Francielle

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Francielle

| image = Francielle (15), meio-campista, reserva, DSC00939.jpg

| image_size = 240px

| caption =

| fullname = Francielle Manoel Alberto{{cite web|title=Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Brazil |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/66/36/85/woft-final-lop-2012-07-24.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804002100/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/66/36/85/woft-final-lop-2012-07-24.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2012|work=FIFA|date=24 July 2012|access-date=6 December 2015|page=1}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| height = 1.60 m

| position = Midfielder / Forward

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Itanhaém

| years1 = 2006–2008

| clubs1 = Santos

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| years2 = 2009

| clubs2 = Saint Louis Athletica

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2009

| clubs3 = Sky Blue FC

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2009–2010

| clubs4 = Santos

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| years5 = 2011–2014

| clubs5 = São José

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| years6 = 2015

| clubs6 = Boston Breakers

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015

| clubs7 = Stjarnan{{cite news|url=http://www2.ksi.is/asp/listar/leikmadur.asp?pLeikmadurNr=302966&pListi=5|title=Francielle Manoel Alberto|publisher=Football Association of Iceland|language=is|access-date=6 December 2015|archive-date=18 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718055131/http://www2.ksi.is/asp/listar/leikmadur.asp?pLeikmadurNr=302966&pListi=5|url-status=dead}}

| caps7 = 7

| goals7 = 6

| years8 = 2016

| clubs8 = Corinthians Audax

| caps8 = 9

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2017–2018

| clubs9 = Avaldsnes IL

| caps9 = 30

| goals9 = 5

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| nationalteam1 = Brazil U-20

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| nationalteam2 = Brazil U-23

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| nationalyears3 = 2006–2017

| nationalteam3 = Brazil

| nationalcaps3 = 24

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}}

| club-update = 12:30, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 12:30, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

}}

Francielle Manoel Alberto (born 18 October 1989), commonly known as Francielle or Fran, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Brazil women's national football team. At club level, she most recently played for Norwegian Toppserien club Avaldsnes IL. She previously played for Corinthians, São José and Santos in Brazil, as well as for Saint Louis Athletica and Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS).{{cite web |title=Peixe apresenta novas Sereias: 'Será ótimo jogar ao lado da Marta', diz Cris |date=3 September 2009 |work=Rede Globo |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/0,,MUL1291433-9825,00-PEIXE+APRESENTA+NOVAS+SEREIAS+SERA+OTIMO+JOGAR+AO+LADO+DA+MARTA+DIZ+CRIS.html |access-date=30 September 2009 |language=pt |archive-date=4 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904221636/http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/0,,MUL1291433-9825,00-PEIXE+APRESENTA+NOVAS+SEREIAS+SERA+OTIMO+JOGAR+AO+LADO+DA+MARTA+DIZ+CRIS.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Breakers sign Brazilian midfielder Francielle |date=10 November 2014 |work=The Equalizer |url=http://womens.soccerly.com/2014/11/10/boston-breakers-sign-francielle-brazil-midfielder/ |access-date=18 November 2014 |archive-date=13 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113092117/http://womens.soccerly.com/2014/11/10/boston-breakers-sign-francielle-brazil-midfielder |url-status=dead }}

Club career

=United States=

Francielle was on the opening day roster for St. Louis Athletica in the inaugural season of the WPS in 2009, and played in six matches for them.

On 26 June 2009, St. Louis Athletica traded Francielle and Kerri Hanks to Sky Blue FC for Sarah Walsh. She scored the game-winning goal in the first round of the WPS playoffs at the Washington Freedom. Sky Blue later defeated Francielle's former team, the Athletica, and the Los Angeles Sol to win the 2009 WPS title.

=Brazil=

Francielle won the 2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina with Santos.

In 2013, Francielle and São José won the Copa Libertadores. In 2013 and 2014 she and her team also won league and cup titles.

