Rebeca (footballer)
![]() Rebeca with the Houston Dash in 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rebeca Costa da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 1 September 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Pindoretama, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Dux Logroño (on loan from Houston Dash) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Fortaleza | ||
2023–2025 | Cruzeiro | 25 | (2) |
2025– | Houston Dash | 0 | (0) |
2025– | → Dux Logroño (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Brazil U-17 | 4 | (0) |
2024 | Brazil U-20 | 13 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:43, 20 August 2025 (UTC) |
Rebeca Costa da Silva (born 1 September 2005) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga F club Dux Logroño, on loan from the Houston Dash.
Club career
Born in Pindoretama, Rebeca joined Fortaleza on the futsal side in 2020, soon making the youth football team.[1] In September 2023, she moved to Cruzeiro.[2]
In March 2025, the Houston Dash acquired Rebeca for a transfer fee, signing her to a three-year contract with an option for an additional year.[3] On 19 August 2025, the Dash loaned Rebeca to Dux Logroño ahead of the newly-promoted Spanish team's first campaign in Liga F.[4]
International career
Rebeca won the 2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship with Brazil and represented her country at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[2][5] She helped them win the 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, scoring the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Colombia which qualified them for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6] She helped them advance to the quarterfinals at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[5]
Honors and awards
Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro de Futebol Feminino: 2023, 2024[3]
Brazil U-17
Brazil U-20
References
- ^ "Volante do Fortaleza, Rebeca Costa é convocada para a Seleção Brasileira Sub-17". ge.globo.com. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ a b Silveira, Criseive (6 September 2023). "Destaque no Fortaleza, volante Rebeca Costa é anunciada como novo reforço do Cruzeiro". Diário do Nordeste. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Houston Dash Sign Brazilian Defender Rebeca Costa Da Silva from Cruzeiro". Houston Dash. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Houston Dash Loan Defender Rebeca to Dux Logroño in Spain". Houston Dynamo FC. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ a b Rebeca at Soccerway
- ^ Ramos, Marcelo (30 April 2024). "Seleção Brasileira feminina vence a Colômbia e carimba vaga na Copa do Mundo sub-20; veja gol". bnews.com.br. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
External links
- Rebeca Costa da Silva at Soccerway.com