About Formiga
Miraildes Maciel Mota (born 3 March 1978), commonly known as Formiga (Portuguese for "ant"), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder. She previously played for professional clubs in Sweden, the United States and France. Formiga holds many international records as a member of the Brazil national team, being the only player present in seven Olympic Games tournaments of women's football from the first edition at the 1996 Summer Olympics to 2020 edition, and a record for appearing at seven different FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments. Formiga was a member of the Brazil national team for 26 years (the longest in football history) and is the most capped football player (male or female) in the history of the Brazil national teams, gaining her 234th and final cap in a 6–1 win over India at the 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus. She is the only football player in history (male or female) to play in seven World Cups and seven Olympic Games. In 1997 Formiga joined newly-formed São Paulo FC where she won state and national titles. She joined a competitive team assembled under Formiga's former Saad and national team coach Dema, which won the 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro as hosts. Formiga made a favourable impression in her first two months with the club, who were pleased when she agreed to extend her contract in December 2004. Formiga was the first overall pick for the newly inaugurated Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league in the United States in the 2008 WPS International Draft, selected by FC Gold Pride of Santa Clara, California. Formiga holds many international records as a member of the Brazil national team, being the only player present in seven Olympic Games tournaments of women's football form the first edition at the 1996 Summer Olympics to 2020 edition, and a record for appearing at seven different FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments.
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