Geyse
Brazilian association football player
Geyse da Silva Ferreira (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɡejsi dʒi ˈsiwvɐ feˈʁejɾɐ]; born 27 March 1998), commonly known as Geyse and previously Pretinha ([pɾeˈtʃĩɲɐ]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Club América and the Brazil national team.
Early life
She was born to Maria Cristina "Cris" Gomes da Silva, a street sweeper and daycare worker who raised Geyse and her five siblings—Aline, Geovanne, Gisele, Alisson, and José Willamys—as a single mother. Geyse's father, a fisherman, had an abusive relationship with her mother.
Club career
Youth and early career
Geyse played futsal for two years in Pernambuco. She later played football for União Desportiva Alagoana (UDA), a team based in Maceió. She then moved to Centro Olímpico, where she made very few appearances.
Corinthians
Geyse debuted for Corinthians on 12 March 2017, scoring in a 4–0 win over São Francisco. In her single season with Corinthians, she played in 27 matches and scored nine goals.
Madrid CFF
Geyse made her first move to the Spanish Liga F in 2017 when she signed for the newly promoted Madrid CFF. She made just 11 appearances and scored two goals as Madrid finished 10th place in the league.
Benfica
In May 2018, it was announced Geyse had signed for newly formed Nacional II Divisão side Benfica.
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