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Poliana

Poliana playing for Palmeiras in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Poliana Barbosa Medeiros
Date of birth	(1991-02-06) 6 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ituiutaba, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Palmeiras
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	América/Juventude
2009	Santos
2010–2014	São José	12	(3)
2015	Stjarnan	5	(3)
2016–2017	Houston Dash	37	(5)
2018	Orlando Pride	10	(0)
2019	São José	17	(1)
2020–2021	Corinthians	15	(1)
2022	São José	15	(1)
2023–	Palmeiras	20	(2)
International career
2010	Brazil U20	1	(0)
2012–	Brazil	41	(2)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:35, 25 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:35, 25 April 2024

Poliana Barbosa Medeiros (born 6 February 1991), known as Poliana, is a Brazilian football defender who plays for Palmeiras and the Brazil women's national football team.

Club career

Santos

Poliana signed for Santos in 2009 after a successful trial period.

First spell at São José

After moving on to São José, Poliana won the Copa Libertadores Femenina three times in 2011, 2013 and 2014. She scored two goals in the 2014 final.

In December 2014, Poliana played for São José in the 2014 International Women's Club Championship, which they won by thrashing English wild-card entrant Arsenal Ladies 2–0 in the final.

Houston Dash

Later that month, she agreed a transfer to the United States, with National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team Houston Dash.

Before Poliana could play for Houston, she was included in an 18-month residency programme intended to prepare Brazil's national team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada and the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Poliana made her league debut against Chicago Red Stars on 17 April 2016. She scored her first league goal against Orlando Pride on 4 September 2016, scoring in the 48th minute.

Stjarnan

In July 2015, Poliana agreed to play for Icelandic Úrvalsdeild club Stjarnan in their UEFA Women's Champions League qualifiers the following month. She scored on her league debut against Valur on 6 August 2015, scoring in the 59th minute.

Orlando Pride

On 6 February 2018, Poliana was traded by the Dash to the Orlando Pride for a second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. She made her league debut against Utah Royals on 24 March 2018. Poliana was waived at the end of the season having made 10 appearances.

Second spell at São José

During her second spell at the club, Poliana made her league debut against Minas Brasilia on 16 March 2019. She scored her first league goal against Corinthians on 14 August 2019, scoring in the 24th minute.

Corinthians

Poliana made her league debut against Avaí on 13 February 2020.

Third spell at São José

Poliana was announced at São José on 15 Jan 2022. During her third spell at the club, she scored on her league debut against Avaí on 5 March 2022, scoring in the 2nd minute.

Palmeiras

Poliana was announced at Palmeiras on 15 August 2022. She scored on her league debut against Real Ariquemes on 26 February 2023, scoring in the 71st minute.

During her spell at Palmeiras, she became the first women's player to win 5 Libertadores.

International career

Poliana made her debut against North Korea U20s on 13 July 2010.

After representing Brazil at the 2010 edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Poliana made her senior debut at the 2012 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo de Futebol Feminino.

Poliana was not included in Brazil's initial squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, but received a late call-up when Fabiana withdrew with a thigh injury.

International goals

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	#	Score	Result	Competition
1	2014-03-10	Santiago, Chile	Venezuela	1.1	5250.02005 4–0	5450.04005 5–0	South American Games 2014
2	2014-03-16	Santiago, Chile	Venezuela	1.1	5250.02005 2–0	5450.04005 2–0	South American Games 2014
3	2015-09-19	Le Havre, France	France	1.1	5250.02005 1–2	5450.04005 1–2	Friendly game
4	2015-12-01	Cuiabá, Brazil	New Zealand	1.1	5250.02005 1–1	5450.04005 5–1	Friendly game
5	2015-12-13	Natal, Brazil	Mexico	1.1	5250.02005 6–0	5450.04005 6–0	Torneio Internacional Natal 2015