=Boston Breakers=

On 10 November 2014, the Boston Breakers signed Francielle for the 2015 NWSL season. Ultimately she never joined the Breakers as she was instead called into Brazil's residency camp for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite news|title=Breakers replace Brazilians with Brazilians|url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2015/02/12/breakers-replace-brazilians-with-brazilians/|access-date=29 June 2015|publisher=The Equalizer|date=12 February 2015}}

=Stjarnan=

In summer 2015, Francielle and compatriot Poliana agreed to play for Icelandic Úrvalsdeild club Stjarnan in their UEFA Women's Champions League campaign.{{cite news|last1=Einarsson|first1=Alexander Freyr|title=Stjarnan fær landsliðskonu sem var á HM (Staðfest)|url=http://fotbolti.net/news/29-07-2015/stjarnan-faer-landslidskonu-sem-var-a-hm-stadfest|access-date=23 August 2015|publisher=Fótbolti.net|date=29 July 2015|language=is}}

=Avaldsnes=

After spending 2016 back in Brazil with Corinthians Audax, Francielle joined a Brazilian contingent at Avaldsnes IL. She helped the team win the 2017 Norwegian Women's Cup, before departing during the 2018 Toppserien season.{{cite news |last1=Olsen |first1=Kent |title=Francielle legger opp |url=https://hnytt.no/2018/07/23/francielle-legger-opp/ |access-date=25 April 2019 |publisher=Hnytt |date=23 July 2018 |language=no |archive-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425123125/https://hnytt.no/2018/07/23/francielle-legger-opp/ |url-status=dead }}

International career

In November 2006, Francielle made her senior international debut in Brazil's 2–0 South American Women's Football Championship win over Peru at Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata.{{cite web|last1=Leme de Arruda|first1=Marcelo|title=Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens´ Team) 2006–2007|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200607w.htm|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=7 July 2015|language=pt|date=9 December 2012}}

Francielle appeared in all four of Brazil's matches at the 2011 Women's World Cup, and converted a penalty kick in the overtime shootout of the quarterfinal match versus the United States. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Francielle appeared in five of Brazil's six matches, winning a silver medal. Francielle's first goal in a major international tournament came at the 2012 London Olympics versus Cameroon, where she played in all four of Brazil's matches.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/francielle-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190039/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/francielle-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Francielle Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-12}}

In October 2017, Francielle was one of five Brazil players to quit international football, disgruntled at pay and conditions, and the Brazilian Football Confederation's sacking of head coach Emily Lima.{{Cite news|url=http://www.excellesports.com/news/cristiane-quits-brazilian-national-team/|title=Soccer: Cristiane among players to quit Brazilian National Team|date=2017-09-28|work=Excelle Sports|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030003248/http://www.excellesports.com/news/cristiane-quits-brazilian-national-team/|archive-date=30 October 2017|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/sports/soccer/brazil-women-soccer.html|title=Brazil's Women Soccer Players in Revolt Against Federation|last=Panja|first=Tariq|date=2017-10-06|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}

Personal life

Francielle is married to Andressa Alves.{{Cite web|url=https://sportbuzz.uol.com.br/noticias/futebol/andressa-alves-atacante-da-selecao-brasileira-se-casa-com-medalhista-olimpica-fran.phtml|title=Andressa Alves, atacante da Seleção Brasileira, se casa com a medalhista olímpica Fran!|date=10 July 2020|language=pt}}

Career statistics

=International goals=

colspan="7"\|International goals
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;"
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 April 2012	Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan	{{fbw\|JPN}}	{{center\|1–1}}	{{center\|4–1}}	2012 Women's Kirin Challenge Cup
2.	25 July 2012	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, United Kingdom	{{fbw\|CMR}}	{{center\|0–1}}	{{center\|0–5}}	2012 Summer Olympics
3.	9 April 2017	Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil	{{fbw\|BOL}}	{{center\|1–0}}	{{center\|6–0}}	Friendly match

References

External links

{{FIFA player|219097}}
{{UEFA player|250031465}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20091107153355/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/ny/players/bios/francielle Sky Blue FC player profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081225151903/http://santos.globo.com/esportes_modalidades_atleta.php?cod=483&sec=91 Santos FC player profile] {{in lang|pt}}
{{Soccerway|francielle-francielle/53897}}

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Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from São Paulo

Category:Brazilian women's footballers

Category:Women's association football midfielders