Catarina Macario
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Macario with the United States in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Catarina Cantanhede Melônio Macário | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
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*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.