Player Details

Name

Marta

Pronunciation

MAR-tuh

Height

5' 4"

Date of Birth

2.19.1986 (38)

Birthplace

Dois Riachos, Brazil

Position

Forward

Roster Category

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Match Report: Orlando Pride win 2024 NWSL Championship, bringing first professional, Major-League trophy to the City of Orlando
Match Report

Match Report: Orlando Pride win 2024 NWSL Championship, bringing first professional, Major-League trophy to the City of Orlando

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Nov. 23, 2024) – The No. 1 Orlando Pride defeated No. 2 Washington Spirit by a 1–0 scoreline on Saturday night at CPKC Stadium to win the 2024 NWSL Championship, the first in team history. The Pride finish the 2024 season as the NWSL Shield Winners and
Rapid Reactions: Champions
Rapid Reactions

Rapid Reactions: Champions
Starting XI: How the Orlando Pride will line up ahead of the NWSL Championship match against the Washington Spirit
Starting XI

Starting XI: How the Orlando Pride will line up ahead of the NWSL Championship match against the Washington Spirit
What to watch for as the Orlando Pride face the Washington Spirit in the 2024 NWSL Championship, presented by Verizon
What to Watch

What to watch for as the Orlando Pride face the Washington Spirit in the 2024 NWSL Championship, presented by Verizon
Emily Sams, Barbra Banda, Marta, Anna Moorhouse and Kerry Abello named to 2024 NWSL Best XI 
News Release

Emily Sams, Barbra Banda, Marta, Anna Moorhouse and Kerry Abello named to 2024 NWSL Best XI 
Match Report: Orlando Pride books ticket to 2024 NWSL Championship with Semifinal win over Kansas City
Match Report

Match Report: Orlando Pride books ticket to 2024 NWSL Championship with Semifinal win over Kansas City
Career Summary

How Acquired: Signed via Discovery on April 7, 2017

Club Highlights:

  • Missed the majority of the 2022 season after suffering an ACL tear during the Challenge Cup on  March 26 at North Carolina
  • Currently sits as the all-time goals (27) and appearance (84) leader in Pride history
  • Names Sept. 2017 Player of the Month after scoring twice and creating 13 chances in the month
  • A six-time NWSL Team of the Month and four-time Goal of the Week honoree
  • Was named to the NWSL Best XI in 2017
  • Won seven Swedish Damallsvenskan championships across time with Umea, Tyreso and Rosengard
  • Led the Damallsvenskan in scoring in 2004, 2005 and 2008

International Highlights:

  • Sits as the all-time goals leader in World Cup history, men’s or women’s, with 17 to her name
  • Became the first player to score at five World Cup tournaments with a goal against Australia on June 13, 2019
  • Has won FIFA Women’s Player of the Year a total of six times
  • Named to FIFPro World XI four times (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021)
  • The 2007 World Cup Golden Boot & Golden Ball winner
  • No. 7 on Sports Illustrated’s Top 20 Female Athletes of the Decade (2000–2009)