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Copying from Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil to Category:Pan American Games footballers for Brazil using Cat-a-lot

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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Francielle
| image = Francielle (15), meio-campista, reserva, DSC00939.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| caption =
| fullname = Francielle Manoel Alberto<ref name=fifa>{{cite web|title=Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Brazil |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/66/36/85/woft-final-lop-2012-07-24.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804002100/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/66/36/85/woft-final-lop-2012-07-24.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2012|work=[[FIFA]]|date=24 July 2012|access-date=6 December 2015|page=1}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]
| height = 1.60 m<ref name=fifa />
| position = [[Midfielder]] / [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Itanhaém
| years1 = 2006–2008
| clubs1 = [[Santos FC (ladies)|Santos]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2009
| clubs2 = [[Saint Louis Athletica]]
| caps2 = 6 
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2009
| clubs3 = [[Sky Blue FC]]
| caps3 = 4 
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2009–2010
| clubs4 = [[Santos FC (ladies)|Santos]]
| caps4 = 
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2011–2014
| clubs5 = [[São José Esporte Clube (women)|São José]]
| caps5 = 
| goals5 =
| years6 = 2015
| clubs6 = [[Boston Breakers]]
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2015
| clubs7 = [[Stjarnan Women|Stjarnan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.ksi.is/asp/listar/leikmadur.asp?pLeikmadurNr=302966&pListi=5|title=Francielle Manoel Alberto|publisher=[[Football Association of Iceland]]|language=is|access-date=6 December 2015|archive-date=18 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718055131/http://www2.ksi.is/asp/listar/leikmadur.asp?pLeikmadurNr=302966&pListi=5|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| caps7 = 7
| goals7 = 6
| years8 = 2016
| clubs8 = [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women's football)|Corinthians Audax]]
| caps8 = 9
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2017–2018
| clubs9 = [[Avaldsnes IL]]
| caps9 = 30
| goals9 = 5
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Brazil U-20
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 = Brazil U-23
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 = 2006–2017
| nationalteam3 = [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps3 = 24
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{BRA}}}}
{{MedalSport | Olympic Games – Women's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Team Competition]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Football at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2011 Pan American Games|2011 Guadalajara]]|[[Football at the 2011 Pan American Games|Team competition]]}}
| club-update = 12:30, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 12:30, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
}}
{{Portuguese name|Manoel|Alberto}}
'''Francielle Manoel Alberto''' (born 18 October 1989), commonly known as '''Francielle''' or '''Fran''', is a former [[Football in Brazil|Brazilian footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. At club level, she most recently played for Norwegian [[Toppserien]] club [[Avaldsnes IL]]. She previously played for [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women's football)|Corinthians]], [[São José Esporte Clube (women)|São José]] and [[Santos FC (ladies)|Santos]] in Brazil, as well as for [[Saint Louis Athletica]] and [[Sky Blue FC]] of [[Women's Professional Soccer]] (WPS).<ref>{{cite web |title=Peixe apresenta novas Sereias: 'Será ótimo jogar ao lado da Marta', diz Cris |date=3 September 2009 |work=[[Rede Globo]] |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/0,,MUL1291433-9825,00-PEIXE+APRESENTA+NOVAS+SEREIAS+SERA+OTIMO+JOGAR+AO+LADO+DA+MARTA+DIZ+CRIS.html |access-date=30 September 2009 |language=pt |archive-date=4 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904221636/http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/0,,MUL1291433-9825,00-PEIXE+APRESENTA+NOVAS+SEREIAS+SERA+OTIMO+JOGAR+AO+LADO+DA+MARTA+DIZ+CRIS.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Breakers>{{cite web |title=Breakers sign Brazilian midfielder Francielle |date=10 November 2014 |work=The Equalizer |url=http://womens.soccerly.com/2014/11/10/boston-breakers-sign-francielle-brazil-midfielder/ |access-date=18 November 2014 |archive-date=13 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113092117/http://womens.soccerly.com/2014/11/10/boston-breakers-sign-francielle-brazil-midfielder |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Club career==
===United States===
Francielle was on the opening day roster for [[St. Louis Athletica]] in the inaugural season of the [[Women's Professional Soccer|WPS]] in 2009, and played in six matches for them.

On 26 June 2009, St. Louis Athletica traded Francielle and [[Kerri Hanks]] to [[Sky Blue FC]] for [[Sarah Walsh]]. She scored the game-winning goal in the first round of the [[2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs|WPS playoffs]] at the [[Washington Freedom (soccer)|Washington Freedom]]. Sky Blue later defeated Francielle's former team, the Athletica, and the [[Los Angeles Sol]] to win the 2009 WPS title.<ref name=Breakers/>

===Brazil===
Francielle won the [[2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina]] with [[Santos FC (women)|Santos]].

