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Fatima Moreira de Melo

De Melo at the World Poker Tour in 2015.
Personal information
Born	(1978-07-04) 4 July 1978 (age 46) Rotterdam
Playing position	Midfield/Backward
Senior career
Years	Team
1999- -Present	HGC HC Rotterdam
National team
Years	Team	Caps
1997-2011	Netherlands	191 (30)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team competition 2004 Athens Team competition 2000 Sydney Team competition World Cup 2006 Madrid Team competition 1998 Utrecht Team competition 2002 Perth Team competition Champions Trophy 2000 Amstelveen Team competition 2004 Rosario Team competition 2005 Canberra Team competition 2007 Quilmes Team competition 1999 Brisbane Team competition 2001 Amstelveen Team competition 2002 Macau Team competition 2006 Amstelveen Team competition
Last updated on: after 2007 Champions Trophy

Fatima Moreira de Melo (born 4 July 1978) is a former Dutch field hockey player and professional poker player of Portuguese descent. She has played 191 international matches for the Dutch national team, scoring 30 goals. De Melo's debut match with the senior team was on 21 October 1997 against Germany, which ended in a 2–1 victory for the Netherlands. She played as a striker. In the Dutch national competition she has played for Tempo '34, HGC and HC Rotterdam. De Melo was part of the Dutch squad that became World Champion at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup and which won the 2007 Champions Trophy. In December 2006, she became Rotterdam Sportswoman of the Year and became the new face of the Rabobank in their Dutch TV advertisements.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she won an Olympic gold medal with the Dutch national team beating China in the final 2–0.

Besides playing field hockey, de Melo also studied at the Erasmus University Rotterdam where she obtained an LL.M. degree in Criminal law in 2006. She furthermore has presented TV programs for both local and national TV stations. She also has a career as a singer. She performed the theme song for the International Hockey Federation's International Year of the Youth at the closing of the 2001 Men's World Cup Hockey Qualifier in Edinburgh. De Melo's father is a Portuguese diplomat stationed in the Netherlands. Her boyfriend is pro-tennis player Raemon Sluiter.

De Melo belonged to the Team PokerStars: Sportstars, and one could find her playing tournaments behind the nickname FatimaDeMelo on the PokerStars online poker card room. She left her role as Sporting Icon Pro in early 2020.

References

1. "International tournament history Fatima Moreira de Melo". KNHB.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2006-06-10.
2. Fatima Moreira de Melo: Success wherever she goes - website of The Hockey Paper
3. Fatima Moreira de Melo: "Durf je eigen pad te volgen" - website of the Erasmus University Rotterdam
4. "Fatima Moreira de Melo". PokerStars.com.
5. "Fatima Moreira de Melo Parts Ways with PokerStars". pokertube.com/.

External links

• Fatima Moreira de Melo at the International Hockey Federation
• Fatima Moreira de Melo at Olympics.com
• Fatima Moreira de Melo at Olympedia
• Official site for her music career
• Fatima Moreira de Melo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Fatima Moreira de Melo – International tournaments