References

1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
2. Marquesi, Sidnei (13 February 2009). "Sou santista desde criancinha" (in Portuguese). Jornal do Pontal. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
3. Vilela, Carolina (19 November 2014). "Tijucana Poliana é destaque no Tricampeonato do São José na Copa Libertadores" (in Portuguese). Uipi!. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
4. "São José vence Arsenal e conquista Mundial Feminino de clubes no Japão". Ge.com.
5. Kassouf, Jeff (12 December 2014). "Houston Dash sign Brazilians Rosana, Poliana". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
6. Kennedy, Paul (26 May 2015). "Road to Vancouver: Brazil's Formiga picked for sixth time". Soccer America. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
7. "Houston Dash vs Chicago Red Stars - 17 April 2016". int.soccerway.com.
8. "Houston Dash vs Orlando Pride - 4 September 2016". int.soccerway.com.
9. Einarsson, Alexander Freyr (29 July 2015). "Stjarnan fær landsliðskonu sem var á HM (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
10. "Valur vs Stjarnan - 6 August 2015". int.soccerway.com.
11. Citro, Michael (6 February 2018). "Orlando Pride Acquire Defender Poliana from Houston Dash". themaneland.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
12. "Orlando Pride vs Utah Royal - 25 March 2018". int.soccerway.com.
13. "Minas Brasilia vs São José - 16 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
14. "São José vs Corinthians - 14 August 2019". int.soccerway.com.
15. "Corinthians vs Kindermann-Avaí - 13 February 2020". int.soccerway.com.
16. "Futebol feminino de São José anuncia volta de jogadora histórica e emblemática". Meon.
17. "São José vs Kindermann-Avaí - 5 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
18. "COM PASSAGENS PELA SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA, LATERAL-DIREITA POLIANA É A NOVA CONTRATADA DO PALMEIRAS". Palmeiras.
19. "Palmeiras vs Real Ariquemes - 26 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
20. "Poliana, do Palmeiras, é a primeira mulher com cinco Libertadores na carreira: "A mais difícil"". Ge.Globo.
21. "Brazil U20 vs Korea DPR U20 - 13 July 2010". int.soccerway.com.
22. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (5 March 2014). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens´ Team) 2011–2013" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
23. Thaís Matos, Ana; Thomaz Bastos, Denise; Leite, Victoria (3 June 2019). "Com lesão na coxa direita, Fabi Simões é cortada da Seleção; Poliana vai para a Copa do Mundo" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

External links

• Poliana – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Poliana Barbosa Medeiros – FIFA World Cup profile
• Houston Dash player profile
• Poliana at Soccerway

Brazil squads

v t e Brazil squad – 2014 Copa América Femenina winners (6th title) 1 Luciana 2 Fabiana 3 Bruna (c) 4 Tayla 5 Formiga 6 Rilany 7 Maurine 8 Thaisa 9 Chú 10 Andressa Alves 11 Cristiane 12 Thaís 13 Poliana 14 Calan 15 Mônica 16 Tamires 17 Bia 18 Andressinha 19 Darlene 20 Giovânia 21 Raquel 22 Andréia Coach: Vadão v t e Brazil squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Luciana 2 Fabiana 3 Mônica 4 Rafinha 5 Andressinha 6 Tamires 7 Beatriz 8 Thaisa 9 Andressa Alves 10 Marta (c) 11 Cristiane 12 Bárbara 13 Poliana 14 Géssica 15 Tayla 16 Rafaelle 17 Rosana 18 Raquel 19 Maurine 20 Formiga 21 Gabi Zanotti 22 Darlene 23 Letícia Izidoro Coach: Vadão v t e Brazil women's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Fourth place 1 Bárbara 2 Fabiana 3 Mônica 4 Rafaelle 5 Thaisa 6 Tamires 7 Debinha 8 Formiga 9 Andressa Alves 10 Marta (c) 11 Cristiane 12 Poliana 13 Érika 14 Bruna 15 Raquel 16 Beatriz 17 Andressinha 18 Aline Coach: Vadão v t e Brazil squad – 2018 Copa América Femenina winners (7th title) 1 Bárbara 2 Millene Karine 3 Daiane 4 Rafaelle 5 Thaisa 6 Tamires 7 Andressa Alves 8 Formiga 9 Debinha 10 Marta (c) 11 Cristiane 12 Aline 13 Rilany 14 Poliana 15 Érika 16 Bia Zaneratto 17 Andressinha 18 Thaís Guedes 19 Aline Milene 20 Letícia Izidoro 21 Mônica 22 Raquel Coach: Vadão v t e Brazil squad – 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Bárbara 2 Poliana 3 Daiane 4 Tayla 5 Thaisa 6 Tamires 7 Andressa 8 Formiga 9 Debinha 10 Marta (c) 11 Cristiane 12 Aline 13 Letícia Santos 14 Kathellen 15 Camila 16 Beatriz 17 Andressinha 18 Luana 19 Ludmila 20 Raquel 21 Mônica 22 Letícia Izidoro 23 Geyse Coach: Vadão v t e Brazil women's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics 1 Bárbara 2 Poliana 3 Érika 4 Rafaelle 5 Julia 6 Tamires 7 Duda 8 Formiga 9 Debinha 10 Marta (c) 11 Angelina 12 Ludmila 13 Bruna 14 Jucinara 15 Geyse 16 Beatriz 17 Andressinha 18 Letícia Izidoro 19 Letícia Santos 20 Giovana 21 Andressa 22 Aline Coach: Sundhage

• 1991 births
• Living people
• Brazilian women's footballers
• Brazilian expatriate women's footballers
• Brazil women's international footballers
• Houston Dash players
• Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
• Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
• 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
• Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• Footballers from Minas Gerais
• Women's association football defenders
• National Women's Soccer League players
• Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland
• Olympic footballers for Brazil
• São José Esporte Clube (women) players
• Stjarnan women's football players
• Besta deild kvenna players
• Orlando Pride players
• Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
• 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
• Pan American Games medalists in football
• Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
• Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
• Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• People from Ituiutaba
• Brazil women's youth international footballers
• 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen