Raquel Pega Infante (born 19 September 1990) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as either a defender or

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for Spanish

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club

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and the Portugal women's national team.

Club career

Infante played for Ponte Frielas and 1º Dezembro, before embarking on a peripatetic career with clubs in Spain, Italy, Finland and France. In December 2018, Infante was announced as an S.L. Benfica player. She had begun the season with

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in Spain but failed to make any appearances due to recovering from surgery.

International career

Infante was named by

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Francisco Neto in the 23-player Portugal national team for UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

Honours

Benfica * Campeonato Nacional II Divisão: 2018–19 * Supertaça de Portugal: 2019

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