Ana Dias (footballer)
_042.jpg) Dias with the Portland Thorns in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ana Inês Costa Mendes Dias | ||
| Date of birth | October 2, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Aveiro, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UANL | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 70 | (36) |
| 2024 | Portland Thorns | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | UANL | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Portugal U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Portugal | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 31, 2024 | |||
Ana Inês Costa Mendes Dias (born 2 October 1997) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Portugal national team. She previously played for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg and NWSL side Portland Thorns.
Early life
[edit]Dias was born in 1997 in Aveiro, Portugal, and joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Vaguense as a youth player.[1]
College career
[edit]Dias has received a degree in higher education.[2]
Club career
[edit]Dias started her senior career with Portuguese side Cadima, before singing for A-dos-Francos.[3] During the 2019/20 season, Dias made seventeen appaarances and scored forty goals.[4]
Zenit Saint Petersburg, 2021–2023
[edit]In 2021, she signed for Russian side Zenit.[5] She adapted quickly.[6] She scored three goals during her first three appearances for the club.[7]
During the 2022 season, she scored nine goals and recorded three assists during her first thirteen appearances that season.[8] By the end of the 2022 season, she was the top scorer of Zenit and the second-highest top scorer in the league with twelve goals.[9] That season, she also helped the club win their first league title and reach the final of the 2022 Russian Women's Cup.[10]
Portland Thorns, 2024
[edit]On March 20, 2024, Portland Thorns FC acquired Dias and signed her to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2025.[11][12] Dias scored her first goal for the Thorns on May 17, 2024, contributing to a 2–0 victory over the Houston Dash.[13]
Tigres UANL, 2024–
[edit]Dias was transferred to Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL for an undisclosed transfer fee on August 26, 2024.[14]
International career
[edit]In 2023, Dias was called up to the Portugal women's national football team.[15] She made one previous appearance for the team.[16]
Style of play
[edit]Dias is known for her mobility, speed, technical ability, and aerial ability.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ana Dias - Dnevnik article".
- ^ "Ana Dias - Maxim Online article".
- ^ "Ana Dias, de Portugal até à Rússia". ojogo.pt.
- ^ "Ana Dias - Sport Express article".
- ^ "Ана Диаш: женский футбол в России становится более разнообразным". championat.com.
- ^ "ПОРТУГАЛЬСКАЯ ФУТБОЛИСТКА "ЗЕНИТА" ПРИЗНАЛАСЬ, ЧТО МОЖЕТ НАЗВАТЬ РОССИЮ СВОИМ ВТОРЫМ ДОМОМ". matchtv.ru.
- ^ "Ана Диаш: "Счастлива, что начало карьеры в "Зените" вышло именно таким"".
- ^ "Ана Диаш: "У "Зенита" есть всё, чтобы взять золото в этом году"".
- ^ ""ПОДДЕРЖКА ДАННИ ЗДОРОВО ПОМОГАЕТ. ХОЧЕТСЯ ОСТАВИТЬ ТАКОЙ ЖЕ СЛЕД В ИСТОРИИ «ЗЕНИТА" — ПОРТУГАЛЬСКАЯ ФУТБОЛИСТКА АНА ДИАШ". matchtv.ru.
- ^ "Ана Диаш: "Мы должны гордиться тем, чего достигли всего на второй год существования команды"".
- ^ "Thorns FC acquire Portuguese striker Ana Dias - Portland Thorns". www.thorns.com. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Joel Odom | The (2024-03-21). "Portland Thorns sign Portuguese forward Ana Dias". oregonlive. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ "RECAP | Portland Thorns FC earns sixth consecutive victory - Portland Thorns". www.thorns.com. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ "Portland Thorns FC Transfer Forward Ana Dias to Tigres UANL - Portland Thorns". www.thorns.com. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ "Chamada de Ana Dias é a novidade na convocatória". expresso.pt.
- ^ "Ana Dias sobre a seleção feminina: "Quero desfrutar do momento"". noticiasaominuto.com.
- ^ "Ana Dias: Quem é a nova Czar de São Petersburgo?".
External links
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Portuguese women's footballers
- Portugal women's international footballers
- Portugal women's youth international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Portuguese expatriate women's footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Russia
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate women's footballers in Mexico
- Liga MX Femenil players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Portland Thorns FC players
- Russian Women's Football Championship players
- Women's association football forwards
- Tigres UANL (women) footballers
- ZFK Zenit Saint Petersburg players
- Portuguese women's football biography stubs