Aline Gomes
{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 2005)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Portuguese name|Gomes|Amaro}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Aline Gomes
| image = NC Courage vs SD Wave (Oct 2024) 022 (Aline).jpg
| caption = Aline Gomes with the North Carolina Courage in 2024
| fullname = Aline Gomes Amaro{{Soccerway|aline-gomes-amaro/733343|Aline Gomes|accessdate=20 March 2023}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|2005|7|7}}{{cite web|url=https://ferroviariasaf.com/player/aline-gomes/|title=Aline Gomes|website=Associação Ferroviária de Esportes|language=pt-BR|accessdate=20 March 2023}}
| birth_place = Tabatinga, Brazil
| position = Forward
| currentclub = North Carolina Courage
| clubnumber = 77
| youthyears1 = 2020–2022
| youthclubs1 = Ferroviária
| years1 = 2021–2024
| clubs1 = Ferroviária
| caps1 = 42
| goals1 = 12
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = North Carolina Courage
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = Brazil U17
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = Brazil U20
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2023–
| nationalteam3 = Brazil
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 13:55, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 13:55, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
}}
Aline Gomes Amaro (born 7 July 2005), known as Aline Gomes or just Aline, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club North Carolina Courage.
Club career
Born in Tabatinga, São Paulo, Aline Gomes joined Ferroviária's youth setup in 2020, aged 15.{{cite web|url=https://www.951fm.com.br/news-de-sonho-quase-interrompido-a-selecao-brasileira-aos-17-anos-aline-gomes-desponta-como-atacante-nos-gramados|title=De sonho quase interrompido à seleção brasileira: aos 17 anos, Aline Gomes desponta como atacante nos gramados|trans-title=From the nearly interrupted dream to the Brazil national team: aged 17, Aline Gomes emerges as a forward on the field|publisher=95.1 FM|language=pt-BR|date=8 March 2023|accessdate=20 March 2023}} She made her first team debut on 24 June 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Aline Milene in a 2–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A1 home win over Flamengo.
Aline Gomes scored her first senior goal on 15 August 2021, netting the winner in a 3–2 home success over Santos; at the age of 16 years, one month and eight days, she became the youngest player to score for AFE in the competition.{{cite web|url=https://rciararaquara.com.br/ferroviaria/aline-gomes-se-torna-a-mais-jovem-a-marcar-gol-pela-ferroviaria-em-uma-edicao-de-brasileiro-feminino/|title=Aline Gomes se torna a mais jovem a marcar gol pela Ferroviária em uma edição de Brasileiro Feminino|trans-title=Aline Gomes becomes the youngest to score a goal for Ferroviária in a Brasileiro Feminino edition|publisher=RCI Araraquara|language=pt-BR|date=22 August 2021|accessdate=20 March 2023}} She subsequently started to feature more regularly in the 2022 season, being named the Breakthrough Player of the year's Brasileirão.{{cite web|url=https://ferroviariasaf.com/2022/11/11/aline-gomes-e-eleita-a-revelacao-do-brasileirao-feminino/|title=Aline Gomes é eleita a revelação do Brasileirão Feminino|trans-title=Aline Gomes is chosen as the breakthrough player of the Brasileirão Feminino|publisher=Associação Ferroviária de Esportes|language=pt-BR|date=11 November 2022|accessdate=20 March 2023}}
On 30 July 2024, it was announced that Aline Gomes was acquired by the North Carolina Courage, an NWSL team in the United States. She was then signed through the 2026 season,{{Cite web |title=Courage acquires Brazilian forward Aline Gomes |url=https://www.nccourage.com/news/courage-acquires-brazilian-forward-aline-gomes/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=NC Courage |language=en-US}} for a rumoured fee of around R$ 1 million.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/ribeirao-preto-e-regiao/futebol/times/ferroviaria/noticia/2024/07/30/ferroviaria-confirma-venda-de-aline-gomes-valor-e-2o-maior-valor-da-historia-de-um-clube-brasileiro.ghtml|title=Ferroviária confirma venda de Aline Gomes; valor é 2º maior da história de um clube brasileiro|trans-title=Ferroviária confirm sale of Aline Gomes; fee is the 2nd most expensive in the history of a Brazilian club|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=30 July 2024|accessdate=1 August 2024}} She debuted as an 80th-minute substitute against the Kansas City Current on 1 September.{{cite news|url=https://www.nccourage.com/news/recap-courage-storm-back-to-down-kansas-city-sunday/|title=Recap: Courage storm back to down Kansas City Sunday|date=2024-09-01|publisher=North Carolina Courage|access-date=2024-10-06}} She scored her first NWSL goal to open a 2–1 win over the San Diego Wave on 5 October.{{cite news|url=https://mlsmultiplex.com/posts/north-carolina-courage-seals-nwsl-spot-with-crucial-win-over-san-diego-wave-01j9h0fnmxsy|title=North Carolina Courage seals NWSL spot with crucial win over San Diego Wave|last=Franca|first=Izabelle|date=2024-10-06|website=MLS Multiplex|access-date=2024-10-06}}
International career
After representing Brazil at under-17 and under-20 levels,{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/ribeirao-preto-e-regiao/futebol/times/ferroviaria/noticia/2023/02/27/revelacao-em-2022-aline-gomes-inicia-temporada-como-realidade-da-ferroviaria-no-brasileirao.ghtml|title=Revelação em 2022, Aline Gomes inicia temporada como realidade da Ferroviária no Brasileirão|trans-title=Breakthrough player in 2022, Aline Gomes starts the season as a reality of Ferroviária in the Brasileirão|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=27 February 2023|accessdate=20 March 2023}} Aline Gomes received her first call up to the full side by manager Pia Sundhage on 20 March 2023, for the 2023 Women's Finalissima against England.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/ribeirao-preto-e-regiao/futebol/times/ferroviaria/noticia/2023/03/20/aos-17-aline-gomes-e-chamada-pela-1a-vez-a-selecao-principal-ferroviaria-tem-3-convocadas.ghtml|title=Aos 17, Aline Gomes é chamada pela 1ª vez à seleção principal; Ferroviária tem 3 convocadas|trans-title=Aged 17, Aline Gomes is called up for the 1st time to the main national team; Ferroviária have 3 players called up|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=20 March 2023|accessdate=20 March 2023}}
Aline Gomes was crowned champion of the CONMEBOL Women's Under-19 Evolution League 2023 on Sunday, September 24, by defeating the Paraguayan national team 2-0, and she scored the second goal that sealed the match's result.{{Cite web |last=Sócrates |date=2023-09-23 |title=Aline Gomes: Joven Promesa del Fútbol Femenino |url=https://www.porlapelota.com/futbol-femenino/aline-gomes-joven-promesa-del-futbol-femenino/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Por la Pelota |language=es-CO}}{{dead link|date=February 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
References
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{{North Carolina Courage squad}}
{{Brazil squad 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup}}
{{Bola de Ouro}}
{{2023 Bola de Prata}}
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Category:Footballers from São Paulo (state)
Category:Brazilian women's footballers
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 players
Category:Associação Ferroviária de Esportes (women) players
Category:North Carolina Courage players
Category:Brazil women's international footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate women's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportswomen
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