Giovana Canali
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 12, 2006 | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Virginia Cavaliers | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Miami Hurricanes | 17 | (9) |
| 2026– | Virginia Cavaliers | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Brazil U-20 | ||
Giovana Canali (born February 12, 2006) is a Brazilian college soccer player who plays as a forward for the Virginia Cavaliers. She previously played for the Miami Hurricanes.
Early life
Originally from Fortaleza, Canali began playing football with her brother and other boys when she was two.[1] At school, she made the boys' futsal team when she was six, and in fourth grade, she created a girls' team when other parents did not want her to keep playing with boys.[1] Canali and her family moved to Boca Raton, Florida, when she was ten, where she played on organized girls' teams for the first time.[1] She earned ECNL all-conference honors three times while playing for FC Prime.[2] She also played high school soccer at West Boca, receiving all-county honors all four years and scoring 52 goals in 31 games over her last two seasons.[3]
College career
Canali scored a team-leading 9 goals in 17 appearances for the Miami Hurricanes in her freshman season in 2024.[4] She was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference all-freshman team and was named third-team All-ACC, making her Miami's first all-conference player in six years.[4] After missing her entire sophomore season after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), she transferred to the Virginia Cavaliers.[5]
International career
Canali was first called up to the Brazil under-20 team in July 2023, scoring in her friendly debut against Belgium in December of the same year.[6] She made the squad for the 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, appearing in six games as Brazil won the competition.[7]
Honors and awards
Brazil U-20
Individual
- Third-team All-ACC: 2024
- ACC all-freshman team: 2024
References
- ^ a b c Carvalho, Beatriz (April 12, 2023). "De proibida de jogar com meninos ao primeiro gol na Seleção Sub-20: conheça história de Giovana Canali". globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ "ECNL All Conference Southeast". Elite Clubs National League. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
"ECNL Girls Southeast All-Conference Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
"ECNL Girls Southeast All-Conference". Elite Clubs National League. August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer. - ^ "Miami Hurricanes bring in eight incoming freshmen from the Class of 2024". soccerwire.com. July 24, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ a b "Canali Garners Third Team All-ACC, All-Freshman Team Honors". Miami Hurricanes. November 6, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ Canali, Gio [@giovanacanali]; (February 23, 2025). "Gio9 out for 9 #acl..." Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Instagram.
Canali, Gio [@giovanacanali]; (December 12, 2025). "Excited for this new chapter 💙🧡". Retrieved December 17, 2025 – via Instagram. - ^ Peterman, Alexander (December 22, 2023). "West Boca Raton soccer star Giovana Canali achieves dream with Brazilian national team". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ Giovana Canali at Soccerway
External links
- Giovana Canali at Soccerway.com