Neide Marina Fidalgo Alves Mateus Simões (born 19 July 1988)[1] is a Portuguese footballer, who plays for Valadares Gaia and played 60 times for the Portugal women's national football team between 2007 and 2017. Simões plays as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neide Marina Fidalgo Alves Mateus Simões | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Viseu, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valadares Gaia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–? | Escola | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–2012 | Escola | ? | (?) |
| 2012–2013[2] | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 8[2] | (0[2]) |
| 2013–2014[1] | 1. FC Köln | ? | (?) |
| 2014– | Valadares Gaia | ? | (?) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2007[3] | Portugal U-19 | 17[3] | (0[3]) |
| 2007–2017[3] | Portugal | 60[3] | (0[3]) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, 12 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:49, 13 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Simões played for 10 years at Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Escola, before transferring to German Frauen-Bundesliga team SC 07 Bad Neuenahr in July 2012.[4][5] Simões had been scouted by SC 07 whilst playing in the 2012 Algarve Cup,[4] and signed a one year contract.[5] Simões later played for 1. FC Köln,[6] before returning to Portugal to play for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Valadares Gaia F.C.[7] In total, she spent two years in Germany.[8]
In 2019, Simões helped Valadares to beat Clube de Albergaria in a penalty shoot-out to progress to the Portuguese Women's Cup Final.[9] There, Valadares played against Benfica.[10] They lost the match 4–0, and Simões went off injured after 86 minutes, and had to be replaced in goal by an outfield player.[11] In March 2020, Simões was nominated for the best player award at the Gala Quinas de Ouro.[12]
Simões made 17 appearances for Portugal under-19s between 2005 and 2007. She made her international debut for Portugal women's national football team in 2007, and has made 60 appearances for the senior team.[3] She played in the Algarve Cup in 2012,[4] 2014,[6] 2015,[13] and 2016.[7]
Simões is from Viseu, Portugal.[5] Aside from football, she has worked as a CrossFit trainer.[8]