Marta in the 2009 WPS All-Stars match against Umeå IK. For the third time in a row, she was on the losing side in the Swedish cup final when her side was defeated 3–2 by Linköpings FC. Umeå cruised to an 11–1 aggregate win over Norwegian side Kolbotn FK in the UEFA Women's Cup, with Marta scoring twice in both matches. In 2006, Umeå once again won the league without losing, and Marta, as in the previous year, was the league's top scorer with 21 goals. Once again, Umeå was beaten by Djurgården in the cup losing by a score of 3–1 in the final thus avenging a 7–0 league defeat to Umeå some three weeks earlier. Her second season (2005) ended with Marta scoring 21 goals and with Umeå winning the league, having gone undefeated. Marta scored 22 league goals, and also got on the scoresheet at the cup final against Djurgården, scoring the only goal in a 2–1 Umeå loss. In the league, despite amassing a total of 106 goals, which was 32 more than the Champions, Umeå finished second, beaten by a single point by Djurgården. Marta joined Umeå IK prior to the 2004 season during which Umeå reached the final of the UEFA Cup, winning 8–0 on aggregate against Frankfurt, with Marta scoring three goals over the two-legs. After two years, she was transferred to Santa Cruz, a small club in the state of Minas Gerais, where she would play for two more seasons, before joining Umeå IK of Sweden. After playing for the CSA youth team, Marta started her professional career at Vasco da Gama in 2000. Marta was discovered by Brazilian female coach Helena Pacheco when she was 14 years old. The SDG are 17 global goals set with hopes of making the world a better place, and 17 advocates were appointed to help accomplish it. She was appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations as a Sustainable Development Goals advocate. In August 2016, Marta was one of the eight to carry the Olympic Flag in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She also appeared in the Sveriges Television television documentary series The Other Sport from 2013. In January 2013 she was named as one of the six Ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, alongside Amarildo, Bebeto, Carlos Alberto Torres, Ronaldo and Mario Zagallo. She was also awarded the Golden Ball (MVP) at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship and won both the Golden Ball award as the best player and the Golden Boot award as the top scorer in the 2007 Women's World Cup after leading Brazil to the final of the tournament. She was a member of the Brazilian national teams that won the silver medal at the 20 Summer Olympics. She has been named FIFA World Player of the Year six times, five of them being consecutive (from 2006 through 2010) and the latest award coming in 2018. Marta is often regarded as the greatest female footballer of all time. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 February 2021 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of At a club level, Marta won the UEFA Women's Cup at Swedish club Umeå IK in 2004 and won seven Swedish league championships during her time playing for various teams in the country. Moreover, she is the first footballer of either gender to score at five World Cup editions, a feat matched by Christine Sinclair in 2019. With 17 goals, she holds the record for most goals scored at FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments. She holds the record for most goals in Brazilian International Football, male or female, with 109 goals for her country. She plays for the Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League and the Brazil national team as a forward. Marta Vieira da Silva (born 19 February 1986), commonly known as Marta ( ), is a Brazilian footballer with both Brazilian and Swedish citizenship.
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