Get to know the trajectory of Bárbara, the Brazilian goalkeeper in the Women’s Cup

In Brazil’s first game in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019against Jamaica, Barbara Micheline do Monte Barbosa was all the time well positioned between the goalposts. The goalkeeper of the Selection and had an admirable determination when it came to defending all the attacks of the Jamaican group.

At the age of 30, this Cup is the fourth in which she participates. The goalkeeper from Pernambuco – born in Recife – was also present at the 2007, 2011 and 2015 editions.

But Bárbara’s story on the pitch really started in 2006, when she was still in the sub-20 and participated in the specific Cup for that group. In this championship, the Brazilians were in third place. On the CBF website, there is confirmation that this was the best placement of the Brazilian group in the category. It is worth remembering that, in Brazil, work with women’s base teams is still incredibly precarious. Still at that time, Bárbara played two South Americans.

As a starter, the goalkeeper was part of two of the three titles won by the selection in the pan-American Games🇧🇷 The first was in Rio de Janeiro, in 2007, and the second in Toronto, in 2015. In 2011, Bárbara was also a starter for the Selection at the Games – and took home the silver.

At the Olympics, she defended Brazil twice. In Beijing, our team was runner-up and Bárbara is also always remembered for her great performance at the Rio Games. In the match against Australia, the draw led the teams to a painful extension and penalties. Marta ended up missing a goal and Bárbara made an incredible save, which guaranteed Brazil’s place in the semifinals.

Currently, Bárbara is the big star of Kindermann, a team from Santa Catarina. And even in a team with very little international projection, in 2016 she was elected the fourth best goalkeeper in the world by International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).