Fifó

Ana Sofia Simões Gonçalves (born 9 August 2000), also known as Fifó, is a Portuguese futsal player who plays for Benfica and the Portugal women's national team as a winger.[1]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Simões and the second or paternal family name is Gonçalves.
Fifó
Personal information
Full name Ana Sofia Simões Gonçalves
Date of birth (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 9
Youth career
2014– Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Benfica 74 (52)
National team‡
2018– Portugal 18 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2019

International career

In 2018, Gonçalves won the gold medal with the Portugal national team at the Summer Youth Olympics Games and was the top scorer of the tournament with 21 goals.[2][3]

Later on, Gonçalves was nominated for "Best Female Futsal Player in the World" at the 2018 UMBRO Futsal Awards, where she was third.[4]

In 2019, Gonçalves scored three goals for Portugal at the UEFA Women's Futsal Euro, finishing runner-up to Spain.[5]

Honours

Benfica

International

Individual

References
  1. "Fifó". FPF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. "Fifó, Portugal's goal machine". FIFA. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. "Fifó: 21 golos de Ouro" [Fifó: 21 golden goals]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. "Nominees". Futsal Planet. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. "UEFA Women's Futsal EURO - Portugal - Ana Sofia Gonçalves". UEFA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2019.


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