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}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt/Jogadores/Jogador/playerId/739476|title=Lúcia Alves|website=FPF}}

| birth_place =

| height = 1.59m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Benfica

| clubnumber = 13

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1=

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = S.C. Freamunde

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2017–2019

| clubs2 = Valadares Gaia

| caps2 = 39

| goals2 = 15

| years3 = 2019–

| clubs3 = Benfica

| caps3 = 88

| goals3 = 11

| years4 = 2020–2021

| clubs4 = → Valadares Gaia (loan)

| caps4 = 9

| goals4 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2021–

| nationalteam1 = Portugal

| nationalcaps1 = 24

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| pcupdate = 22 March 2025

| ntupdate = 22 March 2025

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Lúcia Catarina de Sousa Alves (born 22 October 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club SL Benfica and the Portugal women's national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/clubs/players/250161597--lucia-alves/|title=Lucia Alves - Benfica - UWCL|website=UEFA}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/pt/News/Todas-as-notícias/Notícia/news/35352|title=Suzane Pires chamada|website=FPF}}

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.{{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}}

Honours

Benfica

Individual

  • Cosme Damião Awards – Women's Footballer of the Year: 2025{{cite news|date=20 March 2025|title=Gala Cosme Damião: Otamendi, Álvaro Carreras e Lúcia Alves entre os premiados

|url=https://www.zerozero.pt/noticias/gala-cosme-damiao-otamendi-alvaro-carreras-e-lucia-alves-entre-os-premiados/767034|language=pt|website=ZeroZero|access-date=22 March 2025}}

International goals

:Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first.

class="wikitable"
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.rowspan=2| 31 May 2023rowspan=2| Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugalrowspan=2| {{fbw|NIR}}align=center|2–0rowspan=2 align=center| 4–0rowspan=2| UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
2.align=center|4–0

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