Andressa Alves

Andressa Alves da Silva (born 10 November 1992), commonly known as Andressa Alves or simply Andressa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Roma under the management of Alessio Sundas. She previously played for Barcelona of the Spanish Primera Division. She won her first cap for the Brazilian national team in 2012 and has represented her country at multiple World Cups.

Club Career

Andressa transferred from Centro Olimpico to Ferroviaria in May 2013. In November 2013, Andressa left Ferroviaria to sign for 2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina winners Sao Jose.

In November 2014 she ended her stay in Sao Jose and signed a contract with NWSL team Boston Breakers. Ultimately she never joined the Breakers as she was instead called into Brazil's residency camp for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. During the World Cup, French club Montpellier announced that they had concluded the transfer of Andressa.

Andressa left Montpellier after one season, signing for FC Barcelona in June 2016. She left the Spanish club in 2019. Andressa then moved to Italy and signed for Roma on the 15th July 2019. Her performances for club and country led to her being shortlisted for the FIFPro World 11 award in September 2019. Andressa made her debut for Roma as a wide forward, but was soon re-positioned in deep midfield for the rest of the Serie A 2019-20 season. In her second season with the Italian club, Andressa frequently switched roles between deep midfield and attacking midfield depending on the opponents Roma were facing. She has been relied upon by Roma as one of the chief playmakers in the team, choosing to extend her stay with the club with a new contract in May 2021.

Two days after she signed her contract extension, Andressa would start for Roma in the 2021 Coppa Italia final against AC Milan. Roma won the match on penalties and Andressa helped Roma win its first major trophy.