Daniela Alves Lima
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| Full name | Daniela Alves Lima | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003 | San Diego Spirit | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Hampton Roads Piranhas | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Bay State Select | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Saad Esporte Clube | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Linköpings FC | 22 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Saint Louis Athletica | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Hampton Roads Piranhas | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002 | Brazil U-19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2008 | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:11, 30 September 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:11, 30 September 2009 (UTC) |
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Daniela Alves Lima (born 12 January 1984), commonly known as Daniela, is a former Brazilian football midfielder who played for professional clubs in Brazil, Sweden and the United States. As a member of the Brazil women's national football team she participated in two FIFA Women's World Cups and three Olympic Games. Daniela was a box-to-box central midfielder who was renowned for her powerful long range shots.
Daniela had already played for four seasons at the women's section of São Paulo club Portuguesa, when she was signed by San Diego Spirit of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). Having turned 19 the month before her February 2003 transfer, Daniela became WUSA's youngest player. She started 14 of her 17 regular season appearances in 2003 and posted three assists. When WUSA collapsed at the end of that season, Daniela moved to Europe and signed for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of Sweden's Damallsvenskan. She made three league appearances and scored one goal in a 2004 season beset by injury.
For 2005 Daniela moved back to the United States and played four games for Hampton Roads Piranhas in the pro–am W-League. She finished the 2005 season playing in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) with Bay State Select, scoring seven goals in 10 appearances. She remained with Bay State for 2006 and was named to the all-league team in both 2005 and 2006, before returning to Brazil with Saad Esporte Clube. At the inaugural 2007 edition of the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Daniela was named player of the tournament and was top goalscorer with 14 goals as Saad won the trophy.
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