Tainara
Tainara de Souza da Silva, simply known as Tainara or sometimes Tay, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for the Brazil national team.
Club career
Born in Brasília, Federal District, Tainara made her senior debut with in 2016. She made her league debut against Vitória on 27 January 2016.She subsequently played for Vitória. Tainara scored her first league goal against Minas Brasilia on 26 April 2019, scoring in the 89th minute.
Tainara joined Santos in January 2020. She made her league debut against Iranduba on 14 February 2020. Tainara scored her first league goal against Osasco Audax, scoring in the 18th minute.
A regular starter for Santos, Tainara moved to Palmeiras on 15 January 2021. She scored on her league debut, scoring against Ferroviária on 19 April 2021, scoring in the 45th+3rd minute.
Roughly one year later, she moved abroad after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with French side Bordeaux. Tainara made her league debut against Stade de Reims on 22 January 2022.
Tainara was announced at Bayern Munich on 31 May 2022. She made her league debut against Eintracht Frankfurt on 16 September 2022. Tainara scored her first league goal against Köln on 16 October 2022, scoring in the 68th minute. She became the first Brazilian to score for Bayern Munich.
International career
Tainara made her U17 debut against Nigeria U17s on 1 October 2016. She made her U20 debut against USA U20s on 30 June 2018.After representing Brazil at under-17 and under-20 sides, Tainara received her first call-up for the full side in September 2020. She made her full international debut on 18 February 2021, starting in a 4–1 SheBelieves Cup win over Argentina.
Honours
Santos- Copa Paulista: 2020
- Copa Paulista: 2021
Brazil