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Ludmila

da Silva

Dec 1, 1994

# - Forward

Ludmila da Silva, commonly known as Ludmila, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chicago Stars FC of the NWSL and the Brazil national team.

Did You Know?

Her full name is Ludmila da Silva. Commonly known is as Ludmila. Ludmila is also the only name she wears on the shirt during matches

In her youth she was successful in athletics

She was raised by aunt, as her mother left the family and her father died during her childhood

She start to play organised football at the relatively late age of 15

She was brought up in a favela (the Brazilian term for slum)

Her partner is Alonso Sánchez González, former professional football player and now sports agent

When she joined Atlético Madrid, thanks to her exceptional pace she was dubbed "Road Runner"

In 2019, she published on her social networks a video recorded in a supermarket of the Mercadona chain in which she stated that every time she entered a supermarket she had a security guard following her. Although the video was published in various media, the company limited itself to stating that no one had informed it of the facts

She was two times in the chart "The 100 best female footballers in the world" by The Guardian. In 2019 and 2020

In 2023, she announced that she had started working on opening her own football school in Madrid - Ludmila Academy

She had a very good start at Atlético Madrid - she joined the club in the summer of 2017 and managed to win back to back Spanish titles in two following seasons (2017/2018 and 2018/2019)

She has several tattoos, including Olympic rings and football ball

Club Achievements

Copa Libertadores Feminina	1×
Primera Division (Spain champion)	2×

Stats

Year	Club	AP	GL
2024 - present	Chicago Stars	5	2
2017 - 2024	Atlético Madrid	137	59
2015 - 2017	São José	15	6
2013 - 2013	Rio Preto	6	3
2013 - 2013	Portuguesa
2012 - 2012	São Caetano
2011 - 2011	CA Juventus
International Stats
2017 - present	Brazil	50	5