Ivana Fuso

Ivana Ferreira Fuso (born 12 March 2001) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United in the FA WSL and the Brazil national team. Born in Salvador, Bahia, and raised in Germany, she played for her adoptive nation at youth international level, and earned caps for the under-15s, under-16s, under-17s and under-19s.

Club Career

SC Freiburg

Fuso moved from SV Boblingen to the youth academy of SC Freiburg in the summer of 2016. Initially, Fuso was part of the under-17 squad and competed in the B-Junior Bundesliga South, scoring 16 goals in 17 appearances. From the 2017–18 season, Fuso was elevated to SC Freiburg II in the 2. Bundesliga. She made her SC Freiburg II debut on 24 September 2017 in a 0–0 draw against VfL Sindelfingen. She scored her first goal for the team in a 1–1 draw against 1. FC Koln II. On 31 March 2018, Fuso made her SC Freiburg first team debut as a 71st minute substitute for Klara Buhl in a 3–0 away win against Werder Bremen.

FC Basel

On 30 June 2019, Fuso moved to Swiss Nationalliga A team FC Basel.

Manchester United

On 14 July 2020, Fuso signed a two-year contract with an option for a third with English FA WSL club Manchester United. After suffering two separate muscle and ligament tears at the beginning of the season, Fuso was named in a matchday squad for the first time on 19 November 2020 but was an unused substitute during the 0–0 League Cup draw with Manchester City. She made her debut on 16 December 2020 as a 76th minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Everton in the same competition. Her first season with the club was ended in March after picking up an ankle injury having made six appearances in all competitions, all as a substitute.