NEW YORK (October 14, 2022) -

The National Women’s Soccer League announced today that North Carolina forward Debinha has been named the Player of the Month for the months of September and October by the NWSL Media Association.

NEW YORK (October 14, 2022) - The National Women’s Soccer League announced today that North Carolina forward Debinha has been named the Player of the Month for the months of September and October by the NWSL Media Association.

Leading the league in scoring in the closing weeks of the regular season, Debinha tallied a whopping seven goals, including two braces and a hat trick, to help the Courage to a 4-1-1 record through the team’s final six games. Tallying over half of her goals in the final full month of the regular season, the attacker opened her September campaign with a pair of goals in North Carolina’s 5-1 win over Racing Louisville on September 10. After featuring for a full 90 minutes in the Courage’s 2-1 loss to OL Reign on September 17, Debinha recorded her second brace of the season with a two-goal performance in the team’s 3-0 rout of the Orlando Pride on September 21. The Brazilian international rounded out her 2022 scoring ledger with her first career hat trick on September 24, notching all three goals in North Carolina’s 3-0 shutout of NJ/NY Gotham FC. Enjoying a career-best scoring campaign this season, Debinha finished third in the 2022 NWSL Golden Boot race with 12 goals in 18 games. ?? The NWSL Player of the Month is selected each month of the regular season by the NWSL Media Association, a collection of writers that cover the league on a consistent basis.??