Formiga (footballer, born 1978)

Formiga
Formiga in 2016
Personal information
Full name Miraildes Maciel Mota
Date of birth (1978-03-03) 3 March 1978
Place of birth Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Euroexport
1996 Saad
1997–1998 São Paulo
1999 Portuguesa
2000 São Paulo
2001 Santa Isabel
2002 Santa Cruz
2002 Santos
2003 Independente
2004–2005 Malmö FF Dam
2006–2007 Saad
2006New Jersey Wildcats (loan) 12 (13)
2007Jersey Sky Blue (loan) 6 (1)
2008 Botucatu
2009 FC Gold Pride 16 (0)
2010 Chicago Red Stars 23 (0)
2011 São José
2012 América de Natal
2013–2015 São José 20 (2)
2016 São Francisco do Conde 6 (2)
2017–2021 Paris Saint-Germain 68 (2)
2022 São Paulo 13 (0)
International career
1995–2021 Brazil 206 (29)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA Women's World Cup
1999 United States Team
2007 China Team
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Team
2008 Beijing Team
South American Women's Football Championship
1995 Brazil Team
1998 Argentina Team
2003 Peru Team
2010 Ecuador Team
2014 Ecuador Team
2018 Chile Team
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo Team
2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
2011 Guadalajara Team
2015 Toronto Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 November 2021

Miraildes Maciel Mota (born 3 March 1978), commonly known as Formiga (Portuguese for "ant"), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder. She previously played for professional clubs in Sweden, the United States and France. Formiga holds many international records as a member of the Brazil national team, being the only player present in seven Olympic Games tournaments of women's football form the first edition at the 1996 Summer Olympics to 2020 edition, and a record for appearing at seven different FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments.

Formiga was a member of the Brazil national team for 26 years (the longest in football history) and is the most capped football player (male or female) in the history of the Brazil national teams, gaining her 234th and final cap in a 6–1 win over India at the 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus. She is the only football player in history (male or female) to play in seven World Cups and seven Olympic Games.