Rita Fontemanha (born 13 November 1993) is a Portuguese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a defender for

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...

and formerly the Portugal national team.

Club career

Prior to her career in football, Fontemanha played

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. Following a season in which she broke into Boavista's senior team, it was announced, on 6 August 2014, that she would be transferring to Spanish club

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

. Following two seasons in Madrid, she joined

in Portugal. At Sporting, she played predominantly as a full-back. In June 2018, Fontemanha extended her contract with Sporting, committing herself to the club until 2022.

International career

Fontemanha made her debut for the Portugal national team on 21 September 2015 against

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References

1993 births Living people Women's association football defenders Portuguese women's footballers Portugal women's international footballers Footballers from Porto Atlético Madrid Femenino players Sporting CP (women's football) players Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Portuguese expatriate women's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino players Boavista F.C. (women) players Portugal women's youth international footballers {{Portugal-women-footy-bio-stub