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Marta

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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 National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride. Regarded by many as the greatest female footballer of all time, she has been named FIFA World Player of the Year six times, five of them being consecutive (2006—2010), with the latest award coming in 2018. As of 2025, Marta holds the record for being Brazil's top goalscorer with 122 goals. She also holds the record for most goals scored in any World Cup, women’s or men's, with 17 goals, as of 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marta is the 2,735th most popular soccer player (down from 1,683rd in 2019), the 522nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 372nd in 2019) and the 269th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Marta ranks 2,735 out of 21,273. Before her are Vágner Love, Henny Meijer, Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, François Remetter, Marcelo Brozović, and Jakob Streitle. After her are Frank Leboeuf, Milan Rapaić, Dario Šimić, Héctor Vilches, Sylvinho, and Carlo Annovazzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Marta ranks 66. Before her are Sean Paul Lockhart, Oscar Pistorius, Scott Eastwood, João Moutinho, Gabriel Agbonlahor, and Hajime Isayama. After her are Sophie, Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir, Maria Ozawa, Richard Madden, BoA, and Mario Casas.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Marta ranks 522 out of 2,236. Before her are Beatriz Segall (1926), Charles William Miller (1874), Fausto dos Santos (1905), Oscarino Costa Silva (1907), Abel Braga (1952), and Vágner Love (1984). After her are João Barbosa Rodrigues (1842), Sylvinho (1974), Miranda (1984), Ely (1921), Moacyr Scliar (1937), and Márcio Santos (1969).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Marta ranks 269. Before her are Fred (1993), Charles William Miller (1874), Fausto dos Santos (1905), Oscarino Costa Silva (1907), Abel Braga (1952), and Vágner Love (1984). After her are Sylvinho (1974), Miranda (1984), Ely (1921), Márcio Santos (1969), Maurinho (1933), and Cicinho (1980).

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