Aline Pellegrino

Aline Pellegrino (born July 6, 1982), commonly known as Aline, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender for Russian club WFC Rossiyanka and several clubs in her native Brazil. She was a member of the Brazil national team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and competed at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, where Brazil became the runners-up. She was made captain of the national team in 2006.

In August 2011, she joined Russian Champions League contestant WFC Rossiyanka.

International career

Aline missed the 2008 Beijing Olympics after suffering a knee ligament injury in a pre-tournament friendly against South Korea. She had helped to secure Brazil's place at the tournament, by scoring in a 5–1 win over Ghana at a CONMEBOL–CAF play-off staged at Beijing's Workers Stadium. Brazil had been forced into the play-off following a shock defeat at the hands of Argentina at the 2006 South American Women's Football Championship.

International goals

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 11 November 2006 Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata, Argentina 1-4 1-4 2006 South American Women's Football Championship 2. 19 April 2008 Workers Stadium, Beijing, China 3–0 5–1 Inter-continental play-off 3. 20 December 2009 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil 1–1 5–2 2009 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo de Futebol Feminino 4. 5 November 2010 Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador 1–0 4–0 2010 South American Women's Football Championship 5. 5 November 2010 Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador 2–0 4–0 2010 South American Women's Football Championship 6. 14 May 2011 Estádio Rei Pelé, Maceio, Brazil 1–0 3–0 Friendly match 7. 8 December 2011 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil 5–1 5–1 2011 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo de Futebol Feminino

Guerreiras Project In 2010 Aline and Caitlin Fisher founded the Guerreiras Project, to counter sexism in women's football in Brazil.