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Formiga

1978 - Today

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Miraildes Maciel Mota (born 3 March 1978), commonly known as Formiga (Portuguese for "ant"), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder. She previously played for professional clubs in Sweden, the United States and France. Formiga holds many international records as a member of the Brazil national team, being the only player present in seven Olympic Games tournaments of women's football form the first edition at the 1996 Summer Olympics to 2020 edition, and a record for appearing at seven different FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments. Formiga was a member of the Brazil national team for 26 years (the longest in football history) and is the most capped football player in the history of the Brazil national teams (men's or women's), gaining her 234th and final cap in a 6–1 win over India at the 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Formiga is the 10,271st most popular soccer player (down from 6,529th in 2019), the 1,281st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 949th in 2019) and the 767th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Formiga ranks 10,271 out of 21,273Before her are Denis Alibec, Benjamin Stambouli, Simone Padoin, Kevin Diks, Kentaro Sakai, and Jürg Studer. After her are Wojciech Kowalczyk, Séamus Coleman, Odilon Kossounou, Wellington Rocha, Rogelio Funes Mori, and Mubarak Wakaso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Formiga ranks 670Before her are Gustavo Varela, Óscar Hernández, Vibeke Stene, Gustavo Munúa, Róbinson Zapata, and Hannu Manninen. After her are Trevor Donovan, Davyd Saldadze, Tamera Mowry, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Mehdi Baala, and Elisabeth Willeboordse.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Formiga ranks 1,281 out of 2,236Before her are Rodrigo Gral (1977), Fabão (1976), Abuda (1986), Bruno Uvini (1991), Marco Aurelio Silva Businhani (1972), and Angelo Carlos Pretti (1965). After her are Wellington Rocha (1990), Carlos Eduardo (1987), Marc-Kevin Goellner (1970), Luiz Felipe (1997), Sylvia Steiner (1953), and Ademir Santos (1968).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Formiga ranks 767Before her are Rodrigo Gral (1977), Fabão (1976), Abuda (1986), Bruno Uvini (1991), Marco Aurelio Silva Businhani (1972), and Angelo Carlos Pretti (1965). After her are Wellington Rocha (1990), Carlos Eduardo (1987), Luiz Felipe (1997), Ademir Santos (1968), Daniel Rossi (1981), and Rony Lopes (1995).