v t e Netherlands squad – 1998 FIH World Cup – Runners-up 1 Sinnige 2 Touw 3 Van den Broek 4 Deiters 5 Kuipers 6 Lewin 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Moreira de Melo 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen Coach: Van 't Hek v t e Netherlands squad – 1999 European Nations Cup – Champions (4th Title) 1 Sinnige 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters 5 Moreira de Melo 6 Petri 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 17 Mulder 18 Booij 19 De Haan Coach: Van 't Hek v t e Netherlands squad – 2000 Champions Trophy – Champions (2nd Title) 1 Sinnige 2 Van Geenhuizen 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters (c) 5 Moreira de Melo 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 18 Booij 19 De Haan 22 Wouters Coach: Van 't Hek v t e Netherlands squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal 1 Sinnige 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters 5 Moreira de Melo 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 18 Booij 30 Touw Coach: Van 't Hek v t e Netherlands squad – 2001 Champions Trophy – Runners-up 1 Sinnige 2 De Roever 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters (c) 5 Moreira de Melo 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Cornelis 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 De Groot 13 Smabers 14 Verbakel 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 18 Booij 19 Van Hees 20 Van Geenhuizen 21 Scheepstra Coach: Lammers v t e Netherlands squad – 2002 Champions Trophy – 3rd place 1 Sinnige 2 De Roever 3 Van der Vaart 4 Moreira de Melo 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Cornelis 10 Donners (c) 11 Boomgaardt 13 Smabers 14 Verbakel 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 18 Booij 21 Van Kessel 23 K. Lammers 24 Kooijman 26 Van de Kieft Coach: M. Lammers v t e Netherlands squad – 2002 FIH World Cup – Runners-up 1 Sinnige 2 De Roever 3 Van der Vaart 4 Moreira de Melo 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 8 Petri 10 Donners (c) 11 Boomgaardt 13 Smabers 14 Verbakel 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 18 Booij 19 Van Hees 21 Van Kessel 23 K. Lammers 24 Kooijman Coach: M. Lammers v t e Netherlands squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Silver medal 1 Sinnige 2 De Roever 3 Van der Vaart 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Karres 10 Donners (c) 11 Boomgaardt 13 Smabers 14 Booij 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Mulder 21 Van Kessel Coach: M. Lammers v t e Netherlands squad – 2004 Champions Trophy – Champions (3rd Title) 2 De Roever 3 Meekels 4 Moreira de Melo 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 8 Van Eijk 10 Fuchs 11 Goderie 12 Voskamp 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 20 De Haan 23 K. Lammers Coach: M. Lammers v t e Netherlands squad – 2005 Champions Trophy – Champions (4th Title) 1 De Roever 2 Meekels 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Karres 10 Fuchs 11 Goderie 12 Voskamp 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 21 Polkamp 22 Engels 23 K. Lammers Coach: M. Lammers v t e Netherlands squad – 2006 Champions Trophy – 3rd place 1 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Dijkstra 10 Karres 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 20 De Haan 21 Polkamp 23 K. Lammers 24 De Goede 25 Vorstenbosch Coach: M. Lammers v t e Netherlands squad – 2006 FIH World Cup – Champions (6th title) 2 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Dijkstra 10 Karres 11 Goderie 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 20 De Haan 21 Polkamp 23 K. Lammers Coach: M. Lammers v t e Netherlands squad – 2007 Champions Trophy – Champions (5th Title) 1 De Roever 2 Meekels 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 8 Kremers 9 Dijkstra 11 Goderie 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 Welten 17 Paumen 18 Van As 21 Polkamp 22 Engels 23 K. Lammers 24 De Goede 26 Van der Pols Coach: M. Lammers v t e Netherlands squad – 2008 Champions Trophy – 3rd place 1 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Van Geel 8 Van Dooren 9 W. Dijkstra 13 Smabers 14 M. Dijkstra 16 Welten 17 Kuyvenhoven 18 Van As 19 Verhage 21 Jongepier 23 Collot d'Escury 24 De Goede 25 Dirkse van den Heuvel 26 Van der Pols 27 Agliotti Coach: Lammers v t e Netherlands squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd Title) 1 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Dijkstra 11 Goderie 12 Welten 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 21 Polkamp 24 De Goede 27 Agliotti Coach: Lammers

Awards
Preceded by Elisabeth Willeboordse	Rotterdam Sportswoman of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Elisabeth Willeboordse

• 1978 births
• Living people
• Dutch female field hockey players
• Dutch people of Portuguese descent
• Female poker players
• Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
• Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands
• Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
• Olympic medalists in field hockey
• Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
• Sportspeople from Rotterdam
• Field hockey players from South Holland
• HGC (field hockey) players
• HC Rotterdam players