Introduction
Francielle Manoel Alberto (born 18 October 1989, in São Paulo), commonly known as Francielle, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Icelandic club Stjarnan and the Brazil women's national football team. She previously played for São José and Santos, as well as Saint Louis Athletica and Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS).
Playing career
Club
United States
Francielle was on the opening day roster for St. Louis Athletica in the inaugural season of the WPS in 2009, and played in 6 matches for them.
On June 26, 2009, St. Louis Athletica traded Francielle and Kerri Hanks to Sky Blue FC for Sarah Walsh. She scored the game-winning goal in the first round of the WPS playoffs at the Washington Freedom. Sky Blue later defeated Francielle's former team, the Athletica, and the Los Angeles Sol to win the 2009 WPS title.
Brazil
Francielle won the 2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina with Santos.
In 2013 Francielle and São José won the Copa Libertadores. In 2013 and 2014 she and her team also won league and cup titles.
Boston Breakers
November 10, 2014 the Boston Breakers signed Francielle for the 2015 NWSL season. Ultimately she never joined the Breakers as she was instead called into Brazil's residency camp for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Stjarnan
In summer 2015 Francielle and compatriot Poliana agreed to play for Icelandic Úrvalsdeild club Stjarnan in their UEFA Women's Champions League campaign.
International
In November 2006 Francielle made her senior international debut in Brazil's 2–0 South American Women's Football Championship win over Peru at Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata.
Francielle appeared in all four of Brazil's matches at the 2011 Women's World Cup, and converted a penalty kick in the overtime shootout of the quarterfinal match versus the United States. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Francielle appeared in five of Brazil's six matches. Francielle's first goal in a major international tournament came at the 2012 London Olympics versus Cameroon, where she played in all four of Brazil's matches.
International goals
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 5 April 2012 | Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan |  Japan |
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2012 Women's Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 2. | 25 July 2012 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, United Kingdom |  Cameroon |
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2012 Summer Olympics |
| 3. | 09 April 2017 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil |  Bolivia |
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Friendly match |