Beatriz Zaneratto João


Beatriz Zaneratto João, commonly known as Beatriz or Bia, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays in the Série A1 club Palmeiras and the Brazil national team. She participated at the 2011, 2015, and 2019 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Club career

Beatriz joined her local team Ferroviária at the age of 13. In 2010, she moved to play for reigning Copa Libertadores Femenina champions Santos. In February 2013 Beatriz and her Vitória das Tabocas teammate Thaísinha announced that they had accepted a transfer to South Korean club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels. With the team, Beatriz has won seven consecutive WK League championships between 2013 and 2019. In the 2015 championship, she scored an equalizing goal in the 123rd minute to force the game to penalty shoot-out, where her team prevailed.

International career

Ahead of the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, a 14-year-old Beatriz was the youngest player in Brazil's squad and was highlighted as a "player to watch" by The New Zealand Herald newspaper.
In May 2011, she made her debut for the senior national team in a 3–0 friendly win over Chile at Estádio Rei Pelé in Maceió. Beatriz was named in Brazil's squad for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and participated in the 3–0 group stage win over Equatorial Guinea.
In February 2015, Beatriz's club commitments in South Korea meant she was left out of Brazil's 18-month residency programme intended to prepare the national team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics. At the World Cup in Canada, Beatriz made substitute appearances in the final group game, a 1–0 win over Costa Rica, and the 1–0 second round defeat by Australia.
Beatriz was named to the Brazil squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, her first Olympic Games. She plundered three goals, including one in the Bronze Medal match which Brazil lost 2–1 to Canada, as hosts Brazil finished in fourth place. It was reported that her performances "lit up" the Games and made her a target for clubs in the American National Women's Soccer League, albeit her relatively high salary in South Korea made a transfer less likely.
At the 2019 SheBelieves Cup, Beatriz suffered a fractured fibula during Brazil's 1–0 defeat by hosts the United States in Tampa, Florida.

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.

Goal		DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12015-03-11 Albufeira, Portugal2015 Algarve Cup
22015-12-10 Natal, BrazilTorneio Internacional Natal 2015
32015-12-10 Natal, BrazilTorneio Internacional Natal 2015
42015-12-10 Natal, BrazilTorneio Internacional Natal 2015
52016-03-07 Lagos, PortugalAlgarve Cup 2016
62016-08-06 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilOlympics 2016
72016-08-06 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilOlympics 2016
82016-08-19 São Paulo, BrazilOlympics 2016
92016-12-07 Manaus, BrazilTorneio Internacional 2016
102016-12-07 Manaus, BrazilTorneio Internacional 2016
112016-12-11 Manaus, BrazilTorneio Internacional 2016
122016-12-11 Manaus, BrazilTorneio Internacional 2016
132016-12-14 Manaus, BrazilTorneio Internacional 2016
142017-10-19 Chongqing, China2017 Yongchuan International Tournament
152017-11-26 Ovalle, ChileFriendly match
162017-11-29 La Serena, ChileFriendly match
172018-04-05 Coquimbo, ChileCopa América 2018
182018-04-07 Coquimbo, ChileCopa América 2018
192018-04-07 Coquimbo, ChileCopa América 2018
202018-04-11 Coquimbo, ChileCopa América 2018
212018-04-11 Coquimbo, ChileCopa América 2018
222018-04-16 La Serena, ChileCopa América 2018
232018-07-29 East Hartford, United States2018 Tournament of Nations
242019-11-07 Chongqing, China2019 Yongchuan International Tournament
252019-11-07 Chongqing, China2019 Yongchuan International Tournament
262019-12-13 São Paulo, BrazilFriendly game
272019-12-13 São Paulo, BrazilFriendly game
282019-12-13 São Paulo, BrazilFriendly game