Geyse

Geyse da Silva Ferreira (born 27 March 1998), commonly known as Geyse or Pretinha,[2] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Barcelona and the Brazil women's national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
Geyse
2023 at the national team
Personal information
Full name Geyse da Silva Ferreira[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998
Place of birth Maragogi, Brazil[2]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
CESMAC
União Desportiva
2016 Centro Olímpico 2 (0)
2017 Corinthians 14 (1)
2017–2018 Madrid CFF 11 (2)
2018–2019 Benfica 30 (49)
2020–2022 Madrid CFF 56 (30)
2022– Barcelona 20 (6)
International career‡
2016–2018 Brazil U20 9 (2)
2017– Brazil 41 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Geyse de Silva Ferreira was born on 27 March 1998, in Maragogi, Brazil. She was born to Maria Cristina "Cris" Gomes da Silva, a street sweeper and daycare worker who raised Geyse and her five siblings- Aline, Geovanne, Gisele, Alisson, and José Willamys- as a single mother.[3][4][5] Geyse's father, a fisherman, had an abusive relationship with her mother.[5]

Geyse played futsal for two years in Pernambuco.[4] She later played football for União Desportiva Alagoana (UDA), a team based in Maceió.[5] She then moved to Centro Olímpico, where she made limited appearances.

Club career

Corinthians (2017)

Geyse debuted for Corinthians on 12 March 2017, scoring in a 4–0 win over São Francisco.[6] Throughout her single season with Corinthians, she played in 27 matches and scored nine goals.[7]

Madrid CFF (2017–2018)

Geyse made her first move to the Spanish league in 2017 when she signed for the newly promoted Madrid CFF from Corinthians. Geyse made just 11 appearances and scored two goals as Madrid finished 10th place in the league.

Benfica (2018–2019)

Geyse agreed to a transfer to the newly formed S.L. Benfica in May 2018.[8] She joined her new team in September 2018, after playing for Brazil at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She scored 16 goals in her first four games for Benfica, who had entered the second division in Portugal.[9] Geyse also scored 6 goals in one match against Almeirim.[10] By the end of the season, Geyse had scored 51 goals in 29 matches for the club, 41 of those being league goals and the other 9 being scored in the 2018–19 Taça de Portugal Feminina.[4][10]

In the first half of the 2019–20 Campeonato Nacional Feminino season, Geyse featured in eight matches and scored just one goal. In January 2020, Benfica rescinded their contract with Geyse by mutual agreement.[11]

Second stint at Madrid CFF (2020–2022)

In January 2020, Geyse re-signed for Madrid CFF, which was at the bottom of the Primera División table.[12] She scored five goals from 5 league matches before the 2019–20 league season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[13] On 21 July 2020, Geyse extended her contract with Madrid CFF to the end of 2020–21 season.[14]

The following season, on 21 April 2021, Geyse scored in the quarterfinal of the 2020–21 Copa de la Reina in a 2–1 victory over Real Madrid.[15] Madrid CFF faced eventual treble-winners FC Barcelona in the semifinals, and Geyse played all 90 minutes as they fell in a 4–0 defeat.

On 10 October 2021, Geyse scored four goals in a 5-4 Madrid CFF win against Real Betis.[16][17] In the quarterfinals of the 2021–22 Copa de la Reina, Geyse scored but was sent off with a red card. Madrid ended up losing the match in extra time.[18] Although Madrid CFF finished 13th in the league, Geyse finished her second season at Madrid CFF with a league-high 20 goals. She earned her first Pichichi title, which she split with Barcelona's Asisat Oshoala, who also scored 20 league goals. Geyse became the first South American in the Spanish women's league to achieve top scorers honors.[19]

Barcelona (2022-present)

In June 2022, Geyse is announced by the victorious Spanish club FC Barcelona Femení, where she will wear the number 18 shirt with a contract until 2024.[20]

International career

Youth national teams

In April 2015, 17-year-old Geyse's performances for União Desportiva in their run to the quarterfinal of the 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino led her to be called up for Brazil women's national under-20 football team training.[21] She went on to become an important player for Brazil at the 2016 edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[22]

At the 2018 South American U-20 Women's Championship, Geyse scored four goals in the group stages, with a brace in a 2–0 win over Venezuela and another brace in a 3–0 win over Uruguay. In the final stage, she scored once in every match, with one goal in Brazil's match against Colombia, two goals in their match against Venezuela, and five goals in their final match against Paraguay, which ended 8–1.[22] Geyse finished as the tournament's top scorer with 12 total goals in 7 games and was selected as Player of the Tournament. Geyse later competed with Brazil in her second FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup competition in August 2018. Brazil finished second in Group B with 1 point, with Geyse registering one goal in a 1–2 loss against North Korea.