In 2013, Francielle and São José won the [[2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina|Copa Libertadores]]. In 2013 and 2014 she and her team also won league and cup titles.<ref name=Breakers/>

===Boston Breakers===
On 10 November 2014, the [[Boston Breakers]] signed Francielle for the 2015 NWSL season.<ref name=Breakers/> Ultimately she never joined the Breakers as she was instead called into Brazil's residency camp for the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Breakers replace Brazilians with Brazilians|url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2015/02/12/breakers-replace-brazilians-with-brazilians/|access-date=29 June 2015|publisher=The Equalizer|date=12 February 2015}}</ref>

===Stjarnan===
In summer 2015, Francielle and compatriot [[Poliana Barbosa Medeiros|Poliana]] agreed to play for Icelandic [[Úrvalsdeild (women)|Úrvalsdeild]] club [[Stjarnan Women|Stjarnan]] in their [[UEFA Women's Champions League]] campaign.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Einarsson|first1=Alexander Freyr|title=Stjarnan fær landsliðskonu sem var á HM (Staðfest)|url=http://fotbolti.net/news/29-07-2015/stjarnan-faer-landslidskonu-sem-var-a-hm-stadfest|access-date=23 August 2015|publisher=Fótbolti.net|date=29 July 2015|language=is}}</ref>

===Avaldsnes===
After spending 2016 back in Brazil with [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women's football)|Corinthians Audax]], Francielle joined a Brazilian contingent at [[Avaldsnes IL]]. She helped the team win the 2017 [[Norwegian Women's Cup]], before departing during the [[2018 Toppserien]] season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olsen |first1=Kent |title=Francielle legger opp |url=https://hnytt.no/2018/07/23/francielle-legger-opp/ |access-date=25 April 2019 |publisher=Hnytt |date=23 July 2018 |language=no |archive-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425123125/https://hnytt.no/2018/07/23/francielle-legger-opp/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==International career==
In November 2006, Francielle made her senior international debut in [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]]'s 2–0 [[2006 South American Women's Football Championship|South American Women's Football Championship]] win over [[Peru women's national football team|Peru]] at [[Estadio José María Minella]], [[Mar del Plata]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leme de Arruda|first1=Marcelo|title=Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens´ Team) 2006–2007|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200607w.htm|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|access-date=7 July 2015|language=pt|date=9 December 2012}}</ref>

Francielle appeared in all four of Brazil's matches at the [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011 Women's World Cup]], and converted a penalty kick in the overtime shootout of the quarterfinal match versus the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]]. In the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2008 Beijing Olympics]], Francielle appeared in five of Brazil's six matches, winning a silver medal.<ref name=":0" /> Francielle's first goal in a major international tournament came at the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 London Olympics]] versus [[Cameroon women's national football team|Cameroon]], where she played in all four of Brazil's matches.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/francielle-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190039/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/francielle-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Francielle Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-12}}</ref>

In October 2017, Francielle was one of five Brazil players to quit international football, disgruntled at pay and conditions, and the [[Brazilian Football Confederation]]'s sacking of head coach [[Emily Lima]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.excellesports.com/news/cristiane-quits-brazilian-national-team/|title=Soccer: Cristiane among players to quit Brazilian National Team|date=2017-09-28|work=Excelle Sports|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030003248/http://www.excellesports.com/news/cristiane-quits-brazilian-national-team/|archive-date=30 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/sports/soccer/brazil-women-soccer.html|title=Brazil's Women Soccer Players in Revolt Against Federation|last=Panja|first=Tariq|date=2017-10-06|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Francielle is married to [[Andressa Alves]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportbuzz.uol.com.br/noticias/futebol/andressa-alves-atacante-da-selecao-brasileira-se-casa-com-medalhista-olimpica-fran.phtml|title=Andressa Alves, atacante da Seleção Brasileira, se casa com a medalhista olímpica Fran!|date=10 July 2020|language=pt}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International goals===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;"
|-
!colspan="7"|'''International goals'''
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 5 April 2012 || [[Home's Stadium Kobe]], [[Kobe]], [[Japan]] || {{fbw|JPN}} || {{center|1–'''1'''}} || {{center|4–1}} || [[2012 Women's Kirin Challenge Cup]]
|-
| 2. || 25 July 2012 || [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]], [[United Kingdom]] || {{fbw|CMR}} || {{center|0–'''1'''}} || {{center|0–5}} || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]]
|-
| 3. || 9 April 2017 || [[Arena da Amazônia]], [[Manaus]], [[Brazil]] || {{fbw|BOL}} || {{center|'''1'''–0}} || {{center|6–0}} || [[Friendly match]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Francielle}}
* {{FIFA player|219097}}
* {{UEFA player|250031465}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091107153355/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/ny/players/bios/francielle Sky Blue FC player profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081225151903/http://santos.globo.com/esportes_modalidades_atleta.php?cod=483&sec=91 Santos FC player profile] {{in lang|pt}}
* {{Soccerway|francielle-francielle/53897}}

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[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from São Paulo]]
[[Category:Brazilian women's footballers]]
[[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Brazil]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Brazil]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Gotham FC players]]
[[Category:Saint Louis Athletica players]]
[[Category:2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in football]]
[[Category:Santos FC (women) players]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Brazil women's international footballers]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate women's footballers]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland]]
[[Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil]]
[[Category:Pan American Games footballers for Brazil]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in football]]
[[Category:Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players]]
[[Category:Stjarnan women's football players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland]]
[[Category:Avaldsnes IL players]]
[[Category:Toppserien players]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Norway]]
[[Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Norway]]
[[Category:São José Esporte Clube (women) players]]
[[Category:Brazilian LGBTQ footballers]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Women's Professional Soccer players]]
[[Category:Brazilian LGBTQ sportswomen]]
[[Category:21st-century Brazilian sportswomen]]

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