Camila Martins Pereira (born 10 October 1994), commonly known as Camila or Camilinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder or outside back for Brazilian Série A1 team São Paulo.
![]() Camila playing with Palmeiras in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Camila Martins Pereira[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1994 | ||
Place of birth | São Bento do Sul, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | São Paulo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Kindermann | 16 | (3) |
2015 | Houston Dash | 12 | (0) |
2015 | Tiradentes | 8 | (2) |
2016 | Ferroviária | 8 | (1) |
2017–2020 | Orlando Pride | 49 | (5) |
2018 | → Iranduba (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Canberra United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2020 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2021–2023 | Palmeiras | 52 | (6) |
2024– | São Paulo | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) |
2014– | Brazil | 20 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[2] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:31, 20 March 2024 |
Club career
Kindermann
Camila debuted for Kindermann of Santa Catarina in 2013, making her league debut for the club against Foz Cataratas on 18 September 2013.[3] She scored her first goal for the club against Duque de Caxias on 12 October 2014, scoring in the 45th+1st minute.[4]
Houston Dash
She was signed by Houston Dash in May 2015.[5] She made her league debut against Portland Thorns on 7 June 2015.[6] The Dash waived her in January 2016.[7]
Tiradentes
Camila made her league debut for Tiradentes against América Mineiro on 30 September 2015.[8] She scored her first goal for the club against Flamengo on 7 October 2015, scoring in the 65th minute.[9]
Ferroviária
Camila made her league debut for Ferroviária against Rio Preto on 22 March 2016.[10] She scored her first goal for the club against São Francisco EC on 29 March 2016, scoring in the 64th minute.[11]
Orlando Pride
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On 19 December 2016, the Orlando Pride announced that they had signed Camila for the 2017 season.[12] She made her league debut for the club against Portland Thorns on 15 April 2017.[13] Camila scored her first league goal for the club against North Carolina Courage on 29 April 2017, scoring in the 27th minute.[14]
On 30 September 2017 Camila suffered a torn ACL and MCL sprain in her right knee during Orlando's final regular season game in North Carolina. As a result, she missed Orlando's playoff game the following week.[15]
Camila made her first appearance of the 2018 season following recovery from injury on 7 July against the Washington Spirit.[16]
Loan to Iranduba
In 2018, Camila spent the NWSL offseason on loan with Iranduba in Brazil. She played in all 5 of the team's Copa Libertadores matches as they finished third in their inaugural season in the competition.[17]
Loan to Canberra United
During the 2019–20 NWSL offseason, Camila joined the Australian W-League for the first time, signing a loan deal with Canberra United.[18] She made her debut for the team in the season opener on 17 November 2019, registering an assist in a 2–0 win over Perth Glory before being named to the W-League team of the week.[19] Camila played in the first 10 games of Canberra's season before suffering an MCL injury in training, ruling her out for the rest of the campaign.[20]
Loan to Palmeiras
On August 12, 2020, Camila joined Série A1 team Palmeiras on loan.[21] She made her league debut for the club against Ponte Preta on 29 August 2020.[22] Camila scored her first goal for the club against Audax on 27 September 2020, scoring in the 52nd minute.[23]
Palmeiras
In February 2021, she joined the club permanently following the expiration of her contract with Orlando.[24] Camila made her league debut for the club against Ferroviária on 19 April 2021.[25] She scored her first goal for the club against Kindermann on 21 April 2021, scoring in the 41st minute.[26]
International career
At the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada, Camila made three appearances for Brazil and served one assist.
She made her debut for the national side against France on 26 November 2014.[27] Camila scored her first goal for Brazil against Japan on 28 July 2017, scoring in the 87th minute.[28]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 December 2020[29]
Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Kindermann | Série A | 2013 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
2014 | 13 | 3 | – | – | 13 | 3 | ||||
Houston Dash | NWSL | 2015 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
Tiradentes | Série A | 2015 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 2 | ||
Ferroviária | Série A | 2016 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
Orlando Pride | NWSL | 2017 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 4 | |
2018 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
2019 | 16 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||||
Total | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 | ||
Iranduba (loan) | Série A | 2018 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Canberra United (loan) | W-League | 2019–20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
Palmeiras (loan) | Série A | 2020 | 14 | 3 | 7[a] | 2 | – | 21 | 5 | |
Career total | 117 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 16 |
International goals
- As of match played 24 August 2017. Brazil score listed first, score column indicates score after each Camila goal.
Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 27 July 2017 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 Tournament of Nations |
2 | 3 August 2017 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–6 | 2017 Tournament of Nations |