View source for Lúcia Alves

{{Short description|Portuguese footballer (born 1997)}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Portuguese name|de Sousa|Alves}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name =  Lúcia Alves
| fullname = Lúcia Catarina de Sousa Alves
| image =
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1997|10|22}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt/Jogadores/Jogador/playerId/739476|title=Lúcia Alves|website=FPF}}</ref>
| birth_place =
| height = 1.59m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[S.L. Benfica (women's football)|Benfica]]
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1=
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = [[S.C. Freamunde]]
| caps1  = 2
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2017–2019
| clubs2 = [[Valadares Gaia F.C. (women)|Valadares Gaia]]
| caps2  = 39
| goals2 = 15
| years3 = 2019–
| clubs3 = [[S.L. Benfica (women's football)|Benfica]]
| caps3  = 89
| goals3 = 11
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = → [[Valadares Gaia F.C. (women)|Valadares Gaia]] (loan)
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalteam1  = [[Portugal women's national football team|Portugal]]
| nationalcaps1  = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| pcupdate = 2 June 2024
| ntupdate = 2 June 2024
}}
'''Lúcia Catarina de Sousa Alves''' (born 22 October 1997) is a Portuguese professional [[footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Campeonato Nacional Feminino]] club [[S.L. Benfica (women's football)|SL Benfica]] and the [[Portugal women's national football team|Portugal women's national team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/clubs/players/250161597--lucia-alves/|title=Lucia Alves - Benfica - UWCL|website=UEFA.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/agora/noticias/2021/01/05/futebol-feminino-benfica-lucia-alves-regressa|title=Lúcia Alves returns to Benfica|website=www.slbenfica.pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-feminino/detalhe/benfica-anuncia-renovacao-de-lucia-alves|title=Benfica anuncia renovação de Lúcia Alves|website=www.record.pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/selecao-feminina/detalhe/lucia-alves-e-beatriz-cameirao-estreiam-se-na-convocatoria-da-selecao-feminina|title=Lúcia Alves e Beatriz Cameirão estreiam-se na convocatória da seleção feminina|website=www.record.pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/especiais/futebol-feminino/lucia-alves-trabalhei-muito-para-aqui-chegar-era-um-sonho-de-crianca-14231772.html|title=Lúcia Alves: ″Trabalhei muito para aqui chegar, era um sonho de criança″|website=www.ojogo.pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imediato.pt/lucia-alves-e-campea-nacional-pelo-benfica/|title=Lúcia Alves é campeã nacional pelo Benfica - Imediato - Jornal Regional|date=May 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jn.pt/desporto/catarina-amado-de-aguia-ao-peito-ate-2025-13776020.html|title=Catarina Amado e Lúcia Alves renovam pelas águias|website=www.jn.pt}}</ref>
==International career==
On 17 June, Lúcia Alves replaced [[Mariana Azevedo]] who withdrew following a knee ligament injury sustained in training. Alves would join the Portuguese national team to the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt/News/Todas-as-notícias/Notícia/news/35352|title=Suzane Pires chamada|website=FPF}}</ref>
On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the [[FIFA Women's World Cup 2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Mark White last |date=2023-06-07 |title=Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/portugal-women-world-cup-2023-squad-team-roster-players |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=fourfourtwo.com |language=en}}</ref>
==International goals==
:''Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || rowspan=2| 31 May 2023 || rowspan=2| [[Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa]], [[Leiria]], [[Portugal]] || rowspan=2| {{fbw|NIR}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 4–0 || rowspan=2| [[UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B|UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying]]
|-
| 2. || align=center|'''4'''–0
|-
|}
==Honours==
'''Benfica'''
* [[Campeonato Nacional Feminino]]: [[2020–21 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino|2021–22]], [[2022–23 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino|2022–23]], [[2023–24 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino|2023–24]]
* [[Taça de Portugal Feminina|Taça de Portugal]]: 2023–24
* [[Taça da Liga Feminina|Taça da Liga]]: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–2024
* [[Supertaça de Portugal Feminina|Supertaça de Portugal]]: 2019, 2022, 2023
== References ==
<references />
{{S.L. Benfica (women) squad}}
{{Portugal squad UEFA Women's Euro 2022}}
{{Portugal squad 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alves, Lúcia}}
[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Portuguese women's footballers]]
[[Category:Women's association football defenders]]
[[Category:S.L. Benfica (women) footballers]]
[[Category:Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino players]]
[[Category:Portugal women's international footballers]]
[[Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players]]
[[Category:2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players]]
{{Portugal-women-footy-bio-stub}}