Stefane


Stefane Pereira Rosa, simply known as Stefane, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Santos.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Stefane played for local side Team Chicago Brasil as a youth before making her senior debut with Vitória das Tabocas in 2017. On 20 March 2018, she and her sister moved to [Clube de Regatas do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (women)|Flamengo (women)|Flamengo].
Stefane joined Internacional ahead of the 2019 season, but moved to the United States and joined Monroe College's Monroe Mustangs. In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to Brazil and played for Iranduba, 3B da Amazônia and Real Brasília before returning to the Mustangs in 2021.
After an impressive 2021 season, Stefane was included in the NSCAA Women's Division I All-American First Team of the season. She then joined Nova Southeastern University's Nova Southeastern Sharks for the 2022 campaign, and also played eight USL W League matches for AFC Ann Arbor, having joined the side on 7 March 2022.
On 2 July 2024, Stefane returned to her home country and signed a contract with Santos until December 2025.

International career

Stefane was called up to the Brazil national under-17 team for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, but was a backup option. She was also second-choice with the under-20s in the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, before receiving a call-up to the full side in August 2017, as coach Emily Lima only called up players from the Northeast Region for a period of trainings.

Personal life

Andressa's twin sister Andressa is also a footballer who plays as a centre-back. Both played together at Vitória and Flamengo.

Honours

Flamengo
Santos
Brazil U20