Raquel Infante

{{Short description|Portuguese footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Portuguese name|Pega|Infante}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Raquel Infante

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Raquel Pega Infante

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|9|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lisbon, Portugal

| height = 1.73 m

| currentclub = Logroño

| clubnumber = TBA

| position = Defender, midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = CF Benfica

| years1 = 2006–2009

| clubs1 = Ponte Frielas

| caps1 = 25

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2009–2011

| clubs2 = 1º Dezembro

| caps2 = 20

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = UE L'Estartit

| caps3 = 25

| goals3 =

| years4 = 2012–2013

| clubs4 = C. Llanos Olivenza

| caps4 = 18

| goals4 =

| years5 = 2013–2014

| clubs5 = ASD Riviera di Romagna

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2014–2015

| clubs6 = USD San Zaccaria

| caps6 = 13

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015–2016

| clubs7 = CF Benfica

| caps7 = 9

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2016

| clubs8 = Åland United

| caps8 = 20

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2016–2017

| clubs9 = Levante UD

| caps9 = 11

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2017–2018

| clubs10 = Rodez AF

| caps10 = 22

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2018–2020

| clubs11 = Benfica

| caps11 = 8

| goals11 = 3

| years12 = 2020–

| clubs12 = Logroño

| caps12 = 0

| goals12 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007

| nationalteam1 = Portugal U19

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2014–

| nationalteam2 = Portugal

| nationalcaps2 = 22

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 24 June 2019

| nationalteam-update = 31 May 2019

}}

Raquel Pega Infante (born 19 September 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as either a defender or midfielder for Spanish Primera División club EdF Logroño and the Portugal women's national team.

Club career

Infante played for Ponte Frielas and 1º Dezembro, before embarking on a peripatetic career with clubs in Spain, Italy, Finland and France.{{cite news|last=Marques|first=Cláudia|title=Raquel Infante reforça Levante|trans-title=Raquel Infante bolsters Levante|url=http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-feminino/detalhe/raquel-infante-reforca-levante.html|access-date=18 November 2017|work=Record|date=31 October 2016|language=pt}}

In December 2018, Infante was announced as an S.L. Benfica player.{{cite news|title=Benfica contrata Raquel Infante|trans-title=Benfica sign Raquel Infante|url=https://www.abola.pt/nnh/Noticias/Ver/765821|access-date=27 December 2018|work=A Bola|date=27 December 2018|language=pt}} She had begun the season with EDF Logroño in Spain but failed to make any appearances due to recovering from surgery.

International career

Infante was named by coach Francisco Neto in the 23-player Portugal national team for UEFA Women's Euro 2017.{{cite news |title=Portugal anuncia convocatória final para o UEFA Women's EURO 2017 |url=https://pt.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/023b-0e17f3fb4389-9a6171e07807-1000--portugal-anuncia-convocatoria-final-para-o-uefa-women-s-euro/ |access-date=28 December 2018 |publisher=UEFA |date=6 July 2017 |language=Portuguese}}

Honours

Benfica

  • Campeonato Nacional II Divisão: 2018–19
  • Supertaça de Portugal: 2019{{cite news|date=8 September 2019|title=Benfica conquista troféu|trans-title=Benfica conquer trophy|url=https://www.fpf.pt/News/Todas-as-not%C3%ADcias/Not%C3%ADcia/news/24507|language=pt|work=FPF|access-date=9 September 2019}}

References

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