Raquel Fernandes dos Santos (born 21 March 1991), commonly known as Raquel, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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in the Portuguese Campeonato Nacional and the Brazil national team. She participated in the

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and

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Club career

Raquel joined Ferroviária in 2010. In the 2013

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, she scored six goals in her team's 19–0 win over

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. In January 2016 Raquel joined compatriots

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and Rafaelle Souza in transferring to

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club

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. Raquel played in the Spanish Primera División for

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between 2018 and 2019. On 26 July 2019, Raquel signed with

in Portugal.

International career

Atlético Mineiro player Raquel represented Brazil's youth team at the inaugural

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in New Zealand. She was called up to the senior Brazil national team for the first time in August 2013 after showing impressive form for her club Ferroviária. In February 2015 Raquel was included in an 18-month residency programme intended to prepare Brazil's national team for the

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in Canada and the

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. At the World Cup, Raquel appeared in each of Brazil's four matches, scoring in the 1–0 final group game win over

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. After Brazil's 1–0 second round defeat by

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, Raquel remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the

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International goals

References

External links

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Raquel Fernandes dos Santos
– FIFA World Cup profile

–

profile 1991 births Living people People from Contagem Sportspeople from Minas Gerais Brazilian women's footballers Women's association football forwards Clube Atlético Mineiro players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes (women) players Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players Primera División (women) players Sporting de Huelva players Brazil women's international footballers 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Brazil Brazilian expatriate women's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate women's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Pan American Games medalists in football 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Sporting CP (women's football) players Changchun Zhuoyue players Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games {{Brazil-women-footy-bio-stub