Letícia Santos de Oliveira (born 2 December 1994), commonly known as Letícia Santos, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a defender for

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and the Brazil women's national team.

Club career

In January 2015 Letícia transferred from São José to

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of the Norwegian

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. After two seasons in Norway she signed for the German club

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. She extended her contract a year later after her performances impressed the team's

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. In June 2019, Letícia was transferred from

to 1. FFC Frankfurt.

International career

With the

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, she attended the

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. She was selected by the senior

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for the first time in March 2017 for a friendly against

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. She started the match and assisted

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for Brazil's third goal in their 6–0 win. In October 2017, Letícia was recalled to the senior national team for the

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as a replacement for regular right-back Fabiana who withdrew with a knee sprain.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Leticia 1994 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian women's footballers Women's association football defenders São José Esporte Clube (women) players Avaldsnes IL players SC Sand players Eintracht Frankfurt (women) players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players Toppserien players Frauen-Bundesliga players Brazil women's international footballers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Brazil Brazilian expatriate women's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Germany People from Atibaia 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen