Catarina Macario

Catarina Macario
Macario with the United States in 2021
Personal information
Full name Catarina Cantanhede Melônio Macário[1][2]
Date of birth (1999-10-04) October 4, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder / forward[4]
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 9
Youth career
Flamengo
0000–2007 Cruzeiro
2007–2011 Santos
2012–2017 San Diego Surf
2014 Torrey Pines Falcons
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Stanford Cardinal 69 (63)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Lyon 27 (19)
2023– Chelsea 11 (2)
International career
2012 United States U14
2013 United States U15
2018–2019 United States U23 5 (5)
2021– United States 19 (8)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place Tokyo 2020 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 10, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 1, 2024

Catarina Cantanhede Melônio Macário (born October 4, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Chelsea. Born in Brazil, she plays for the United States national team.

Macario was a decorated collegiate player in the United States. In 2017, she was named Freshman of the Year by TopDrawerSoccer.com and ESPNW Player of the Year. In 2018, Macario won the Hermann Trophy, ESPNW Player of the Year, and the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award. In 2019, Macario won the Honda Sports Award and again won the Hermann Trophy.

  1. ^ Kiefer, David (October 18, 2019). "The Magic of Macario". Stanford Cardinal. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Aos 9 anos menina é uma prodígio no futebol" [At the age of 9, a girl is a soccer prodigy]. Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). November 30, 2008. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Catarina Macario" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference GrantWahl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).