Corinthians keeper to be honoured at museum where she grew up | OneFootball

On June 11, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Brasília time), Corinthians goalkeeper Nicole will be honored at the Bertoldo Jacobsen Paleontological, Archaeological and Historical Museum (Mupah), in Taió, Santa Catarina, the city where she was raised in childhood. At the event, the goalkeeper will be present to share her life story with visitors. Click here to see the post.

At 26 years old, Nicole began her football journey playing for teams in her hometown before reaching Criciúma’s Under-17 squad and then Jaraguá’s youth system. Her first professional team was Santos, followed by Napoli-SC, Fluminense and Atlético-MG. In Brazil’s youth national teams, she won the South American Under-20 Championship in the 2018 season.

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The goalkeeper was signed by Corinthians at the beginning of 2024 after leaving Atlético-MG. She arrived to compete for the starting spot with Kemelli and Lelê, who shortly afterward suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and missed the rest of that season. As a result, Nicole established herself as the starter and played an important role in the team’s Brazilian Championship and Conmebol Libertadores titles that year.

Even with Lelê’s return from injury at the beginning of 2025, Nicole remained the first-choice goalkeeper and was decisive in winning the Brazilian Championship and Libertadores last year. The 26-year-old was named the best player in her position in the latest edition of the national competition by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and in ESPN Brasil’s Bola de Prata award.

In the Libertadores semifinal and final, against Ferroviária and Deportivo Cali-COL, she played a key role by saving penalty kicks in the shootouts. In the final, she even played most of the match with a broken little finger on her right hand and, despite that, stayed on the field the entire time. After the tournament ended, she underwent surgery and missed the first matches of the 2026 season.

Recently, she was called up, along with six other Corinthians players, to the Brazilian national team for a training period between June 15 and 20 at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis, as part of preparations for the 2027 Women’s World Cup, which will take place in Brazil. In 59 matches for Timão, she has 39 wins, 14 draws and six losses — a 74.01% success rate.

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