Aline Pellegrino (born July 6, 1982), commonly known as Aline, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender for Russian club WFC Rossiyanka and several clubs in her native Brazil. She was a member of the Brazil national team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics[1] and competed at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, where Brazil became the runners-up.[2] She was made captain of the national team in 2006.
In August 2011, she joined Russian Champions League contestant WFC Rossiyanka.[3]
Aline missed the 2008 Beijing Olympics after suffering a knee ligament injury in a pre-tournament friendly against South Korea.[4] She had helped to secure Brazil's place at the tournament, by scoring in a 5–1 win over Ghana at a CONMEBOL–CAF play-off staged at Beijing's Workers Stadium. Brazil had been forced into the play-off following a shock defeat at the hands of Argentina at the 2006 South American Women's Football Championship.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 11 November 2006 | Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata, Argentina |  Paraguay |
1-4 | 1-4 | 2006 South American Women's Football Championship |
| 2. | 19 April 2008 | Workers Stadium, Beijing, China |  Ghana |
3–0 | 5–1 | Inter-continental play-off |
| 3. | 20 December 2009 | Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil |  Mexico |
1–1 | 5–2 | 2009 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo de Futebol Feminino |
| 4. | 5 November 2010 | Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador |  Venezuela |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 South American Women's Football Championship |
| 5. | 5 November 2010 | Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador | Venezuela |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2010 South American Women's Football Championship |
| 6. | 14 May 2011 | Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceio, Brazil |  Chile |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly match |
| 7. | 8 December 2011 | Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil |  Italy |
5–1 | 5–1 | 2011 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo de Futebol Feminino |
In 2010 Aline and Caitlin Fisher founded the Guerreiras (transl. female warrior) Project, to counter sexism in women's football in Brazil.[5]
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