Monica Hickmann Alves

Monica Hickmann Alves (born 21 April 1987), commonly known as Mônica, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League and the Brazil national team. She participated in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Between 2007 and 2012 Mônica played club football in Austria for SV Neulengbach, the dominant team in the ÖFB-Frauenliga. Upon returning to Brazil, she had a short spell with Botucatu Futebol Clube, then joined Ferroviária ahead of the 2013 season. She then joined the new expansion side, the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League for the 2016 season. In October 2016 she joined Adelaide United on loan.

At the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, Mônica was part of the Brazilian team which finished third. She made her senior Brazil women's national football team debut on 11 June 2014, a 0–0 friendly draw with France staged in Guyana. She scored her first national team goal in Brazil's 7–1 win over Ecuador at the 2015 Pan American Games.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 July 2015	Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario	Ecuador	1–1	7–1	2015 Pan American Games
2.	21 October 2015	CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington	United States	1–0	1–1	Friendly
3.	20 December 2015	Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil	Canada	2–1	3–1	Torneio Internacional Natal 2015
4.	20 December 2015	Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil	Canada	3–1	3–1	Torneio Internacional Natal 2015
5.	4 August 2016	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	China PR	1–0	3–0	Olympics 2016