Géssica
Géssica do Nascimento (born 19 March 1991), commonly known as Géssica, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Ferroviária and the Brazilian national team. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Club career Géssica joined her first football club Ferroviária in 2009, after she traveled to Araraquara to try out. She eventually became an important central defender and captain of the team. International career In May 2015, Brazil coach Vadão called 24-year-old Géssica up to the national team for the first time, as a replacement for the injured Bruna Benites. At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, Géssica made substitute appearances in Brazil's group stage wins over South Korea and Costa Rica. After Brazil's second round elimination by Australia, Géssica remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. References External links 1991 births Living people Brazilian women's footballers Brazil women's international footballers Brazilian expatriate women's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football defenders Associação Ferroviária de Esportes (women) players Expatriate women's footballers in Portugal Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino players S.C. Braga (women) players Pan American