Daniela Alves Lima

Daniela

Personal information
Full name	Daniela Alves Lima[1]
Date of birth	12 January 1984
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Portuguesa
2003	San Diego Spirit	17	(0)
2004	Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC	3	(1)
2005	Hampton Roads Piranhas	4	(0)
2005–2006	Bay State Select
2007	Saad Esporte Clube
2008	Linköpings FC	22	(6)
2009	Saint Louis Athletica	4	(2)
2010	Hampton Roads Piranhas	1	(0)
National team^‡
2002	Brazil U-19
1999–2008	Brazil
Honours Representing  Brazil Olympic Games – Women's Football 2004 Athens Team Competition 2008 Beijing Team Competition Pan American Games – Women's Football 2003 Santo Domingo Team Competition 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:11, 30 September 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:11, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Daniela Alves Lima (born 12 January 1984), commonly known as Daniela, is a former Brazilian football midfielder who played for professional clubs in Brazil, Sweden and the United States. As a member of the Brazil women's national football team she participated in two FIFA Women's World Cups and three Olympic Games. Daniela was a box-to-box central midfielder who was renowned for her powerful long range shots.

Club career

Daniela had already played for four seasons at the women's section of São Paulo club Portuguesa,^{[note 1]} when she was signed by San Diego Spirit of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). Having turned 19 the month before her February 2003 transfer, Daniela became WUSA's youngest player.^[2] She started 14 of her 17 regular season appearances in 2003 and posted three assists. When WUSA collapsed at the end of that season, Daniela moved to Europe and signed for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of Sweden's Damallsvenskan. She made three league appearances and scored one goal in a 2004 season beset by injury.^[3]

For 2005 Daniela moved back to the United States and played four games for Hampton Roads Piranhas in the pro–am W-League.^[4] She finished the 2005 season playing in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) with Bay State Select, scoring seven goals in 10 appearances. She remained with Bay State for 2006 and was named to the all-league team in both 2005 and 2006,^[5] before returning to Brazil with Saad Esporte Clube. At the inaugural 2007 edition of the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Daniela was named player of the tournament and was top goalscorer with 14 goals as Saad won the trophy.^[6]

Sweden's Linköpings FC contracted Daniela and her Brazil team mate Cristiane for the 2008 Damallsvenskan season. After signing, Daniela stressed that she had improved as a player since her unhappy experience at Göteborg in 2004.^[7] She played in all 22 of Linköpings' league matches, scoring six goals, as the team finished runners-up behind Umeå IK.^[8]

Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), a new professional league formed in the United States, entered Daniela into its inaugural International Draft. She was selected as the Saint Louis Athletica's first pick and joined the team for its 2009 season.^[9]

In Athletica's fourth game against the Washington Freedom, Daniela scored the club's first two goals of the season in a fractious and controversial 3–3 draw. During the match, a challenge by Abby Wambach, described as "vicious"^[10] and "reckless",^[11] left Daniela with a broken tibia and torn knee ligaments. Wambach received a yellow card for the tackle but was later given a one-match suspension by the league's disciplinary panel.^[12] Saint Louis Athletica's doctor said that the injury would rule Daniela out "indefinitely".^[13]

She made a comeback with Hampton Road Piranhas in the 2010 W-League,^[14] but featured for 18 minutes of one match.^[15] The injury brought about Daniela's early retirement from football. She returned to São Paulo and became the proprietor of a butcher shop.^[16]

International

Brazil wanted to include Daniela in their squad for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup but at the age of 15 years she was not eligible to participate.^[17] Instead she made her debut in the next game, a friendly defeat to the United States. An inexperienced Brazil lost 6–0 to the world champions at Mile High Stadium in Denver on 26 September 1999.^[18]

At 16 Daniela was a member of the Brazil team that participated in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and finished in fourth place. She captained Brazil's under-19 team at the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, scoring three goals as the team reached the semi-final.^[19] Ahead of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, Daniela was named in Brazil's squad and praised by the coach: "She is very good. Everyone is interested in her."^[20] At the tournament she performed well and struck a celebrated goal as Brazil upset Olympic champions Norway 4–1.^[21] Sweden defeated Brazil 2–1 in the quarter-final.

