U-17 USWNT Falls 4-3 To Spain At Friendly Tournament In Sweden". US Soccer. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Giovana Queiroz é o novo reforço para o ataque do Barcelona". olimpiadatododia.com.br (in Portuguese). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  24. ^ "Seleção Feminina Sub-17 encerra participação no torneio preparatório em Portugal" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  25. ^ "Pia Sundhage convoca Seleção Feminina para período de preparação em Portugal" (in Portuguese). CBF. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  26. ^ "Seleção Feminina convocada para jogos preparatórios diante da Argentina". CBF.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  27. ^ "Seleção Feminina enfrentará o Equador na Data FIFA de novembro". CBF.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  28. ^ "Brazil vs. Ecuador 8 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  29. ^ "Diante do Equador, Pia promove as estreias de Júlia Bianchi, Ana Vitória e Giovana na Seleção Principal". CBF.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  30. ^ "Brazil's Formiga, 43, to Play in Seventh Olympics". Associated Press. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  31. ^ "Brazil vs. Zambia 1 - 0". FIFA. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  32. ^ "Canada vs. Brazil 0 - 0". FIFA. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  33. ^ "Pia convoca seleção para a Copa América de futebol feminino". Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  34. ^ "Brazil vs. Argentina 4 - 0". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  35. ^ "Uruguay vs. Brazil 0 - 3". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  36. ^ "André". Real Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  37. ^ "U.S. roster named for U17 Nike Friendlies". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  38. ^ Alves, Marcus. "Novo Diego Costa? Promessa brilha no Real e pode trocar Brasil por EUA". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  39. ^ Venancio, Pedro. "Brasileiro da base do Real Madrid é convidado para defender seleção dos EUA". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  40. ^ Alves, Marcus. "EUA se adiantam em disputa com CBF e chamam garoto que passou pelo Real". BOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  41. ^ Kolade, Daniel (2 February 2022). "Giovana Queiroz is the big winner of the Samba Gold Women's Trophy 2021". Sambafoot. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

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