Andressa Alves da Silva (born 10 November 1992), commonly known as Andressa Alves or simply Andressa, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian

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club

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. She previously played for

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of the Spanish Primera División. She won her first

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for the Brazil women's national team in 2012 and has represented her country at multiple

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Club career

Andressa transferred from Centro Olímpico to Ferroviária in May 2013. In November 2013, Andressa left Ferroviária to sign for 2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina winners São José. In November 2014 she ended her stay in São José and signed a contract with

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team

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. Ultimately she never joined the Breakers as she was instead called into Brazil's residency camp for the

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. During the World Cup, French club

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announced that they had concluded the

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of Andressa. Andressa left Montpellier after one season, signing for

in June 2016. She left the Spanish club in 2019. Andressa then moved to Italy and signed for

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on the 15th July 2019. Her performances for club and country led to her being shortlisted for the FIFPro World 11 award in September 2019. Andressa made her debut for Roma as a wide forward, but was soon re-positioned in deep midfield for the rest of the

2019–20 season. In her second season with the Italian club, Andressa frequently switched roles between deep midfield and attacking midfield depending on the opponents Roma were facing. She has been relied upon by Roma as one of the chief playmakers in the team, choosing to extend her stay with the club with a new contract in May 2021. Two days after she signed her contract extension, Andressa would start for Roma in the 2021

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final against AC Milan. Roma won the match on penalties and Andressa helped Roma win its first major trophy.

International career

After representing Brazil in the

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and

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editions of the

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, Andressa made her senior debut at the

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. At the

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, Andressa scored the second goal in Brazil's 6–0 rout of

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. At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, she scored the only goal in Brazil's group match against

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, which secured her team's place in the second round. After Brazil's subsequent elimination by

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, she remained in Canada as part of the winning Brazilian team at the

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International goals

Style of play

Barcelona described Andressa as: "a left-footed player who can slot in anywhere on the left hand side of the park, and who is especially attack-minded in her approach to the game". It was also noted that she is versatile enough to play on the right or as a centre-forward, and that she is relatively experienced for a 23-year-old after playing international football for four seasons. Andressa uses her ability to shield the ball in possession all over the pitch, appearing in a number of roles for both club and country. She has played as a full-back at senior level for Brazil, as well as a deep-lying midfield playmaker for Italian club Roma. Her dribbling ability with the ball makes her elusive when opponents try to close her down, and her ability to pick out the right pass means her teams frequently trust her with playmaking responsibilities in order to keep her side in control of the game. Andressa also shows notable ability when it comes to direct free-kick attempts on goal, as well as calm under pressure from the penalty spot.

Personal life

Andressa is married to

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