Ana Inês Palma Capeta (born 22 December 1997) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a striker for Sporting CP from the Campeonato Nacional Feminino and the Portugal women's national team.

Ana Capeta
Ana Capeta in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ana Inês Palma Capeta
Date of birth (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Sporting CP
Number 18
Youth career
2005–2010 Operário Rio Moinhos (F7)
2010–2011 Aljustrelense (F7)
2011–2013 CB Castro Verde (F7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Atlético Ouriense 1 (2)
2015–2016 CAC 0 (0)
2016–2021 Sporting CP 84 (66)
2021 PSV 0 (0)
2021–2022 Famalicão 14 (2)
2022– Sporting CP 31 (24)
2026–Juventus (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2013 Portugal U16 2 (2)
2013–2016 Portugal U19 14 (3)
2018– Portugal 55 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 June 2025

Career

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Capeta is a player from Sporting Clube de Portugal and has been capped for the Portugal national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[2]

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

On 24 June 2025, Capeta was called up to the Portugal squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[4]

Club

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As of match played 24 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cups Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP 2017–18 Campeonato Nacional Feminino 151013001613
2018–19 202500312328
2019–20 1150000115
2020–21 1a Divisao - Sul 752100198
Campeão 10200
Total 634734006651
FC Famalicão 2021–22 1a Divisao - Norte 318800229
Campeão 11100
Total 1418800229
Sporting CP 2022–23 Campeonato Nacional Feminino 19685002711
2023–24 189123003012
2024–25 15894412813
2025–26 304340113
Total 55231516819640
Juventus

(loan)

2025–26 Serie A 00000000
Total 00000000
Career total 13271262881166100

International

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Youth

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As of match played 10 April 2016
Appearances and goals by national youth team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal U19 201330
201421
201631
Total70

Senior

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As of match played 28 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 201720
201831
201960
202022
202152
202260
2023131
202491
202591
Total558

International goals

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 October 2020AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus Cyprus3–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
2.1 December 2020Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal Albania1–01–0
3.23 February 2021Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Scotland1–02–0
4.17 February 2023Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand New Zealand3–05–0Friendly
5.4–0
6.7 April 2023Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal Japan1–01–2
7.31 October 2023Estádio do Varzim SC, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal Austria1–11–22023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
8.21 February 2024Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal Czech Republic1–03–1Friendly
9.9 April 2024Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta2–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
10.16 July 2024Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal1–03–1
11.25 October 2024Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan4–1UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
12.7 March 2026Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal Slovakia4–02027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13.2–0
14.5 June 2026Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal Latvia5–0

Honours

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Sporting CP

References

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  1. "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Portugal)". WorldFootball.net. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. "Lista final com Kika Nazareth: as 23 convocadas de Portugal para o Europeu feminino" (in European Portuguese). Record. 24 June 2025.
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