Evanilson's Wife Mariana Abreu: Children and Instagram

Evanilson's wife is Mariana Abreu, who met the Brazilian striker in Rio de Janeiro when he was still a youth player at Fluminense, years before his moves to FC Porto and AFC Bournemouth. As of November 2026 the couple live in the Bournemouth area with their two children, a daughter named Maria Alice and a son who was one year old in October 2026, and Evanilson is in his third season as a Bournemouth striker.

Mariana is not a public figure in the usual sense: she has a verified Instagram account, but we could not find a single interview she has given on her own. Most of what is known about her comes from Brazilian and Portuguese reports about Evanilson's early career and from what the couple share on social media. In this article, OhMyFootball sets out what can actually be checked, with dates and sources, and leaves out the guesses (birthday, zodiac sign, net worth) that other profiles present as facts.

Who is Evanilson's wife?

Evanilson is married to Mariana Abreu. Portuguese newspaper O Jogo, in a September 2020 profile written when he joined FC Porto, described her as his wife ("a esposa") and as one of the great pillars of his life after the death of his mother, Madalena, in 2017. The same month, Rio radio station Super Rádio Tupi reported that Evanilson flew from Rio to Portugal to sign for Porto in the company of his wife Mariana and her parents.

Evanilson himself has spoken about his wife in interviews. In a June 2024 interview with the Brazilian media group Sistema Verdes Mares, quoted by A Bola, he remembered watching the announcement of Brazil's Copa América squad at home with his wife: when his name came up, he looked at her, she looked at him, and neither of them could believe it. His own Instagram bio says "Casado", Portuguese for married, with a ring emoji.

Evanilson and Mariana Abreu smiling and showing their rings in front of a white cake and candles

How did Evanilson and Mariana Abreu meet?

Evanilson left Fortaleza, in the north-east of Brazil, at the age of 13 to join Fluminense's academy in Rio de Janeiro. According to O Jogo, it was in Rio, during his years in the Fluminense youth teams, that he met Mariana Abreu.

Their relationship was tested early. In 2017, while he was still an academy player, Evanilson lost his mother suddenly and, by his own account, thought about giving up football. In a quote reported by O Jogo from an interview with GloboEsporte, he said that he forgot about football and the whole world for a while, and that his family and his wife were the ones who supported him.

He came back stronger: he made his Fluminense first-team debut in January 2018, spent part of that year on loan in Slovakia and, back in Rio, became a prolific scorer for the club's under-20 side in 2019. In September 2020 the couple moved to Portugal together.

In this October 2020 interview with Brazilian broadcaster TNT Sports, recorded after his move to Porto, Evanilson becomes emotional as he talks about his mother's death and how close he came to quitting football. The interview is in Portuguese.

When did Evanilson and Mariana get married?

Fluminense fan site Netflu reported in January 2020 that Evanilson had just married in Rio de Janeiro, after he posted photos of the day on Instagram, though no exact date or venue was given. Several profile websites say the couple married in 2020, but none of them gives a date, a venue or a source. What can be confirmed is that Portuguese and Brazilian media were already calling Mariana his wife in September 2020, when Evanilson was 20 and about to start his first season in Europe.

Do Evanilson and Mariana Abreu have children?

Yes, two. Their daughter is called Maria Alice: Evanilson has named her himself in interviews, telling the Daily Mail in October 2026 that he still draws with her at home, a habit he started as a boy when he promised to sketch his mother every day.

Whenever I'm at home with her, we try to do some drawing.

— Evanilson

In the same interview he mentioned their one-year-old son, who, he said, is crazy about the Maria biscuits the family buys from a Brazilian grocer in Bournemouth. The boy's name has not been published in any report we found, and Mariana's Instagram bio describes her as a "mom of two".

Who is Mariana Abreu?

Mariana Abreu is the mother of Evanilson's two children and the person who has followed him from Rio de Janeiro to Porto and then to the south coast of England. Her Instagram bio sums up how she presents herself: "wife | mom of two | lifestyle", with Bournemouth as her location.

Mariana Abreu age and birthday

Mariana's age and date of birth have not been confirmed by her or by any reliable media outlet. A birthday circulates on profile websites, along with a star sign, but none of them cites a source, so we do not repeat it here. All that can be said is that she was already with Evanilson, who was born on 6 October 1999, when he was a teenager in the Fluminense academy.

Where is Mariana Abreu from?

Reliable sources do not state her hometown. What is documented is that she met Evanilson in Rio de Janeiro, where he lived from the age of 13, and that she writes her Instagram captions in Portuguese. Some websites claim she was born in Fortaleza, Evanilson's home city, but we found no reliable source for that.

Her parents travelled with the couple when they left Rio for Porto in 2020, according to Super Rádio Tupi, but her family has otherwise stayed out of the public eye.

Evanilson hugging Mariana Abreu in front of a Frozen-themed backdrop with an Olaf figure

Mariana Abreu education and career

Nothing reliable has been published about Mariana's education or a job outside social media. On Instagram she shares fashion, travel and lifestyle photos, and she describes herself as a lifestyle creator rather than naming a profession. We have not found any brand, business or company she runs, and we prefer not to guess.

Mariana Abreu net worth

Mariana's net worth is not publicly known, and any figure you see online is a guess. The same is true of Evanilson's salary: Bournemouth do not publish player wages, and the numbers on salary websites are estimates. What is on record is his transfer: FC Porto announced in August 2024 that they had sold him to Bournemouth for a fixed fee of 37 million euros plus possible add-ons, reported in England as a club-record deal worth about £40 million at the time.

Mariana Abreu Instagram

Mariana Abreu's Instagram handle is @_abreuma. The account is verified and had about 58,000 followers in November 2026. Her posts are mostly fashion, travel and lifestyle photos, usually with very short captions.

In this post from October 2026, Mariana poses on a staircase in a leather jacket, with the caption "God is good all the time".

Evanilson is on Instagram as @evanilsonlima99, a verified account with about 760,000 followers, where he mostly posts football photos.

Mirror selfie of Mariana Abreu in a pink patterned dress with Evanilson in black clothes and a cap

Mariana Abreu and Evanilson in Bournemouth

The family settled in Dorset after Evanilson's transfer in August 2024. In interviews published in late October 2026, he compared the hot days of a Bournemouth summer with the weather in Brazil's north-east, and described how the habit of drawing, which began with his mother, now continues with his daughter. He also said that he wishes his mother could see him playing in the Premier League, and that he is sure she is proud of him.

If you follow the partners of his Bournemouth teammates, you can also read about Justin Kluivert's wife Shanna Taihuttu and Adrien Truffert's partner Floriane Allain. From his Porto years, Evanilson has credited Pepe as a mentor: here is our profile of Pepe's partner Ana Sofia Moreira.

Who is Evanilson?

Evanilson, full name Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa, is a Brazilian striker born on 6 October 1999 in Fortaleza, which makes him 27 in November 2026. He grew up in the Cajazeiras neighbourhood of Fortaleza, where he was nicknamed "Bebê", and his family still supports Fortaleza Esporte Clube.

His career so far:

2013: leaves local club Estação in Fortaleza for the Fluminense academy in Rio de Janeiro, aged 13.
2017: loses his mother, Madalena, and considers quitting football.
January 2018: makes his Fluminense first-team debut, then spends part of 2018 on loan at Slovak club Šamorín. Back in Rio, he scores freely for Fluminense's under-20 side in 2019.
2020: scores eight goals in 22 games for Fluminense, then joins FC Porto in September 2020.
2020 to 2024: FC Porto, where he starts out in the B team before becoming a regular. He wins the Portuguese league in 2021/22, three Portuguese Cups (2022, 2023 and 2024), the League Cup in 2023 and the Super Cup in 2022, and scores 60 goals in 154 games.
May 2024: first call-up to the Brazil squad, for the 2024 Copa América. He makes his debut on 8 June 2024 in a 3-2 win over Mexico in Texas.
August 2024: joins AFC Bournemouth for a fixed fee of 37 million euros plus add-ons, then the club's record signing.
2024/25: scores 10 Premier League goals in 31 appearances despite breaking a bone in his foot in January 2025. A red card against Manchester United in April 2025 is overturned on appeal.
2025/26: plays 36 Premier League games and scores 6 goals as Bournemouth finish sixth under Andoni Iraola and qualify for Europe for the first time in their history.

In his first interview with the club's channel, AFCB TV, filmed when he signed in August 2024, Evanilson introduced himself to Bournemouth fans and promised commitment and a hard work rate.

Evanilson in 2026: Bournemouth form and Brazil

In the summer of 2026, Iraola left Bournemouth for Liverpool and Marco Rose took over. After a slow start under the German coach, Evanilson hit form in October 2026. He scored in the 3-0 Europa League win over Sturm Graz on 15 October, reached 100 career goals in a game against Sunderland, and scored with a curling shot from a very tight angle in a 3-0 win at Old Trafford, a goal he called one of the most beautiful of his career. By 29 October, A Bola counted four goals and four assists in 11 games across the Premier League and the Europa League, with four goals in his last five matches. On 31 October he scored again in a 2-0 home win over Leeds United, Bournemouth's third Premier League win in a row.

Bournemouth's official highlights of the 2-0 win over Leeds United on 31 October 2026, in which Evanilson and Amine Adli scored.

On the international front, Evanilson has two caps for Brazil, both won in 2024. He was not part of Carlo Ancelotti's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, announced on 18 May 2026, and he was not among the 55 players on the provisional list either; his Bournemouth teammate Rayan did go to the tournament. Evanilson was also left out of the squad for Brazil's November 2026 friendlies against Japan and Singapore, announced on 29 October. In comments reported by A Bola in late October 2026, he said he is always thinking about the national team and hopes to be there, and that if not, he will keep working and doing his part.

Evanilson in a black tuxedo and bow tie next to Mariana Abreu in a black dress

Facts about Mariana Abreu

She is the wife of Bournemouth striker Evanilson, and Portuguese and Brazilian media were calling her his wife by September 2020.
She met Evanilson in Rio de Janeiro while he was a youth player at Fluminense.
She supported him after his mother died in 2017, when he thought about giving up football.
She moved with him to Porto in 2020 and to the Bournemouth area in 2024.
The couple have two children: a daughter, Maria Alice, and a son who was one year old in October 2026.
Her Instagram handle is @_abreuma, a verified account with about 58,000 followers in November 2026.
Her date of birth and hometown have not been confirmed by reliable sources.

Frequently asked questions about Evanilson's wife

Who is Evanilson's wife?

Evanilson's wife is Mariana Abreu. They met in Rio de Janeiro when he was a youth player at Fluminense, and she has been with him through his moves to FC Porto in 2020 and AFC Bournemouth in 2024.

Is Evanilson married?

Yes. His Instagram bio says "Casado" (married), and Portuguese and Brazilian media described Mariana Abreu as his wife as early as September 2020. The wedding date has not been made public.