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Marta (footballer)
Marta Vieira da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaʁtɐ viˈejɾɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 19 February 1986), known mononymously as Marta, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride. Regarded by many as the greatest female footballer of all time, she has been named FIFA World Player of the Year six times, five of them being consecutive (2006—2010), with the latest award coming in 2018.
As of 2025, Marta holds the record for being Brazil's top goalscorer with 122 goals. She also holds the record for most goals scored in any World Cup, women’s or men's, with 17 goals, as of 2025. Moreover, she was the first footballer of any gender to score at five different World Cups, and also the first footballer, female or male, to score at five consecutive Olympic Games. She was a member of the Brazilian national teams that won the silver medal at the 2004, 2008 and 2024 Summer Olympics. She was also awarded the Golden Ball (MVP) at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship and won both the Golden Ball award as the best player and the Golden Boot award as the top scorer in the 2007 Women's World Cup after leading Brazil to the final of the tournament.
At the club level, Marta won the UEFA Women's Cup at Swedish club Umeå IK in 2004 and won seven Swedish league championships during her time playing for various teams in the country. In 2014, she was a UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up with Tyresö FF. She won two Women's Professional Soccer championships (2010, 2011), and in 2024, she helped Orlando Pride win its first National Women's Soccer League championship.
In January 2013, Marta was named one of the ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. She also appeared in the Sveriges Television television documentary series The Other Sport from 2013. She helped carry the Olympic flag into the Maracanã Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2019, she was appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations as a Sustainable Development Goals advocate. In Brazil she is nicknamed 'Rainha' ('Queen').
Marta was discovered by Brazilian female coach Helena Pacheco when she was 14 years old. After playing for the Centro Sportivo Alagoano youth team, Marta started her professional career at Vasco da Gama in 2000, but the club folded two years later. She then transferred to Santa Cruz, a small club in the state of Minas Gerais, where she played for two more seasons before joining Umeå IK of Sweden.
Marta joined Umeå IK during the 2004 season, and reached the final of the UEFA Women's Cup, winning 8–0 on aggregate against Frankfurt, with Marta scoring three goals over the two legs. Domestically, Umeå finished second to Djurgården in both the Damallsvenskan and the Swedish Cup. That season, Marta scored 22 goals and tied with teammate Laura Kalmari for most goals in the league. However, they were knocked out in the UEFA Women's Cup quarter-finals by Djurgården, with Marta not being able to play due to injury. In the 2005 season, Marta scored 21 league goals to be the top scorer in the Damallsvenskan and helped Umeå IK to an undefeated season. During the Swedish Cup finals, Marta punched Helen Fagerström and later apologized. Minutes later, Malin Nykvist elbowed her in the face, resulting in a fractured eye socket.
In 2006, Umeå again won the league without losing, with Marta scoring 21 goals. Umeå cruised to an 11–1 aggregate win over Norwegian side Kolbotn FK in the UEFA Women's Cup semi-finals, with Marta scoring twice in both matches. They went on to lose the 2007 UEFA Women's Cup final to Arsenal. For the third time in a row, she was on the losing side in the Swedish cup final when her side was defeated 3–2 by Linköpings FC. The 2007 season was relatively successful for Umeå, with the club winning both the league, in which they finished nine points ahead of Djurgården, and the Swedish Cup, beating AIK 4–3 in a match in which Marta scored a hat-trick, the last (winning) goal coming three minutes from time. Marta scored 25 goals in the league, finishing one goal behind the top scorer Lotta Schelin.
The 2008 season saw Umeå win another league title, with Marta tying with Manon Melis for the top scorer in the league. On the day of the FIFA World Player of the Year Awards in January 2009, Marta announced that she would play for the Los Angeles Sol for the next three years. At the request of Marta, the Los Angeles side also purchased Johanna Frisk from Umeå IK, which led to a report by Swedish TV4 sports presenter Patrick Ekwall that Marta and Frisk were a lesbian couple. Both players denied this to be true.
