Born on 19^th February 1986 in Brazil, Marta Vieira da Silva is a Brazilian soccer player, plays for FC Rosengård in the Swedish Damallsvenskan and for the national team of Brazil as a forward. After surpassing the previous record of Birgit Prinz of14 goals against South Korea, Marta currently holds the record of most no. of goals scored at the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament, with 15 goals. She has earned a no. of achievements all through her soccer career.

Few of them are listed as under:-

• Regarded as the best female player of all time, with a nickname “Pele with skirts” by Pele
• Bestowed with “FIFA player of the year” title for five consecutive years, i.e. from 2006 to 2010
• Active member of the Brazilian soccer team that won silver at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics
• Awarded with the golden ball (MVP) at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship
• Won “the best player” and “the Golden Boot” award as the top scorer at the Women’s World Cup in the year 2007
• Clinched two gold medals each at 2003 and 2007 Pan American Games held in Santo Domingo and Rio De Janerio, respectively