title: Irene Gonçalves
text: # Irene Gonçalves
  
  Irene Maria Duarte Gonçalves (born 11 December 1984) is an Angolan retired footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed Diva Demolidora (Destroyer Diva) or simply Demolidora (Destroyer), she is the historical top goalscorer of the Angola women's national team, which she has also captained.
  
  ## Club career
  
  Gonçalves has captained the women's team of Progresso Associação do Sambizanga. During the 2008 Angolan Women's Football League, she scored 22 goals in a single match, which many people consider a world record in women's football, but it is not internationally recognized.
  
  ## International career
  
  Gonçalves capped for Angola at senior level during the 2002 African Women's Championship and the 2010 African Women's Championship qualification (preliminary round).
  
  ### International goals
  
  Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first
  
  | No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 8 December 2002 | Oghara Township Stadium, Oghara, Nigeria | Zimbabwe | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 African Women's Championship |
  | 2 | 7 March 2010 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Namibia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2010 African Women's Championship qualification |
  | 3 | 21 March 2010 | Ombaka National Stadium, Benguela, Angola | Namibia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2010 African Women's Championship qualification |
  
  ## Retirement
  
  In March 2012, Gonçalves announced her retirement from football.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Gonçalves is a Catholic.
  
  