Position: Midfielder
Birthdate: Dec. 28, 1999
Hometown: São Paulo, Brazil
Height: 5-foot-4
Pronunciation: Ary Borges
Previous Team: Palmeiras (Brazil)
2023: Across all competitions, Borges made 21 appearances in her first season in Louisville. She started 19 matches, scoring twice, including the equalizer in the club’s home opener against the Washington Spirit. She had one assist.
Before Racing Louisville: Borges scored 34 goals in 83 appearances over three years with Palmeiras. She totaled 15 goals in 28 appearances this year, leading her team to win the group stage of the 2022 Campeanato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Serie A1 and a semifinal finish in the knockout tournament. Her goals in the semifinal and final pushed Palmeiras to the Copa Libertadores trophy in October.
International: One of the stars in Brazil’s next generation of talent, Borges has four goals in 22 national team games. Her game-winning semifinal goal helped Brazil beat Paraguay and eventually claim its fourth consecutive Copa America Femenina trophy.
At the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Borges started in three group stage matches for Brazil and recorded the first hat trick in Brazil national team history while assisting the fourth goal in 4-0 victory over Panama.
