Catarina Macario

Catarina Macario
Macario with the United States in 2021
Personal information
Full name Catarina Cantanhede Melônio Macário
Date of birth (1999-10-04) October 4, 1999
Place of birth São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder / forward
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 9
Youth career
Flamengo
–2007 Cruzeiro
2007–2011 Santos
2012–2017 San Diego Surf
2014 Torrey Pines Falcons
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Stanford Cardinal 69 (63)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Lyon 27 (19)
2023– Chelsea 26 (7)
International career
2012 United States U14
2013 United States U15
2018–2019 United States U23 5 (5)
2021– United States 25 (11)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Tokyo 2020Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 10, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 3, 2025

Catarina Cantanhede Melônio Macário (Brazilian Portuguese: [kataˈɾinɐ kɐ̃tɐˈɲedʒi meˈlonju maˈkaɾju]; born October 4, 1999) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Women's Super League club Chelsea. Born in Brazil, she plays for the United States national team.

Macario played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal, where she won the 2017 and 2019 national championships and was twice awarded the Hermann Trophy, given to college soccer's best player. In 2021, Macario signed with Lyon and won the UEFA Women's Champions League in her first full season. She joined Chelsea in 2023.

Macario made her senior debut for the United States in 2021. She won a bronze medal with the team at the Tokyo Olympics later that year.