Mônica (footballer, born 1987)

Mônica Hickmann Alves (born 21 April 1987), commonly known as Mônica, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF and the Brazil national team. She participated in the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups and the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Club career
Between 2007 and 2012, Mônica played club football in Austria for SV Neulengbach, the dominant team in the ÖFB-Frauenliga. Upon returning to Brazil, she had a short spell with Botucatu Futebol Clube, then joined Ferroviária ahead of the 2013 season.

She then joined the new expansion side, the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League for the 2016 season, complemented by loan spells with Adelaide United and Atlético Madrid in the 2016 and 2017 offseasons respectively. On February 18, 2019, after three seasons with Orlando she announced she was leaving the club.

In April 2019, Mônica signed for reigning Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino champions Corinthians.

In August 2019, Mônica signed for Spanish Primera División club Madrid CFF.

International career
At the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, Mônica was part of the Brazilian team which finished third. She made her senior Brazil women's national football team debut on 11 June 2014, a 0–0 friendly draw with France staged in Guyana. She scored her first national team goal in Brazil's 7–1 win over Ecuador at the 2015 Pan American Games. A controversial own goal by Mônica against Australia at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup saw Brazil lose its first group stage match in 24 years.

International goals

 * Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.