Débora Cristiane de Oliveira (born 20 October 1991), known as Debinha Miri or simply Debinha, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for the

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in the

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and the

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Club career

When Rosana transferred to Avaldsnes in August 2013, she asked the Norwegian club to sign Debinha too. Debinha became top-scorer of the

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. At the end of 2014, she had a short loan spell between November and December together with Rosana at São José during the club's successful attempt to win both

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and

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during that year. She returned to Norway at the beginning of 2015. From February 2016 to January 2017, she played for Dalian Quanjian in the

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.Equipe deve continuar com o 'pé no chão' diz Debinha sobre a seleção brasileira
, 8 August 2016. Debinha signed with the

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of the

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-based

on 5 January 2017, days before the franchise announced that it had been sold and would be moved from

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, to

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. Debinha reportedly wasn't informed of the franchise's plans to move when she was signed. She reported to North Carolina and was made a starting midfielder from the start of their season, and scored the Courage's first goal in their home stadium. Debinha appeared in every regular season game for the Courage in 2017 and scored four goals. She started the semi-final game against the

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but was forced to leave the game after dislocating her elbow in the 10th minute. This injury forced her to miss the Championship game, which the Courage lost 1–0 to the Portland Thorns. In 2018, Debinha was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for March. She scored eight goals during the regular season, helping the Courage win their second straight NWSL Shield. Debinha was named to the 2018 NWSL Second XI. During the playoffs, she was in the starting line-up for the semi-final and final. Debinha scored in the 13th minute of the Championship game as North Carolina beat the Portland Thorns 3–0 to win the 2018 NWSL Championship. During the 2019 season, Debinha played 21 games throughout the regular season and playoffs. During this span, she scored ten goals (eight regular season and two postseason) and tallied seven assists. She was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for July, August, and September. During the first round of the playoffs, Debinha scored the game-winning goal in extra time to help The Courage advance past Reign FC. In the final, Debinha scored the first goal (and eventual game winner) against the Chicago Red Stars, with her performance earning her the Championship Game MVP Award. In December 2022, Debinha confirmed her departure from Courage. In January 2023, it was announced that she had signed a two-year contract with the

International career

After representing Brazil in the

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, Debinha made her senior debut on 18 October 2011 in a 2–0 win over

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at the

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. She was named as an alternate for the Brazil squad at the

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. In December 2013, Debinha scored twice in a 3–1 win over

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at the

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. She also represented Brazil at the 2016 Olympics. Debinha was one of four NWSL players called up to represent Brazil in the

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held in France. On 18 February 2021, Debinha played her 100th match for Brazil in a 4–1 win over Argentina in the

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International goals

Honors

North Carolina Courage * NWSL Champions:

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Brazil *Copa América Femenina:

Individual * NWSL Best XI:

*NWSL Second XI:

*NWSL Championship Game MVP:

*NWSL Challenge Cup MVP: 2021, 2022 *NWSL Challenge Top scorer: 2021 * IFFHS CONMEBOL Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020

Personal life

Debinha is openly lesbian, having a relationship with Meredith Speck, her

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's teammate.

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Debinha 1991 births Living people Brazilian women's footballers Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Brazil women's international footballers Brazilian expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Toppserien players Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico players Olympic footballers of Brazil Women's association football forwards North Carolina Courage players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Saad Esporte Clube (women) players Dalian Quanjian F.C. players Chinese Women's Super League players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate women's footballers in China National Women's Soccer League players Universiade bronze medalists for Brazil Universiade medalists in football 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade FIFA Century Club Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Kansas City Current players