Lorena (footballer)

Lorena

Personal information
Full name	Lorena da Silva Leite[1]
Date of birth	(1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Ituverava, Brazil[2]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper[2]
Team information
Current team	Kansas City Current
Youth career
2011	Bangu
2012	Centro Olímpico
2013–2014	Grêmio
2015–2016	Centro Olímpico
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Centro Olímpico	0	(0)
2017–2018	Sport Recife	27	(0)
2019–2024	Grêmio	26	(0)
2025–	Kansas City Current	0	(0)
International career‡
2016	Brazil U20	0	(0)
2021–	Brazil	22	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2024 Paris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 22 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:23, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Lorena da Silva Leite (born 6 May 1997), simply known as Lorena, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Brazil national team.

Born in Ituverava, São Paulo, Lorena was the third-choice goalkeeper for Centro Olímpico in 2016. She made the bench once against Rio Preto.^[3]

For the 2017 season, she joined Sport Recife, where she became a regular starter. Lorena made her league debut against Audax on 12 March 2017.^[4]

In 2019, Lorena joined Grêmio, a club she already represented as a youth. She was initially a backup to Raissa, but took over the starting spot in the 2021 season.

After 5 years at Grêmio, Lorena signed a three-year contract with NWSL club Kansas City Current on 23 December 2024.^[5]

After representing Brazil at under-20 level, Lorena received her first call up for the full side on 31 August 2021.^[6] She made her international debut on 29 November of that year, starting in a 4–1 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus win over Venezuela.^[7]

After missing the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup due to an ACL injury, Lorena made her major tournament debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[8] She played every minute of the Olympics, keeping clean sheets in three of six matches and helping Brazil to the silver medal as runners-up to the United States.^[9]

As of 4 March 2022

Brazil

• Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024^[11]

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