Milena Monteiro

Forward • Age 25 • #19

Milena Monteiro de Almeida Rodrigues dos Santos is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward.

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Fun Facts about Milena

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Before entering professional football, she developed her game at the renowned Centro Olímpico academy, one of Brazil's leading youth development clubs for women's football.

She has two siblings, Larisa and Mateus, and credits the support of her parents, Renata and Maurício, throughout her football journey.

Milena once fulfilled a dream by taking her entire family to São Paulo's Morumbi Stadium for the first time, where they celebrated a victory together.

She has spoken about the inequality in Brazilian football, noting that women earned only a fraction of what boys received when she was growing up, making her professional career an especially meaningful achievement.

Milena takes pride in representing Black women in football, viewing her career as an example of perseverance and representation in the sport.

Her career has taken her beyond Brazil, with a spell in the Turkish Women's Super League at Fatih Vatan Spor, giving her experience in both South American and European football.