Daniela and Brazil collected silver medals at the 2004 and 2008 editions of the Olympic Games. At the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, Brazil produced a striking 4–0 semi-final win over the United States but were beaten 2–0 by Germany in the final. Daniela and teammates Marta, Cristiane and Rosana were nicknamed "the fantastic four".^[22]

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	#	Score	Result	Competition
1.goal 1	2000-06-25	Louisville	Trinidad and Tobago	1.1	5–0	11–0	Women's Gold Cup 2000
2.goal 2	2003-09-23	Washington	Norway	1.1	1–0	4–1	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
3.goal 3	2004-07-17	Patras	Greece	1.1	6–0	7–0	2004 Olympics
4.goal 4	2006-11-11	Mar del Plata	Paraguay	1.1	2–0	4–1	Copa America 2006
5.goal 5	2006-11-17	Mar del Plata	Bolivia	1.1	1–0	6–1	Copa America 2006
6.goal 6	2006-11-19	Mar del Plata	Venezuela	1.1	1–0	6–0	Copa America 2006
7.goal 7	2006-11-22	Mar del Plata	Uruguay	2.1	1–0	6–0	Copa America 2006
8.goal 8				2.2	2–0
9.goal 9	2006-11-24	Mar del Plata	Paraguay	1.1	3–0	6–0	Copa America 2006
10.goal 10	2007-07-12	Rio de Janeiro	Uruguay	2.1	1–0	4–0	2007 Pan American Games
11.goal 11				2.2	4–0
12.goal 12	2007-07-14	Rio de Janeiro	Jamaica	1.1	2–0	5–0	2007 Pan American Games
13.goal 13	2007-07-18	Rio de Janeiro	Ecuador	1.1	2–0	10–0	2007 Pan American Games
14.goal 14	2007-07-18	Rio de Janeiro	Canada	1.1	4–0	7–0	2007 Pan American Games
15.goal 15	2007-07-26	Rio de Janeiro	United States	1.1	5–0	5–0	2007 Pan American Games
16.goal 16	2007-09-15	Wuhan	New Zealand	1.1	1–0	5–0	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
17.goal 17	2008-09-09	Shenyang	North Korea	1.1	1–0	2–1	2008 Olympics
18.goal 18	2008-09-15	Tianjin	Norway	1.1	1–0	2–1	2008 Olympics

Notes

1. Portuguesa's female section were sometimes known as Lusa Sant'Anna due to an agreement with a local college of that name.

References

1. "Daniela". Sports Reference. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
2. "San Diego samba". CNN Sports Illustrated. 23 February 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
3. "15. Daniela Alves Lima Spelarfakta" (in Swedish). Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
4. "Virginia Beach Piranhas". United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
5. "WPSL "internationals" drafted by WPS". Women's Premier Soccer League. 25 September 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
6. "First step to a brighter future". FIFA. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
7. "Utmanarna i Linköping" (in Swedish). Kristianstadsbladet. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
8. "Daniela" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
9. Bell, Jack (24 September 2008). "In W.P.S., It's the Girls From Brazil". New York Times. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
10. "Brazilian star Daniela downed by Wambach [VIDEO]". Soccer America. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
11. Purdy, Jacqueline (6 May 2009). "Wambach tackle on Daniela the week's talking point". ESPN FC. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
12. Kennedy, Paul (8 May 2009). "Wambach suspended for foul on Daniela". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
13. Goff, Steven (5 May 2009). "Daniela: Ligaments, Tibia Damage". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
14. "Brazilian Daniela Joins Piranhas". United Soccer Leagues. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
15. "2010 Statistics". United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
16. Cardoso, Ana Paula; Rodrigues, Laura (1 July 2011). "Ex-jogadora da seleção feminina manda a real sobre CBF" (in Portuguese). Globo TV. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
17. "Game Notes: New England v. Bay State". Women's Premier Soccer League. 15 June 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
18. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (9 December 2012). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens' Team) 2011-2013". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
19. "Daniela Bio". ESPN FC. 3 September 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
20. "Brazil head in a new direction". FIFA. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
21. "Bud Light Player of the Match: Daniela (BRA)". FIFA. 24 September 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
22. "Brazilian talent runs deep". FIFA. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

External links

• Daniela – FIFA competition record
• Profile at Women's Professional Soccer
• Profile at Women's United Soccer Association