Telma Encarnação

Telma Raquel Velosa Encarnação (born 11 October 2001) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Marítimo. She has appeared for the Portugal women's national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Velosa and the second or paternal family name is Encarnação.

Telma Encarnação
Personal information
Full name Telma Raquel Velosa Encarnação
Date of birth (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001
Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Marítimo
Number 10
Youth career
ADRC Os Xavelhas
Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Marítimo
National team‡
2018– Portugal 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:57, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:57, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

Club career

In May 2018, Encarnação scored in Marítimo's 6–0 win over Clube Condeixa which secured the club's promotion to the top-flight Campeonato Nacional Feminino for the first time.[1] After becoming a key player she agreed a new three-year contract with Marítimo in March 2021, prolonging her stay at the Funchal club she joined as a 13-year-old from ADRC Os Xavelhas in nearby Câmara de Lobos.[2]

International career

On 10 November 2018 Encarnação won her first senior cap for Portugal in a 1–0 friendly win over Wales in Rio Maior. She entered play as a 59th-minute substitute for fellow Madeiran Laura Luís.[3]

References
  1. Silva, Emanuel (27 May 2018). "Futebol feminino do Marítimo faz história e sobe à I Divisão" (in Portuguese). Funchal Noticias. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. Perfeito, João (3 March 2021). "Telma Encarnação prolonga ligação ao Marítimo" (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. "Trio madeirense afina estratégia lusa" (in Portuguese). Madeira Football Association. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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