| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karla Karolina Alves Machado | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | São Paulo | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Foz Cataratas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Foz Cataratas | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Santos | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Palmeiras | 38 | (2) |
| 2021 | Minas Brasília | 22 | (3) |
| 2022 | Grêmio | 20 | (7) |
| 2023 | Real Brasília | 14 | (1) |
| 2023 | Grêmio | 9 | (4) |
| 2024 | 3B da Amazônia | 1 | (1) |
| 2024 | Santos | 16 | (4) |
| 2025– | São Paulo | 29 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Brazil U17 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:51, 20 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Karla Karolina Alves Machado (born 23 November 1999), known as Karla Alves or just Karla, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for São Paulo.
Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Karla began her career with Foz Cataratas in 2015. In 2017, she joined Santos, but was mainly a backup option during her spell at the club, featuring in just one Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino match.
Karla moved to Palmeiras ahead of the 2019 season, and featured regularly as they achieved promotion from the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2 in that year. In 2021, she signed for Minas Brasília.
On 3 January 2022, Karla was announced at Grêmio. She returned to the Federal District after agreeing to a deal with Real Brasília in January 2023, but returned to Grêmio on 2 August of that year.
Presented at 3B da Amazônia in February 2024, Karla featured in just one match, in the debut of the Brazilian Series A2 against VF4-PB, before leaving on 19 April. Hours later, she was announced back at Santos on a contract until the end of the year.
On 3 January 2025, Karla moved to São Paulo.
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