Josiane Catarina "Jassie" Vasconcelos Costa (born 20 June 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Portugal women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josiane Catarina Vasconcelos Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Paranhos, Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clube Fatigados (futsal) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | PILCS | ||
| 2016–2017 | Cardiff Met. | ||
| 2017–2018 | Cardiff City | ||
| 2018–2019 | Benfica | 17 | (31) |
| 2019–2020 | Metz | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2018 | |||
Club career
editVasconcelos played futsal as a child, before switching to handball as a 12-year-old. When her parents separated she moved to Wales in 2015 to live with her mother.[1] She then joined Welsh Premier Women's Football League PILCS[2] and moved on to UEFA Women's Champions League contestant Cardiff Met. Ladies in 2016.[3] For the 2017–18 season she moved on to Cardiff City, who played in the English league system.
In February 2018 S.L. Benfica announced Vasconcelos' signing to their team for their debut season in the 2018–19 Campeonato Nacional de Promoção. Vasconcelos spoke of her pride and described Benfica's kit as a "sacred mantle".[1]
Vasconcelos announced a transfer to French Division 1 Féminine club FC Metz in June 2019, by which time she had scored 36 goals in 19 games for Benfica, across all competitions.[4]
International career
editVasconcelos was named by coach Francisco Neto in the Portugal national team for the first time in September 2017, for two friendlies against Finland.[5]
Honours
editBenfica
References
edit- ^ a b "Jassie Vasconcelos is a new signing and she is "honored" to wear Benfica's jersey". S.L. Benfica. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Jassie Costa : 2015/2016 Biography & Statistics". Welsh Premier Women's Football League. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Two goal hero Jassie loving Cardiff Met life". Welsh Premier Women's Football League. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Jassie Vasconcelos troca Benfica pelo Metz" (in Portuguese). Record. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Seleccionador feminino promove duas estreias" (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
External links
edit- Jassie Vasconcelos at Soccerway
- Jassie Vasconcelos – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Jassie Vasconcelos national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Club profile at FC Metz (in French)
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