Marta

Brazilian footballer (born 1986)
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Marta

Summary

Marta is a human[1]. Born in Rio de Janeiro[2], she… she was born on +1986-02-19T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as an association football player[4]. She ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,584 views/month, #6,119 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Marta's place of birth was Rio de Janeiro[2].
  • Marta was born on +1986-02-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Marta held citizenship in Brazil[6].
  • Marta is identified as part of the African Brazilians ethnic group[7].
  • Marta's professions included association football player[4].
  • Marta received the BBC 100 Women[8].
  • Marta received the The Best FIFA Women's Player[9].
  • Marta's image is recorded as NC Courage vs Orlando Pride (Jun 2024) 073 (cropped).jpg[10].
  • Marta is recorded as female[11].
  • Marta's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Marta's member of sports team is recorded as Umeå IK[13].
  • Marta's member of sports team is recorded as Santos F.C.[14].
  • Marta's member of sports team is recorded as Orlando Pride[15].
  • Marta's sexual orientation is recorded as lesbianism[16].
  • Marta's ISNI is recorded as 0000000077507759[17].
  • Marta's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 107921015[18].
  • Marta's GND ID is recorded as 1169798195[19].
  • Marta's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2010010198[20].
  • Marta's Commons category is recorded as Marta Vieira da Silva[21].
  • Marta's position played on team / speciality is recorded as forward[22].
  • Marta's unmarried partner is recorded as Carrie Lawrence[23].
  • Marta's sport is recorded as association football[24].
  • Marta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09fr69[25].
  • Marta's family name is recorded as da Silva[26].
  • Marta's given name is recorded as Marta[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Rio de Janeiro[2], Marta… she was born on +1986-02-19T00:00:00Z[3]. She is identified as part of the African Brazilians ethnic group[7].

Career and Affiliations

Marta worked as an association football player[4].

Recognition

Awards received include BBC 100 Women[8], an award[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 2013[30] and The Best FIFA Women's Player[9], a class of award[31], founded in 2016[32].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Marta include FIFA Marta Award[33], a sports award[34], founded in 2024[35].

Why It Matters

Marta ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,584 views/month, #6,119 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for her include FIFA Marta Award[33], a sports award[34], founded in 2024[35].

FAQs

Where was Marta born?

Born in Rio de Janeiro[2], Marta…

What did Marta do for work?

Marta worked as association football player[4].

What awards did Marta receive?

Honors received include BBC 100 Women[8] and The Best FIFA Women's Player[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  9. [16] . lesbicanarias.es. Retrieved . lesbicanarias.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . revistagalileu.globo.com. revistagalileu.globo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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