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Waksman made her international debut for the [[Brazil women’s national under-17 football team|Brazil under-17 team]] at the U17 Algarve Tournament in February 2024, scoring two goals against hosts [[Portugal women’s national under-17 football team|Portugal]].<ref name=”TC251″/> She celebrated her 15th birthday during the [[2024 South American U-17 Women’s Championship]] in March, where she was the joint leading scorer with [[JuJu Harris (footballer)|JuJu Harris]], with five goals, and was named the player of the tournament as Brazil won the competition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/womens/u17womensworldcup/dominican-republic-2024/articles/giovanna-waksman-interview-brazil|title=Brazil sensation Giovanna Waksman out to write her own story|date=2024-05-22|publisher=[[FIFA]]|access-date=2025-08-17}}</ref> She played every minute |
Waksman made her international debut for the [[Brazil women’s national under-17 football team|Brazil under-17 team]] at the U17 Algarve Tournament in February 2024, scoring two goals against hosts [[Portugal women’s national under-17 football team|Portugal]].<ref name=”TC251″/> She celebrated her 15th birthday during the [[2024 South American U-17 Women’s Championship]] in March, where she was the joint leading scorer with [[JuJu Harris (footballer)|JuJu Harris]], with five goals, and was named the player of the tournament as Brazil won the competition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/womens/u17womensworldcup/dominican-republic-2024/articles/giovanna-waksman-interview-brazil|title=Brazil sensation Giovanna Waksman out to write her own story|date=2024-05-22|publisher=[[FIFA]]|access-date=2025-08-17}}</ref> She played every minute Brazil’s three games at the [[2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup]].<ref/> |
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Waksman trained with [[Brazil women’s national football team|Brazil]]’s senior squad for the first time in July 2025, in preparation for the [[2025 Copa América Femenina]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/futebol-feminino/copa-america-feminina/noticia/2025/07/09/novata-giovanna-waksman-ganha-moral-com-arthur-elias-na-selecao-veja-planos-para-jovem-de-16-anos.ghtml|title=Novata, Giovanna Waksman ganha moral com Arthur Elias na Seleção; veja planos para jovem de 16 anos|last=Fiori|first=Tayna|date=2025-07-09|website=[[Globo.com]]|language=pt|access-date=2025-08-16}}</ref> |
Waksman trained with [[Brazil women’s national football team|Brazil]]’s senior squad for the first time in July 2025, in preparation for the [[2025 Copa América Femenina]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/futebol-feminino/copa-america-feminina/noticia/2025/07/09/novata-giovanna-waksman-ganha-moral-com-arthur-elias-na-selecao-veja-planos-para-jovem-de-16-anos.ghtml|title=Novata, Giovanna Waksman ganha moral com Arthur Elias na Seleção; veja planos para jovem de 16 anos|last=Fiori|first=Tayna|date=2025-07-09|website=[[Globo.com]]|language=pt|access-date=2025-08-16}}</ref> |
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==Honors and awards== |
==Honors and awards== |
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Latest revision as of 21:39, 22 November 2025
Brazilian footballer (born 2009)
| Full name | Giovanna Waksman Costa[1] | ||
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| Date of birth | 21 March 2009[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.64Â m (5Â ft 5Â in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| 2020–2022 | Botafogo | ||
| 2022– | FC Florida | ||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Brazil U-16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brazil U-17 | 12 | (5) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 October 2024 | |||
Giovanna Waksman Costa (born 21 March 2009) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as midfielder. She is a youth international for Brazil.
Waksman was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of Renato Costa, a former professional footballer, and Jackeline Waksman.[2][3] She began playing football at school when she was six before joining local club Sogima FC, in the neighborhood of Jacarepaguá.[3][4] She had a spell with Fluminense before moving to Botafogo at age 11 in December 2020, where she trained with the women’s professional side and played for the boys’ academy teams, as Botafogo had no girls’ academy at the time.[4][5] In June 2022, she was Botafogo’s leading scorer in their victory at the U-13 Metropolitan Championship – and the only girl in the competition – and was the subject of sexist comments from parents of opposing teams.[5][6] Months later, Botafogo owner John Textor arranged for Waksman and her family to move to Jupiter, Florida, so she could train with his FC Florida Prep Academy and attend the Pine School.[3][5]
Through three high school seasons, Waksman was twice named the TCPalm Player of the Year and became Pine’s all-time scoring leader.[2][7] She signed an endorsement deal with Adidas in September 2024.[8] She was named the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year in 2025 after pacing the nation with 87 goals in 19 games and leading Pine to its first Class 1A state title game appearance.[7][9] Goal.com also included her in its list of the world’s “25 best teenage wonderkids” in 2025.[10] Reports linked her to Première Ligue club OL Lyonnes, which Textor partly owns.[11]
International career
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Waksman made her international debut for the Brazil under-17 team at the U17 Algarve Tournament in February 2024, scoring two goals against hosts Portugal.[2] She celebrated her 15th birthday during the 2024 South American U-17 Women’s Championship in March, where she was the joint leading scorer with JuJu Harris, with five goals, and was named the player of the tournament as Brazil won the competition.[12] She played every minute of Brazil’s three games at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic.[13]
Waksman trained with Brazil‘s senior squad for the first time in July 2025, in preparation for the 2025 Copa América Femenina.[14] She scored three goals at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, including two against Italy in the group stage.[13] After picking up a knee injury in the round of sixteen, she was unused for the rest of the tournament as Brazil placed fourth.[15]
Brazil U-17
Individual
- ^ a b c “2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – Squad List” (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c Bernadeau, Patrick (January 26, 2025). “Pine soccer’s Giovanna Waksman, star Brazilian national team prospect, taking Florida by storm”. TCPalm.com. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c Soares, Thales (June 7, 2024). “Com 101 gols nos últimos 56 jogos, Giovanna Waksman, ex-Botafogo, tem meta nos EUA: “Ser a melhor do mundo”“. Globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ a b Ribeiro, Emanuelle (August 3, 2021). “Giovanna Waksman, a jogadora de 11 anos que treina com o time feminino do Botafogo”. Globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c “Por que Giovanna Waksman saiu do Botafogo? Entenda os planos de Textor para o fenômeno do futebol feminino”. Globo.com (in Portuguese). March 23, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ “‘Mandam me matar’: Giovanna, única jogadora do sub-13 do Botafogo, relata ameaças que sofre de pais dos atletas” (in Portuguese). ESPN. June 23, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ a b Bernadeau, Patrick (June 18, 2025). “Pine School’s Giovanna Waksman named Gatorade Florida Girls Soccer Player of the Year”. TCPalm.com. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ “Quem é Giovanna Waksman, a nova promessa do futebol feminino que assinou com a adidas”. MKT Esportivo (in Portuguese). September 25, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ Olorunfemi, Victor (July 10, 2025). “TDS Spring High School Girls Best XI”. TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ Ruszkai, Ameé (March 18, 2025). “NXGN 2025: The 25 best teenage wonderkids in women’s football”. Goal.com. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ “Conheça Giovanna Waksman, apontada como esperança da seleção brasileira após a aposentadoria de Marta”. Globo.com (in Portuguese). August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ “Brazil sensation Giovanna Waksman out to write her own story”. FIFA. May 22, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ a b “Giovanna Waksman”. flashscore.com. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ^ Fiori, Tayna (July 9, 2025). “Novata, Giovanna Waksman ganha moral com Arthur Elias na Seleção; veja planos para jovem de 16 anos”. Globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ “Brazil beats Canada in quarterfinal penalty shootout at FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup”. The Sports Network. November 1, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
