{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1989)}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Portuguese name|Villares|Reis}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Aline Reis | image = Alinereisbrazilnationalteam.jpg | upright = | alt = | caption = Aline with Brazil | full_name = Aline Villares Reis | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|04|15}}<ref name="cbf-callup-2016">{{cite press release |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/selecao-feminina/aline-goleira-selecao-permanente |title=Ficha técnica: Aline, goleira, Seleção Permanente |date=8 February 2016 |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=CBF}}</ref> | birth_place = Aguaí, Brazil<ref name="cbf-callup-2016"/> | height = 1.63 m<ref name="ligaf-profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/aline-reis |title=Aline Villares Reis Finetwork Liga F |access-date=19 June 2023 |publisher=La Liga}}</ref> | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Al-Ula | clubnumber = 1 | youthyears1 = 2000–2007 | youthclubs1 = Guarani FC | collegeyears1 = 2008–2011 | college1 = UCF Knights | collegecaps1 = 85 | collegegoals1 = 0 | years1 = 2012 | clubs1 = {{ill|Seinäjoen Mimmiliiga|fi}} | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = Ferroviária | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016–2017 | clubs3 = Santa Clarita Blue Heat | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2017 | clubs4 = Győri ETO FC | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2018–2024 | clubs5 = Granadilla Tenerife | caps5 = 132 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2024–2025 | clubs6 = Al Hilal | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Al-Ula | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2016–2021 | nationalteam1 = Brazil | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2013–2016 | managerclubs1 = UCLA Bruins (goalkeepers) | manageryears2 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs2 = Orlando Pride (goalkeepers) }} '''Aline Villares Reis''' (born 15 April 1989), known as '''Aline''', is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ula. Between 2016 and 2021 she made 15 appearances for the Brazil national team. She is also a former women's football coach who most recently served as the goalkeeping coach for Orlando Pride in the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
== Early life == Aline was born in Aguaí, Brazil.<ref name="gs-profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.gazetaesportiva.com/especiais/em-ano-de-copa-mulheres-sonham-com-distante-igualdade-no-futebol/ |title=Igualdade no futebol: sonho ainda distante |trans-title=Equality in football: still a distant dream |language=pt-BR |date=7 March 2018 |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=Gazeta Sportiva |first=Marina |last=Bufon}}</ref> She was inspired to play football as a goalkeeper by Cláudio Taffarel after watching the 1994 FIFA World Cup final's penalty shoot-out between Brazil and Italy.<ref>{{cite interview |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/futbol-femenino/primera-division/2020/04/18/5e9b25f9268e3eb9668b4664.html |title=Aline Reis, una portera que lleva a Taffarel y el fútbol callejero en la mochila |trans-title=Aline Reis, a goalkeeper who carries Taffarel and street football in her backpack |date=18 April 2020 |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=Marca |first=Aline |last=Reis |interviewer=RegateFemenino}}</ref> At the age of 18, she moved to Orlando, Florida, in the United States to play college soccer.<ref name="gs-profile"/>
== College career == Aline was a four-year starter for the University of Central Florida Knights women's soccer team from 2007 to 2011, and earned NSCAA All-Central Region and All-Conference-USA honours in all four of her playing seasons. She started all but two matches for the UCF Knights and totalled 2,278 minutes during her college career. After sitting out 2007 with an injury, the NSCAA named her a second-team All-American in her redshirt freshman season of 2008, making her the first UCF Knight to be named an All-American since 1995. She finished her collegiate career ranked second in program history in saves (347), fourth in shutouts (28), and sixth in goals-against average (1.04), and was named UCF's top player in the Conference-USA era.<ref name="ucf_bio">{{Cite web |title=Aline Reis |url=http://www.ucfknights.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1760 |access-date=13 August 2016 |publisher=University of Central Florida}}</ref><ref name="sr_class">{{Cite web |title=Aline Reis |url=http://www.seniorclassaward.com/athletes/aline_reis/ |access-date=13 August 2016 |publisher=NSCAA Senior Class Award}}</ref>
