[2][3] When the professional Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) started in 2001, Roseli and compatriot Pretinha were assigned to Washington Freedom in the inaugural draft.
[4] Roseli was part of the EC Radar club team who represented Brazil at the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in Guangdong and finished in third place.
[8] In December 1997 Roseli scored another game-winning goal, against the United States in her native São Paulo, giving Brazil their first ever victory over their American rivals.
[9] Roseli scored 15 goals in qualifying for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup,[10] but a knee injury sustained against the United States in 1998 kept her out of the final tournament.
[13] In October 2006, Roseli travelled with a São Paulo select team to participate in the Peace Queen Cup in South Korea.