Letícia Izidoro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

Letícia Izidoro Lima da Silva (born 13 August 1994), commonly known as Letícia or Lelê, is a Brazilian professional football goalkeeper for Brazilian club Corinthians and the Brazilian national team. She was part of the Brazil squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Lelê

Lelê with Corinthians in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Letícia Izidoro Lima da Silva
Date of birth	(1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Corinthians
Number	12
Youth career
	América
2010	Kindermann[4]
2011–2012	Vitória das Tabocas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Vitória das Tabocas
2013	Kindermann	4	(0)
2014	São José		(0)
2015	Centro Olímpico	6	(0)
2016–2021	Corinthians	84	(0)
2021–2022	Benfica	20	(0)
2022–	Corinthians	30	(0)
International career‡
2012–2014	Brazil U20	3	(0)
2015–	Brazil	25	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:01, 22 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:01, 22 April 2024

Club career

Kindermann

Letícia made her league debut against Foz Cataratas on 18 September 2013.^[5]

São José

Letícia played in the 2014 Club World Cup that was not validated by Fifa.^[6] São José beat Arsenal 2–0 to win the Women's Club World Cup.^[7]

Centro Olímpico

Letícia made her league debut against Santos on 30 September 2015.^[8]

First spell at Corinthians

A draft in February 2016 assigned Brazil women's national football team players Letícia and Rafinha^[9] to a combined Corinthians Audax team, who went on to win the 2016 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino.^[10] She made her league debut against Iranduba on 24 March 2016.^[11]

In October 2017 Corinthians Audax won the 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina. Letícia made two saves in a penalty shootout win over Colo-Colo following a 0–0 draw in the final at Estadio Arsenio Erico, Asunción.^[12]

Second spell at Corinthians

Letícia rejoined Corinthians in 2022.^[13] During her second spell, she made her league debut against RB Bragantino on 5 March 2022.^[14]

International career

Letícia represented Brazil's youth team at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.^[15] After graduating to the under-20 team, she attended the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2012 and 2014.^[16]

In December 2015, she won a cap for the senior Brazil women's national football team at the 2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal,^[17] appearing as a substitute for Bárbara in an 11–0 win over Trinidad and Tobago.

Personal life

Letícia is dating Mariana Dantas.^[18]

Honours

Benfica

• Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2020–21
• Taça da Liga: 2020–21