In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Velosa and the second or paternal family name is Encarnação.

Telma Raquel Velosa Encarnação (born 11 October 2001) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Marítimo and the Portugal women's national team.

Club career

In May 2018, Encarnação scored in Marítimo's 6–0 win over Clube Condeixa which secured the club's promotion to the top-flight Campeonato Nacional Feminino for the first time.[2] After becoming a key player she agreed a new three-year contract with Marítimo in March 2021, prolonging her stay at the Funchal club she joined as a 13-year-old from ADRC Os Xavelhas in nearby Câmara de Lobos.[3]

International career

On 10 November 2018 Encarnação won her first senior cap for Portugal in a 1–0 friendly win over Wales in Rio Maior. She entered play as a 59th-minute substitute for fellow Madeiran Laura Luís.[4]

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[5]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 June 2021 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States  Nigeria 2–2 3–3 Friendly
2. 19 September 2021 Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel  Israel 1–0 4–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3. 28 June 2022 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal  Australia 1–1 1–1 Friendly
4. 6 September 2022 Estádio do FC Vizela, Vizela, Portugal  Turkey 1–0 4–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5. 11 April 2023 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal  Wales 1–0 1–1 Friendly
6. 27 July 2023 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand  Vietnam 1–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
7. 27 February 2024 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal  South Korea 2–0 5–1 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ Silva, Emanuel (27 May 2018). "Futebol feminino do Marítimo faz história e sobe à I Divisão" (in Portuguese). Funchal Noticias. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ Perfeito, João (3 March 2021). "Telma Encarnação prolonga ligação ao Marítimo" (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Trio madeirense afina estratégia lusa" (in Portuguese). Madeira Football Association. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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