Jassie Vasconcelos
Quick Facts
Biography
Josiane Catarina "Jassie" Vasconcelos Costa (born 20 June 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Metz and the Portugal women's national team.
Club career
Vasconcelos played futsal as a child, before switching to handball as a 12-year-old. When her parents separated she moved to Wales in 2015 to live with her mother. She then joined Welsh Premier Women's Football League PILCS and moved on to UEFA Women's Champions League contestant Cardiff Met. Ladies in 2016. For the 2017–18 season she moved on to Cardiff City, who played in the English league system.
In February 2018 S.L. Benfica announced Vasconcelos' signing to their team for their debut season in the 2018–19 Campeonato Nacional de Promoção. Vasconcelos spoke of her pride and described Benfica's kit as a "sacred mantle".
Vasconcelos announced a transfer to French Division 1 Féminine club FC Metz in June 2019, by which time she had scored 36 goals in 19 games for Benfica, across all competitions.
International career
Vasconcelos was named by coach Francisco Neto in the Portugal national team for the first time in September 2017, for two friendlies against Finland.
Honours
Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional II Divisão: 2018–19
- Taça de Portugal: 2018–19