Senior national team

Geyse made her debut for the senior Brazil women's national football team in September 2017 as a substitute in a 4–0 win over Chile.[23] She was selected in Brazil's 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, after a prolific season with Benfica at club level.[24] Geyse made two appearances in Brazil's 2019 Women's World Cup tournament, their first group stage match against Jamaica, and their quarterfinal defeat against France.[10]

Geyse scored her first senior national team goal at the 2021 SheBelieves Cup, Brazil's fourth goal in a 4–1 victory against Argentina.[10] Later in the year, Geyse was called up by Pia Sundhage to represent Brazil at the 2021 Summer Olympics.

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 February 2021Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States Argentina4–14–12021 SheBelieves Cup
2.26 November 2021Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil India5–16–12021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus
3.7 April 2022Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain Spain1–11–1Friendly
4.21 July 2022Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia Peru3–06–02022 Copa América Femenina
5.2 September 2022Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa1–03–0Friendly

Personal life

Geyse gifted her mother and siblings a house with the money she earned from football.[5] Geyse has her mother's face tattooed on her left arm.[4][10]

Honours

Benfica

Brazil

Individual

References
  1. "List of Players - Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 November 2016. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. "No caminho de Marta, alagoana Pretinha é convocada para a seleção" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. Williamys, José (13 May 2022). "Geyse Ferreia terá mãe homenageada no Esporte Espetacular da TV Globo". Maragogi News (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  4. Loio, Gustavo (2 June 2019). "Atacante do Benfica que fez 51 gols em 29 jogos em 2019, Geyse é revelação da seleção". Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. Thomaz Bastos, Denise; Fernando Soncini, Luis; Oliveira, Maurício (15 May 2022). "Série Mães Solo: A fortaleza que nasceu e cresceu em Maragogi e fez atacante da seleção feminina voar". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. "São Francisco 0 x 4 Corinthians - Brasileirão Feminino 2017". Meu Timão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  7. "Geyse, ex-jogadora do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  8. "La promesa brasileña Geyse deja el Madrid CFF y ficha por el Benfica" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  9. "Com 16 gols de brasileira, Benfica faz 85 em quatro jogos, sem ser vazado" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  10. Belas, Júlia (23 July 2021). "Brilhante em Portugal e na Espanha, Geyse quer aproveitar oportunidades com a seleção | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  11. Magalhães, Sérgio (3 January 2020). "Benfica rescinde contrato com Geyse Ferreira". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  12. Fra, Amalia (4 January 2020). "Geyse Ferreira deja el Benfica y vuelve al Madrid CFF". AS.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  13. Jiménez, Mayca (13 April 2020). "El regreso goleador de Geyse Ferreira en el Madrid CFF". AS.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  14. "Geyse Ferreira renueva con el Madrid CFF hasta 2021". es.besoccer.com (in Spanish). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  15. Arvind, Om (21 April 2021). "Immediate Reaction: Madrid CFF 2 - 1 Real Madrid Femenino; Copa de la Reina Quarterfinals". Managing Madrid. SB Nation. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  16. Sully, Ben (23 March 2022). "A closer look at Madrid CFF's star striker Geyse Ferreira". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  17. "Geyse acaba con el Betis Féminas (4-5)". sevilla (in Spanish). 10 October 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  18. Menayo, David (17 March 2022). "Anita Marcos sella el billete para semifinales en el minuto 121". MARCA (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  19. Mabuka, Dennis (15 May 2022). "Super Falcons' Oshoala wins Golden Boot with Barcelona Femeni in Spain | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  20. "Barcelona anuncia a contratação da atacante Geyse". Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  21. "Alagoana de 17 anos é convocada para treinos da seleção sub-20" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  22. "Brazil banking on Geyse's pace and finishing". FIFA. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  23. "Geyse celebra estreia na Seleção Principal" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  24. Siqueira, Igor (1 June 2019). "Women's World Cup 2019 team guide No 11: Brazil". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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