Nádia Filipa Gomes Coelho (born 9 November 1996) is a Portuguese-American footballer who played as a forward for NWSL club Orlando Pride and the Portugal national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nádia Filipa Gomes Coelho[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Viseu, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | BYU Cougars | 83 | (23) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Orlando Pride | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2013–2014 | Portugal U-19 | 8 | (2) |
2018– | Portugal | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:35, 7 March 2018 (UTC+1) |
Gomes played for Brigham Young University from 2014 to 2017. As a freshman, she made 21 appearances and finished the season with three goals and three assists.[2] During her second year, she scored nine goals, including five game-winners, and recorded four assists. She was named WCC Player of the Year and selected to the NSCAA All-America third team. As a junior, she was named to the preseason watch list for the Hermann Trophy and finished the season with six goals and twelve assists. As a senior, she started in all 19 matches and was tied second on the team in goals with five and assists with four.[3]
On 18 January 2018, Gomes was selected by Orlando Pride as the 23rd overall draft pick at the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[4] She did not make the final roster selection for the 2018 season. On 30 March, she was signed by the Pride as a National Team Replacement Player, as Orlando had several players away on International duty.[5]
Gomes represented Portugal at the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, where she started five of her six appearances and scored two goals as a defender.[4] In February 2018, she was named to Portugal's 2018 Algarve Cup squad.[6] On 2 March 2018, she made her debut in 0–0 draw with Australia.[7] On 7 March 2018, she scored her first goal in a 2–1 win over Australia as Portugal earned its first third-place finish in the tournament.[8]
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