Formiga (footballer, born 1978)
Miraildes Maciel Mota (born 3 March 1978), commonly known as Formiga (Portuguese: ant), is a Brazilian footballer who last played as a midfielder for São Paulo FC. 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 all Olympic Games tournaments of women's football since the first edition at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and a record for appearing at seven different FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments.
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Formiga in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miraildes Maciel Mota | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Euroexport | ||
| 1996 | Saad | ||
| 1997–1998 | São Paulo | ||
| 1999 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2000 | São Paulo | ||
| 2001 | Santa Isabel | ||
| 2002 | Santa Cruz | ||
| 2002 | Santos | ||
| 2003 | Independente | ||
| 2004–2005 | Malmö FF Dam | ||
| 2006–2007 | Saad | ||
| 2006 | → New Jersey Wildcats (loan) | 12 | (13) |
| 2007 | → Jersey Sky Blue (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2008 | Botucatu | ||
| 2009 | FC Gold Pride | 16 | (0) |
| 2010 | Chicago Red Stars | 23 | (0) |
| 2011 | São José | ||
| 2012 | América de Natal | ||
| 2013–2015 | São José | 20 | (2) |
| 2016 | São Francisco do Conde | 6 | (2) |
| 2017–2021 | Paris Saint-Germain | 68 | (2) |
| 2022 | São Paulo | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1995–2021 | Brazil | 234 | (29) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2021 | |||
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. She is the only football player in history (men's or women's) to play in seven World Cups and seven Olympic Games.