Miraildes Maciel Mota

Formiga

Personal information
Full name	Miraildes Maciel Mota
Date of birth	3 March 1978 (1978-03-03) (age 33)
Place of birth	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Unattached
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1997	São Paulo
1998	Portuguesa
1999	São Paulo
2000–2001	Santa Isabel
2002	Santos
2003	Independente
2004–2005	Malmö FF Dam
2006	New Jersey Wildcats	12	(13)
2007	Jersey Sky Blue	6	(1)
2007	Saad
2008	Botucatu
2009	FC Gold Pride	16	(0)
National team‡
	Brazil
Honours Competitor for Brazil Silver Athens Summer Olympics 2004 Silver Beijing Summer Olympics 2008
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:52, 30 September 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:52, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Miraildes Maciel Mota (born 3 March 1978, in Salvador, Bahia), commonly known as Formiga (Portuguese for ant), is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.

Career

Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS International Draft as the first overall draft pick, ahead of Kelly Smith and Marta. She will ply her trade in Santa Clara for the league's inaugural season in 2009.^[1]

Before FC Gold Pride, she had most recently played for Saad in her homeland of Brazil;^[2] her club previous to this was Malmö FF Dam in the Swedish women's first division which she joined in 2004. She currently plays for the Chicago Red Stars in Women's Professional Soccer.

International

Formiga played for the Brazilian women's national team in the 1995, 1999, and 2003 World Cups, and in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics where Brazil won the silver medal. She also helped Brazil win the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.

References

1. ^ Elliot, Almond (3 February 2009). "FC Gold Pride signs No. 1 pick Formiga". San Jose Mercury News. http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_11618270. Retrieved 3 February 2009. 
2. ^ (Portuguese) Formiga profile at UOL Esporte – Pan 2007

External links

• Miraildes Maciel Mota – FIFA competition record
• FC Gold Pride player profile
• New Jersey Wildcats player profile
• Saad player profile (Portuguese)

Persondata
Name	Mota, Miraildes Maciel
Alternative names	Formiga
Short description	Women's footballer
Date of birth	3 March 1978
Place of birth	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death