Bárbara Micheline do Monte Barbosa is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. She has represented Brazil at senior international level and has competed in multiple FIFA Women’s World Cups and Olympic Games.
She has represented Brazil at four Olympic Games and six FIFA Women’s World Cups.
After Brazil’s silver medal at the 2008 Olympics, she revealed that her club had gone six months without paying salaries — one of the clearest public examples of the financial struggles in Brazilian women’s football at the time.
Bárbara has openly shared her relationships and is one of the openly LGBTQ+ players connected to Brazil’s women’s national team.
She has more than 500,000 followers on Instagram.
Bárbara studies nursing at Universidade Alto Vale do Rio do Peixe while continuing her football career.
Ronaldinho is her football idol.
Bárbara has a tattoo of herself with Brazilian legend Marta Vieira da Silva celebrating a shared moment from their years together with the Brazil national team.
| Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino Série A1 | 1× |
| Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino | 1× |
| Pan American Games Gold Medal | 3× |
| Olympic Silver Medal | 2× |
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2024
-
present
|
Internacional | 6 | 0 |
|
2024
-
2024
|
Melbourne City | 7 | 0 |
|
2023
-
2024
|
Flamengo | 15 | 0 |
|
2017
-
2022
|
Kindermann | 76 | 0 |
|
2016
-
2017
|
Foz Cataratas | 5 | 0 |
|
2015
-
2016
|
Botafogo | 3 | 0 |
|
2014
-
2015
|
Kindermann | 13 | 0 |
|
2014
-
2014
|
BV Cloppenburg | 4 | 0 |
|
2009
-
2010
|
Sunnanå | 36 | 0 |
| International Stats | |||
|
2007
-
2024
|
Brazil | 87 | 0 |