Cris (footballer, born 1985)

In this Portuguese name, the surname is da Silva.
Not to be confused with the Portuguese men's footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cris
Personal information
Full name Ana Cristina da Silva
Date of birth (1985-12-12) 12 December 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Três Rios, RJ, Brazil
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder,
centre back
Team information
Current team
 Ceará
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Olaria
Santos
2007–2008 America Rio
2010–2011 Palmeiras
2012 XV de Piracicaba
2013 São Caetano
2014 Ferroviária 4 (0)
2015 São Paulo
2016–2018 Iranduba 14 (1)
2019–2020 São Paulo 15 (2)
2021 Botafogo 10 (0)
2022 Malabo Kings
2023– Ceará 1 (0)
International career‡
2011–2016 Equatorial Guinea 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2011 (before the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Ana Cristina da Silva (born 12 December 1985), commonly known as Cris, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Série A1 club Ceará.[1]

Cris was part of the Equatorial Guinea women's national football team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]

On 5 October 2017, Cris and other nine Brazilian footballers were declared by FIFA as ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea.[3]

  1. ^ "Iranduba fecha com volante ex-Foz e Ferroviária-SP para a Copa do Brasil". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Official squad list 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup". FIFA. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Equatorial Guinea expelled from FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". FIFA.com. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.