Francisca Ramos Ribeiro Nazareth Sousa (born 17 November 2002), commonly known as Kika or Kika Nazareth, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Liga F club Barcelona and the Portugal national team.
Club career Benfica Nazareth made her senior debut for Benfica at the age of 16 and signed her first professional contract with the club on 7 October 2020, at the age of 17.
On the 2023–24 season, Nazareth was part of the historic Benfica team that won all four domestic competitions: the Supertaça de Portugal, the Taça da Liga, the Campeonato Nacional, and the Taça de Portugal.
Nazareth was forced to miss two months of play after sustaining an injury in early January 2024. She returned in March and quickly took back her spot in the starting lineup.
Barcelona On 4 July 2024, Nazareth completed a move to Liga F side FC Barcelona for €500,000, a record fee for the women's football in Portugal. She made her official debut in a 3–0 win against Deportivo de La Coruña in early September, and scored her first league goal for the club in a 4–1 win over Levante in late October.
Nazareth secured her first piece of silverware with Barcelona on 26 January 2025, when the culers defeated rivals Real Madrid 5–0 to claim the Spanish Supercup.
On the second leg of the Copa de la Reina semi-final against Real Madrid, Nazareth suffered a serious ankle injury, forcing her to be substituted off at half-time. This injury would force the end of her club football season, and brought her participation in the 2025 Euro into question. From the sidelines, Nazareth saw Barcelona win a record sixth consecutive Liga F title and second consecutive Copa de la Reina. Barcelona could not secure a Champions League victory, losing 1-0 against Arsenal in the final, held in Nazareth's hometown of Lisbon. She was able to help Barcelona win the 2024-25 Copa Catalunya Femenina, given the large interval of over six months between the semi-finals and final.
In the 2025–26 season, Nazareth helped Barcelona win another quadruple (the club's fourth overall and second to include the Champion's League). The team won every competition they entered that season, further cementing their chokehold both nationally and continentally. With Barcelona's Champions League victory, Nazareth became only the second Portuguese player to win the women's competition, following the footsteps of former teammate Jéssica Silva.
International career Nazareth made her debut for the Portugal national team on 4 March 2020, coming on as a substitute for Carolina Mendes in the 2020 Algarve Cup. She scored her first and second goals for the Portugal national team on 22 June 2022 in a 4–0 friendly win against Greece. On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the 2023 World Cup. During the tournament, she became the youngest-ever player to score for Portugal in a World Cup, breaking a record previously set in 2006 by Cristiano Ronaldo.
On 24 June 2025, Nazareth was called up to the Portugal squad for the 2025 Euro. She had not played since March, having suffered an ankle injury requiring surgery. At the tournament, Nazareth played two group-stage matches, but did not manage to contribute with any goals or assists. The Portuguese team were eliminated in the group stage after collecting only one point in three matches, suffering losses to both Spain and Belgium, and drawing against Italy.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBenfica2018–19II Divisão Feminino 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 102019–20Campeonato Nacional Feminino 2 3 1 0 2 0 — — 532020–21 15 12 1 0 4 1 30 — 24132021–22 13 10 2 0 4 1 10 3 1 0 30142022–23 17 15 5 6 4 3 8 1 1 1 36262023–24 18 17 2 1 1 0 9 5 2 2 3125Total 66 57 11 7 15 5 30 9 4 3 12681Barcelona2024–25Liga F193300063302962025–2619921005110135Total38125100114405817Career total 104 69 16 8 15 5 41 13 8 3 18498
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPortugal202010202110020221262023121202472202561202643Total5213
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nazareth goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Kika NazarethNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition123 June 2022Estadio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal2–04–0Friendly2 4–032 September 2022Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia2–12–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification46 September 2022Estádio do FC Vizela, Vizela, Portugal2–04–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification511 October 2022Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal4–14–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs611 November 2022Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira, Almada, Portugal5–05–0Friendly727 July 2023Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand2–02–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup84 June 2024Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland1–12–1UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying929 November 2024Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal1–11–1UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs1021 February 2025Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal2025 UEFA Women's Nations League11 14 April 2026 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia 1–0 3–0 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification12 3–013 18 April 2026 Futbal Tatran Arena, Prešov, Slovakia 2–1 2–1 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification14 5 June 2026 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal 3–0 5–0 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification15 4–0
Honours Benfica Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Campeonato Nacional II Divisão Feminino: 2018–19 Taça de Portugal: 2023–24 Taça da Liga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24 Supertaça de Portugal: 2022, 2023
Barcelona Primera División: 2024–25, 2025–26 Copa de la Reina: 2024–25, 2025–26 Supercopa de España Femenina: 2024–25, 2025–26 Copa Catalunya Femenina: 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League: 2025–26
Individual Cosme Damião Awards – Women's Revelation of the Year: 2022 Cosme Damião Awards – Women's Footballer of the Year: 2023, 2024 Campeonato Nacional Feminino Player of the Year: 2023–24 Campeonato Nacional Feminino Player of the Month: September/October 2023 Campeonato Nacional Feminino Golden Boot: 2023–24 Mundo Deportivo Revelation Player award: 2024
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