Ana Inês Costa Mendes Dias (born 2 October 1997) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a striker for Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Early life

Dias was born in 1997 in Aveiro, Portugal, and joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Vaguense as a youth player.[1]

College career

Dias has received a degree in higher education.[2]

Club career

Dias started her senior career with Portuguese side Cadima, before singing for A-dos-Francos.[3] During the 2019/20 season, Dias made seventeen appaarances and scored forty goals.[4] In 2021, she signed for Russian side Zenit.[5] She adapted quickly.[6] She scored three goals during her first three appearances for Zenit.[7]

During the 2022 season, she scored nine goals and recorded three assists during her first thirteen appearances that season.[8] By the end of the 2022 season, she was the top scorer of Zenit and the second-highest top scorer in the league with twelve goals.[9] That season, she helped the club win their first league title and reach the final of the 2022 Russian Women's Cup.[10]

International career

In 2023, Dias was recalled to the Portugal women's national football team.[11] Previously, she made one appearances for the Portugal women's national football team.[12]

Style of play

Dias is known for her mobility, speed, technical ability, and aerial ability.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Ana Dias - Dnevnik article".
  2. ↑ "Ana Dias - Maxim Online article".
  3. ↑ "Ana Dias, de Portugal até à Rússia". ojogo.pt.
  4. ↑ "Ana Dias - Sport Express article".
  5. ↑ "Ана Диаш: женский футбол в России становится более разнообразным". championat.com.
  6. ↑ "ПОРТУГАЛЬСКАЯ ФУТБОЛИСТКА "ЗЕНИТА" ПРИЗНАЛАСЬ, ЧТО МОЖЕТ НАЗВАТЬ РОССИЮ СВОИМ ВТОРЫМ ДОМОМ". matchtv.ru.
  7. ↑ "Ана Диаш: "Счастлива, что начало карьеры в "Зените" вышло именно таким"".
  8. ↑ "Ана Диаш: "У "Зенита" есть всё, чтобы взять золото в этом году"".
  9. ↑ ""ПОДДЕРЖКА ДАННИ ЗДОРОВО ПОМОГАЕТ. ХОЧЕТСЯ ОСТАВИТЬ ТАКОЙ ЖЕ СЛЕД В ИСТОРИИ «ЗЕНИТА" — ПОРТУГАЛЬСКАЯ ФУТБОЛИСТКА АНА ДИАШ". matchtv.ru.
  10. ↑ "Ана Диаш: "Мы должны гордиться тем, чего достигли всего на второй год существования команды"".
  11. ↑ "Chamada de Ana Dias é a novidade na convocatória". expresso.pt.
  12. ↑ "Ana Dias sobre a seleção feminina: "Quero desfrutar do momento"". noticiasaominuto.com.
  13. ↑ "Ana Dias: Quem é a nova Czar de São Petersburgo?".


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