Neide Simões

Club career Simões played for 10 years at Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Escola, before transferring to German Frauen-Bundesliga team SC 07 Bad Neuenahr in July 2012. before returning to Portugal to play for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Valadares Gaia F.C. In total, she spent two years in Germany. There, Valadares played against Benfica. They lost the match 4–0, and Simões went off injured after 86 minutes, and had to be replaced in goal by an outfield player. In March 2020, Simões was nominated for the best player award at the Gala Quinas de Ouro.

International career Simões made 17 appearances for Portugal under-19s between 2005 and 2007. She made her international debut for Portugal women's national football team in 2007, and has made 60 appearances for the senior team. She played in the Algarve Cup in 2012, and 2016. Aside from football, she has worked as a CrossFit trainer.