Marta, full name Marta Vieira da Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest women's players in the sport's history. A forward known internationally by her single first name, she has won the FIFA World Player of the Year or Best FIFA Women's Player award more times than any other footballer, male or female, and became the all-time leading scorer, male or female, at World Cup tournaments while representing Brazil across a career spanning several club leagues including the United States' National Womens Soccer League.
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Career HighlightNamed FIFA World Player of the Year six times; Brazil's all-time top scorer with 122 goals. 1 Classification
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Has Marta won an Olympic gold medal?
No. She has three Olympic silver medals and no gold.
No. Marta has won three Olympic medals and all three are silver. Olympedia lists her in the Brazilian women's football team at six Olympic Games from 2004 to 2024, with silver medals at the 2004, 2008 and 2024 Games. She also carried the flag for Brazil at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Games.
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Marta Vieira da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaʁtɐ viˈejɾɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 19 February 1986), known mononymously as Marta, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride and captains the Brazil women's national team.
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Marta Vieira da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaʁtɐ viˈejɾɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 19 February 1986), known mononymously as Marta, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride and captains the Brazil women's national team.
Lead sentence, birth year
Marta Vieira da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaʁtɐ viˈejɾɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 19 February 1986), known mononymously as Marta, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride and captains the Brazil women's national team.
Lead sentence, nationality
Marta Vieira da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaʁtɐ viˈejɾɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 19 February 1986), known mononymously as Marta, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride and captains the Brazil women's national team.
Lead paragraph, career highlight
Regarded by many as the greatest female footballer of all time, she has been named FIFA World Player of the Year six times.
Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
She helped carry the Olympic flag into the Maracanã Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Competed In: 2024 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
She was a member of the Brazilian national teams that won the silver medal at the 2004, 2008 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Competed In: FIFA World Cup, lead paragraph, competed-in
Marta was an ambassador for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
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