== Club career == Before her collegiate career, Aline played for Guarani FC for over six years.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
In 2012, following her collegiate playing career, Aline played professionally in Finland with first-division side {{ill|Seinäjoen Mimmiliiga|fi}}. Her visa expired before the end of her only season with the club.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vuorio |first=Jukka |date=17 June 2019 |title=Aline Reis pelasi seitsemän vuotta sitten jalkapalloa Seinäjoella – soitto Brasilian valmentajille avasi ovet MM-kisoihin ja olympialaisiin |language=fi |trans-title=Seven years ago, Aline Reis played soccer in Seinäjoki - a call to Brazil's coaches opened the doors to the World Cup and the Olympics |work=Helsingin Sanomat |url=https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000006145400.html |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-10829246 |title=Brasilian maalivahti torjui Seinäjoella ja ripusti sitten nappulakengät naulaan: palasi pelikentille satumaisella tavalla ja elää nyt unelmaansa MM-kisoissa |language=fi |trans-title=The Brazilian goalkeeper made a save in Seinäjoki and then hung up his cleats: returned to the playing fields in a fairytale way and is now living his dream at the World Cup |date=13 June 2019 |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=Yle |first=Jussi |last=Vainikka}}</ref>
She then worked as the director of soccer operations for her alma mater, UCF,{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} while pursuing a master's degree in sport and exercise science. In late 2013, Aline joined the UCLA Bruins women's soccer coaching staff as a volunteer goalkeeping coach.<ref name="UCLA-exit">{{Cite press release |title=Women's Soccer Announces Coaching Staff Changes |date=5 July 2017 |publisher=UCLA Bruins |url=https://uclabruins.com/news/2017/7/5/womens-soccer-announces-coaching-staff-changes |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref>
In December 2015, she temporarily left UCLA to play for Ferroviária in Brazil.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/noticias/campeonato-brasileiro-feminino/ferroviaria-rascunho |title=Ferroviária estreia reforços internacionais |trans-title=Ferroviária launches international reinforcements |language=pt-BR |date=15 January 2016 |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=CBF}}</ref> Following the 2016 Summer Olympics, she returned to the United States and UCLA, and also played for Santa Clarita Blue Heat of the pro-am United Women's Soccer league.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/goleira-da-selecao-feminina-elogia-escola-de-goleiros-de-araraquara/ |title=Goleira da Seleção Feminina elogia escola de goleiros de Araraquara |trans-title=Goalkeeper of the Women's National Team praises the school of goalkeepers in Araraquara |language=pt-BR |date=14 October 2016 |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=Futebol Interior}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://uwssoccer.com/uws-week-iii-roundup-west-conference/ |title=UWS Week III Roundup: West Conference |date=29 May 2017 |access-date=18 June 2023 |publisher=United Women's Soccer |archive-date=18 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618171434/https://uwssoccer.com/uws-week-iii-roundup-west-conference/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2017, Aline left UCLA to play in the Hungarian top women's league for ETO FC,<ref name="UCLA-exit" /> but left the club along with the other international players due to not being paid their salaries.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
In 2018, Aline signed to play in the Spanish Primera Iberdrola with UDG Tenerife, where she played for four seasons.<ref name="retirement" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jiménez |first=Mayca |date=10 May 2020 |title=El Granadilla renueva a la portera Aline Reis hasta 2021 |language=es |trans-title=El Granadilla renews goalkeeper Aline Reis until 2021 |work=AS |url=https://as.com/futbol/2020/05/10/femenino/1589132903_338004.html |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref>
