Ligia Moreira

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreira and the second or maternal family name is Burgos.

Ligia Elena “Gigi” Moreira Burgos (born 19 March 1992) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera Federación club Córdoba CF and captains the Ecuador women's national team.

Ligia Moreira

Personal information
Full name	Ligia Elena Moreira Burgos[1]
Date of birth	(1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth	Buena Fe, Ecuador[2]
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Córdoba
Number	12
Youth career
2006–2010	Los Rios selection
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Pichincha selection	6	(0)
2010–2013	ESPE
2010	→ Deportivo Quito (loan)
2011	→ LDU Quito (loan)
2013	Guayas selection
2013–2015	Rocafuerte FC
2015–2016	7 de Febrero
2016	Atlético Santo Domingo
2016–2018	7 de Febrero
2018	→ Patriotas (loan)
2018	Universidad Católica
2018–2019	Liga Deportiva Juvenil
2019	São José	7	(0)
2019–2020	Real Oviedo	8	(0)
2020–2021	Racing Féminas	19	(0)
2021–	Córdoba	22	(0)
International career‡
2008	Ecuador U17
2007–	Ecuador	46[3]	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:00, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

International career

Moreira represented Ecuador at the 2008 South American U-17 Women's Championship.^[4]

Moreira captained Ecuador to the country's first ever FIFA Women's World Cup at the 2015 tournament edition in Canada.^[1][5]

At the 66th minute of Ecuador's opening match against Cameroon, with the score already 3–0 for Cameroon she was adjudged by referee Katalin Kulcsár to have fouled Cameroonian striker Gaëlle Enganamouit being the last defender and therefore was sent off after received a red card. Ecuador eventually lost the match 6–0 with Gaëlle Enganamouit scoring three goals.^[6] Moreira was suspended from Ecuador's next match against Switzerland, returning in the third match against Japan.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 October 2021	Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha, Guayaquil, Ecuador	Venezuela	1–0	1–4	Friendly
2.	26 October 2021		Venezuela	1–2	1–4

References

1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
2. "Profile". Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2015.
3. "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
4. "Tricolores listas para su debut en el sudamericano sub 17". La Hora (in Spanish). 10 January 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
5. "Ecuador profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
6. "Cameroon open in style at Ecuador's expense". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

External links

• Ligia Moreira at BDFútbol
• Ligia Moreira – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Ligia Moreira – Ecuadorian Football Federation player profile
• Ligia Moreira at Soccerway