Geyse Ferreira

Youth and early career

Geyse played futsal for two years in Pernambuco. She later played football for União Desportiva Alagoana (UDA), a team based in Maceió. She then moved to Centro Olímpico, where she made very few appearances.

Corinthians

Geyse debuted for Corinthians on 12 March 2017, scoring in a 4–0 win over São Francisco. In her single season with Corinthians, she played in 27 matches and scored nine goals.

Madrid CFF

Geyse made her first move to the Spanish Liga F in 2017 when she signed for the newly promoted Madrid CFF. She made just 11 appearances and scored two goals as Madrid finished 10th place in the league.

Benfica

In May 2018, it was announced Geyse had signed for newly formed Nacional II Divisão side Benfica. She joined her new team in September 2018, after the conclusion of her national team commitments for Brazil at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Geyse made her debut in the club's first match on 16 September, scoring five goals in a 28–0 victory over Ponte Frielas. The following match she scored another five goals as Benfica beat Os Vidreiros 19–0. Her record for goals scored in a single match was six, scored against Almeirim. Despite scoring 42 goals in 21 league appearances, Geyse finished fourth in the golden boot standings. Benfica teammate and Brazil international Darlene topped the standings. Benfica were crowned champions and earned promotion to Campeonato Nacional Feminino. Geyse scored a further nine…

Youth national teams

In April 2015, 17-year-old Geyse's performances for União Desportiva in their run to the quarterfinal of the 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino led her to be called up for Brazil women's national under-20 football team training. She was called up for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. At the 2018 South American U-20 Women's Championship, Geyse scored four goals in the group stages, including two goals (a brace) in a 2–0 win over Venezuela and another brace in a 3–0 win over Uruguay. In the final stage, she scored once in every match, with one goal in Brazil's match against Colombia, two goals in their match against Venezuela, and five goals in their final match against Paraguay, which ended 8–1. Geyse finished as the tournament's top scorer with 12 total goals in 7 games and was selected as Player of the Tournament. Geyse later competed with Brazil in her second FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup competition in August 2018. Brazil finished last in Group B with one point from three matches.

Senior national team

Geyse made her debut for the senior Brazil women's national football team in September 2017 as a substitute in a 4–0 win over Chile. She was selected in Brazil's 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. She Geyse made two appearances in Brazil's campaign: during their first group stage match against Jamaica, and their quarterfinal defeat against France. Geyse scored her first senior national team goal at the…

She was born to Maria Cristina "Cris" Gomes da Silva, a street sweeper and daycare worker who raised Geyse and her five siblings—Aline, Geovanne, Gisele, Alisson, and José Willamys—as a single mother. Geyse's father, a fisherman, had an abusive relationship with her mother.

Geyse gifted her mother and siblings a house with the money she earned from football. She has her mother's face tattooed on her left arm. In January 2025, her brother, Geovanne, died. Geyse is openly lesbian. In 2023, she issued a statement on X in which she vowed to "not remain silent in the face of prejudice" following homophobic attacks after she shared photos with her partner.