Aline announced her retirement from professional football on 30 January 2022,<ref name="retirement">{{Cite web |date=30 January 2022 |title=Ex-goleira da Ferroviária, Aline Reis anuncia aposentadoria como jogadora de futebol |url=https://rciararaquara.com.br/ferroviaria/ex-goleira-da-ferroviaria-aline-reis-anuncia-aposentadoria-como-jogadora-de-futebol/ |access-date=31 January 2022 |publisher=RCIA |language=es}}</ref> but after her suspension as a coach from the Orlando Pride in 2022, she resumed her playing career and re-signed with Tenerife in January 2023,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://onefootball.com/id/berita/apos-se-envolver-em-polemicas-nos-eua-aline-reis-anuncia-retorno-ao-tenerife-36662666 |title=Após se envolver em polêmicas nos EUA, Aline Reis anuncia retorno ao Tenerife |language=pt |trans-title=After being involved in controversy in the USA, Aline announces return to Tenerife |date=25 January 2023 |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=OneFootball |first1=Amanada |last1=Viana |first2=Christian |last2=Maia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://as.com/futbol/femenino/aline-reis-descuelga-los-guantes-para-volver-al-granadilla-n/ |title=Aline Reis 'descuelga' los guantes para volver al Granadilla |trans-title=Aline Reis 'takes down' the gloves to return to Granadilla |work=Diario AS |first=Aimara G. |last=Gil |date=23 January 2023 |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref> She started 11 matches and recorded 32 saves and two clean sheets during the remainder of the 2022–23 Liga F season.<ref name="ligaf-profile"/> One of her two shutouts on the season was against Real Madrid, in a 1–0 victory on 18 March 2023 that ended Madrid's 14-match unbeaten streak.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-femenino/real-madrid-cae-udg-tenerife-84840955 |title=El Real Madrid cae ante el UDG Tenerife antes del 'clásico' |trans-title=Real Madrid lose to UDG Tenerife before the 'clásico' |language=es |date=18 March 2023 |work=Sport |access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>
== International career == Aline was first called to the Brazil camp in July 2009 during her college career.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=UCF's Reis Selected to the Brazilian National Women's Soccer Team Camp |date=30 June 2009 |publisher=UCF Knights |url=https://ucfknights.com/news/2009/6/30/UCF_s_Reis_Selected_to_the_Brazilian_National_Women_s_Soccer_Team_Camp.aspx |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref> She attended several training camps and friendly matches with Brazil without making an appearance. In 2016, following her season with Ferroviária, Brazil named Aline to the national team roster and signed her to a residency contract with the Brazil national team (Seleção Permanente) to prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Brazil named Aline as one of two goalkeepers on the final 18-player Olympic roster<ref>{{Cite press release |title=UCF Alumna Headed to Rio Olympics |date=12 July 2016 |publisher=University of Central Florida |url=https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-alum-rio-bound-for-the-olympics/ |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=UCF Today}}</ref> and debuted for the national team during the games, playing the full match of a 0–0 draw against South Africa in front of 42,000 people at the Arena da Amazônia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 August 2016 |title=Brazil draws with South Africa in final group stage match |publisher=NBC |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/brazil-draws-south-africa-final-group-stage-match |access-date=13 August 2016 |archive-date=16 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716141520/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/brazil-draws-south-africa-final-group-stage-match |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Brazil also named Aline to the national team squad for the 2018 Copa América,<ref name="gs-profile"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 March 2018 |title=Brazil squad announced for Copa América Femenina 2018 |work=Women's Soccer United |url=https://www.womenssoccerunited.com/brazil-squad-announced-for-copa-america-femenina-2018/ |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref> which Brazil won, and for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 April 2019 |title=Aline Reis and the relentless pursuit of a dream |publisher=FIFA |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/france2019/news/aline-reis-and-the-relentless-pursuit-of-a-dream |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref> and as an alternate for the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 June 2021 |title=Marta and Formiga will lead Brazil in Olympic women's soccer |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-womens-soccer-soccer-sports-brazil-8941372d01908be65f32e02d88ce1b1e |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref>
