Ana Lúcia Nascimento dos Santos (born 22 July 1991), commonly known as Dida, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A3 club Clube Atlético Piauiense. She was a member of the Equatorial Guinea women's national football team before being disqualified from playing for them in 2017 due to a lack of familial connection to the country.
Career After making her debut playing for a number of local Brazilian sides, in 2013 she moved to Iceland to play for BÍ/Bolungarvík. She remained playing for various Icelandic clubs before moving to the Portuguese side Benfica in 2019. In 2021, Dida returned to Brazil and rejoined Santos but left in her second season after not renewing her contract. After playing a season each at Real Brasília and EC Bahia, in 2026 she signed to play for Clube Atlético Piauiense.
International career Dida represented Brazil on the under-19 and under-20 national teams and was also called up at senior level but did not play for the senior team.
Controversy From 2015 to 2016, Dida made appearances for the Equatorial Guinea national team, despite having no connection with the African nation. She played the 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations Qualifying. On 5 October 2017, she and other nine Brazilian footballers were declared by FIFA as ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea, with Equatorial Guinea being banned from qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup as a result.
Career statistics International
Equatorial GuineaYearAppsGoals201510201620Total30
Honours Grótta 2. deild kvenna: 2018 Benfica Supertaça de Portugal: 2019
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