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Marta (footballer)
Marta Vieira da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaʁtɐ viˈejɾɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 19 February 1986), known mononymously as Marta, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride. Regarded by many as the greatest female footballer of all time, she has been named FIFA World Player of the Year six times, five of them being consecutive (2006—2010), with the latest award coming in 2018.
As of 2025, Marta holds the record for being Brazil's top goalscorer with 122 goals. She also holds the record for most goals scored in any World Cup, women’s or men's, with 17 goals, as of 2025. Moreover, she was the first footballer of any gender to score at five different World Cups, and also the first footballer, female or male, to score at five consecutive Olympic Games. She was a member of the Brazilian national teams that won the silver medal at the 2004, 2008 and 2024 Summer Olympics. She was also awarded the Golden Ball (MVP) at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship and won both the Golden Ball award as the best player and the Golden Boot award as the top scorer in the 2007 Women's World Cup after leading Brazil to the final of the tournament.
At the club level, Marta won the UEFA Women's Cup at Swedish club Umeå IK in 2004 and won seven Swedish league championships during her time playing for various teams in the country. In 2014, she was a UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up with Tyresö FF. She won two Women's Professional Soccer championships (2010, 2011), and in 2024, she helped Orlando Pride win its first National Women's Soccer League championship.
In January 2013, Marta was named one of the ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. She also appeared in the Sveriges Television television documentary series The Other Sport from 2013. She helped carry the Olympic flag into the Maracanã Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2019, she was appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations as a Sustainable Development Goals advocate. In Brazil she is nicknamed 'Rainha' ('Queen').
Marta was discovered by Brazilian female coach Helena Pacheco when she was 14 years old. After playing for the Centro Sportivo Alagoano youth team, Marta started her professional career at Vasco da Gama in 2000, but the club folded two years later. She then transferred to Santa Cruz, a small club in the state of Minas Gerais, where she played for two more seasons before joining Umeå IK of Sweden.
Marta joined Umeå IK during the 2004 season, and reached the final of the UEFA Women's Cup, winning 8–0 on aggregate against Frankfurt, with Marta scoring three goals over the two legs. Domestically, Umeå finished second to Djurgården in both the Damallsvenskan and the Swedish Cup. That season, Marta scored 22 goals and tied with teammate Laura Kalmari for most goals in the league. However, they were knocked out in the UEFA Women's Cup quarter-finals by Djurgården, with Marta not being able to play due to injury. In the 2005 season, Marta scored 21 league goals to be the top scorer in the Damallsvenskan and helped Umeå IK to an undefeated season. During the Swedish Cup finals, Marta punched Helen Fagerström and later apologized. Minutes later, Malin Nykvist elbowed her in the face, resulting in a fractured eye socket.
In 2006, Umeå again won the league without losing, with Marta scoring 21 goals. Umeå cruised to an 11–1 aggregate win over Norwegian side Kolbotn FK in the UEFA Women's Cup semi-finals, with Marta scoring twice in both matches. They went on to lose the 2007 UEFA Women's Cup final to Arsenal. For the third time in a row, she was on the losing side in the Swedish cup final when her side was defeated 3–2 by Linköpings FC. The 2007 season was relatively successful for Umeå, with the club winning both the league, in which they finished nine points ahead of Djurgården, and the Swedish Cup, beating AIK 4–3 in a match in which Marta scored a hat-trick, the last (winning) goal coming three minutes from time. Marta scored 25 goals in the league, finishing one goal behind the top scorer Lotta Schelin.
The 2008 season saw Umeå win another league title, with Marta tying with Manon Melis for the top scorer in the league. On the day of the FIFA World Player of the Year Awards in January 2009, Marta announced that she would play for the Los Angeles Sol for the next three years. At the request of Marta, the Los Angeles side also purchased Johanna Frisk from Umeå IK, which led to a report by Swedish TV4 sports presenter Patrick Ekwall that Marta and Frisk were a lesbian couple. Both players denied this to be true.