Karla Alves

Karla Karolina Alves Machado (born 23 November 1999), known as Karla Alves or just Karla, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos FC.

Club career
Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Karla began her career with Foz Cataratas in 2015. In 2017, she joined Santos, but was mainly a backup option during her spell at the club, featuring in just one Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino match.

Karla moved to Palmeiras ahead of the 2019 season, and featured regularly as they achieved promotion from the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 in that year. In 2021, she signed for Minas Brasília Tênis Clube.

On 3 January 2022, Karla was announced at Grêmio. She returned to the Federal District after agreeing to a deal with Real Brasília in January 2023, but returned to Grêmio on 2 August of that year.

Presented at Associação Esportiva 3B da Amazônia in February 2024, Karla featured in just one match before leaving on 19 April; hours later, she was announced back at Santos on a contract until the end of the year.

International career
Karla represented Brazil at under-17 and under-20 levels.

Honours
Santos
 * Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1: 2017
 * Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2018

Palmeiras
 * Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2019

Brazil U20
 * South American U-20 Women's Championship: 2018