== Coaching career == From 2013 to 2016, Aline spent four seasons as a volunteer goalkeeping coach for the UCLA Bruins women's soccer program under head coach Amanda Cromwell, who had been Aline's coach at UCF. Aline helped develop Katelyn Rowland, who set NCAA career and single-season shutout records during her UCLA career. The Bruins won a national championship and led the nation in goals against average in 2013.<ref name="UCLA-exit" />
{{See also|2021 NWSL abuse scandal|Yates Report}} On 31 January 2022, professional club Orlando Pride of the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) hired Aline as its goalkeeping coach, reuniting her with Cromwell.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Brazilian National Team Member Aline Villares Reis Named Orlando Pride Goalkeeper Coach |date=31 January 2022 |publisher=Orlando City SC |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/brazilian-national-team-member-aline-villares-reis-named-orlando-pride-goalkeepe |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> On 10 October 2022, following the publication of a joint league and NWSL Players Association investigative report into the 2021 NWSL abuse scandal, the NWSL placed Aline on unpaid administrative leave, and fired Cromwell and Pride assistant coach Sam Greene. The report alleged that Aline had not cooperated with the joint investigation and also pressured players to provide positive feedback to investigators.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2022 |title=NWSL terminates contracts of Orlando Pride's Cromwell, Greene |work=Spectrum News 13 |url=https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/sports/2022/10/12/nwsl-terminates-contracts-of-pride-s-cromwell--greene |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=National Women's Soccer League Announces Results of Orlando Pride Investigation |date=10 October 2022 |publisher=National Women's Soccer League |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/national-womens-soccer-league-announces-results-of-orlando-pride-investigation |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref>
Aline was invited to be the pioneering athlete to create her own "masterclass" in Brazil for "Classe das Campeãs", featuring Olympic athletes. In a series of eight episodes, Aline shared experiences as a coach and an athlete, goalkeeping skills, and techniques to develop emotional intelligence and a strong mental game. ESPN Brasil aired the series "Jornada Aline Reis" on 9 March 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.futebolinterior.com.br/aline-reis-lanca-projeto-para-ensinar-praticas-do-futebol-feminino/ |title=Aline Reis lança o 'Classe das Campeãs' |language=pt-BR |trans-title=Aline Reis launches the 'Champions Class' |date=8 March 2022 |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=Futebol Interior}}</ref>
== Honors == ; UCF Knights (player) * Conference-USA regular season: 2007, 2009, 2010
; Brazil (player) * Copa América Femenina: 2018
; UCLA Bruins (goalkeeping coach) * NCAA Division I national championship: 2013 * Pac-12 conference championship: 2013, 2014
'''Individual''' * UCF Athletics Hall of Fame: Inducted 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=O'Leary, Marshall, highlight new UCF Athletics Hall of Fame class |url=https://www.fox35orlando.com/sports/oleary-marshall-highlight-new-ucf-athletics-hall-of-fame-class |access-date=18 June 2023 |website=fox35orlando.com|date=12 April 2019 }}</ref> * Premio Marca (top Iberoamerican player in Spain's top division): 2021<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Jonathan |date=3 November 2021 |title=Aline Reis, mejor futbolista Iberoamericana en los premios Marca |language=es |trans-title=Aline Reis, best Ibero-American soccer player at the Marca Awards |work=Stadium Tenerife |url=https://stadiumtenerife.es/aline-reis-mejor-futbolista-iberoamericana-en-los-premios-marca/ |access-date=18 June 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway}} *{{FBref|aa00ba45}} *[https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/aline-reis Liga F player profile] *[https://udgtenerife.com/aline/ UDG Tenerife player profile] *[https://www.cob.org.br/en/atletas/aline-villares-reis 2016 Olympics player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804110114/https://www.cob.org.br/en/atletas/aline-villares-reis |date=4 August 2021 }} *[http://www.ucfknights.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1760 UCF player profile] *[http://www.uclabruins.com/coaches.aspx?rc=346 UCLA profile] *{{Official website|http://www.alinereisfutbol.com}}
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