Maria Alagoa

Maria Miguel Pereira Alagoa (born 21 April 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Braga. She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles and the USC Trojans, winning two NCAA championships with the Seminoles.

Early life

Alagoa grew up in Viseu, the daughter of Isabel Rodrigues and Fernando Alagoa. She began playing football with local club Dínamo Clube Estação. After one season each with Os Repesenses and Viseu 2001, she moved to Lusitano Vildemoinhos, where she played three seasons. She started all 23 games and scored 6 goals, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors.

International career

Alagoa was an alternate for Portugal at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Honors and awards

Florida State Seminoles NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament: 2021, 2023 ACC women's soccer tournament: 2021, 2022, 2023

USC Trojans Big Ten Conference: 2024

Individual Second-team All-Big Ten: 2024 ACC tournament all-tournament team: 2021 ACC all-freshman team: 2021