Portuguese footballer (born 1990)
Ana Catarina Marques Borges (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐnɐ ˈβɔɾʒɨʃ] ; born 15 June 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right winger or a right-back for Sporting CP and the Portugal women's national football team . After initially joining on loan from Chelsea ,[ 2] she made the move back to Portugal permanent in July 2017, just before UEFA Women's Euro 2017 .[ 3] She is an important member of the Portugal national team [ 4] [ 5] with over 110 caps .
Club career
At the 2015 FA Women's Cup Final , staged at Wembley Stadium for the first time, Borges appeared as a late substitute in Chelsea's 1–0 win over Notts County . It was Chelsea's first major trophy.[ 6] In October 2015 she was an unused substitute for Chelsea's 4–0 win over Sunderland , which secured the club's first FA WSL title and a League and Cup "double ".[ 7]
In December 2016, Borges renewed her contract with Chelsea but agreed to move on loan to Sporting CP at the same time.[ 8] On being introduced to the crowd at Estádio José Alvalade , Borges vowed: "I will do everything to help Sporting, the club of my whole life."[ 9]
Borges was voted the 2017–18 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino Player of the Season in June 2018.[ 10]
International career
Borges scored on her debut for the Portugal women's national football team on 4 March 2009, a 2–1 win over Poland at the 2009 Algarve Cup . Two days later Portugal secured another 2–1 win, this time against Wales , and Borges scored again on the occasion of her second cap . She was named by coach Francisco Neto in the 23-player Portugal squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.[ 11]
In November 2017 she made her 100th appearance for Portugal in a 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification fixture against Moldova .[ 12]
On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup .[ 13]
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