Jheniffer da Silva Cordinali Gouveia (born 6 November 2001), simply known as Jheniffer, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Corinthians and the Brazil women's national football team.

Jheniffer
Jheniffer in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jheniffer da Silva Cordinali Gouveia[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Corinthians
Number 9
Youth career
2016 Corinthians (futsal)
2017 Tiger Academia
2018 Audax
2019 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Internacional 18 (12)
2021– Corinthians 53 (27)
International career
2018 Brazil U17 (4)
2020 Brazil U20 3 (1)
2024– Brazil 1 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:42, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:42, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Internacional

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Born in São Paulo, Jheniffer joined Internacional in 2019, from Audax. She scored on her senior debut on 17 March 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring her side's fourth in a 5–0 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A1 away routing of Vitória das Tabocas.[2] Six days later, she netted a brace in a 7–0 home thrashing of São Francisco do Conde [pt].[3]

Corinthians

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On 11 January 2021, after scoring nine times in the 2020 Série A1, Jheniffer moved to Corinthians.[4] She scored on her league debut against Napoli on 18 April 2021, scoring in the 6th minute.[5] Her former strike partner was Adriana.[6]

Corinthians renewed her contract in December 2022.[7]

International career

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After representing Brazil at the under-17 (the former in the 2018 South American U-17 Women's Championship and the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Jhennifer represented the under-20 in the 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship).[8] She made her debut against Peru U20s on 6 March 2020.[9] Jheniffer scored her first league goal against Paraguay U20s on 8 March 2020, scoring in the 61st minute.[10]

Jheniffer was one of the nine Corinthians player called up by head coach Arthur Elias to the full side on 1 September 2023, for a period of trainings.[11]

She made her debut against Canada on 6 April 2024.[12]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 June 2024 Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil   Jamaica 2–0 4–0 Friendly
2. 3–0
3. 28 July 2024 Parc des Princes, Nice, France   Japan 1–0 1–2 2024 Summer Olympics

Honours

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Internacional

Corinthians

Brazil U17

Brazil

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jheniffer at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Inter estreia com goleada de 5 a 0 sobre o Vitória-PE no Brasileirão Feminino" [Inter debut with a 5–0 routing over Vitória-PE in the Brasileirão Feminino] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Internacional RS vs São Francisco BA - 23 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Corinthians anuncia três reforços para o ataque do time feminino" [Corinthians announce three additions for the attack of the women's team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Corinthians vs Napoli - 18 April 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Artilheira do Corinthians, Jheniffer tem lei da ex a seu favor em busca do tetra no Brasileiro Feminino". Ge. 24 September 2022.
  7. ^ Sport News, World. "Corinthians Feminino anuncia renovações; veja quem são elas..." Uol.
  8. ^ "Isa Haas, Bruninha, Jheniffer e Julia são convocadas para Seleção Brasileira Sub-20" [Isa Haas, Bruninha, Jheniffer and Julia are called up to the Brazil under-20 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Brazil U20 vs Peru U20 - 6 March 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Brazil U20 vs Paraguay U20 - 8 March 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Arthur Elias chama nove jogadoras do Corinthians em primeira convocação na Seleção Brasileira" [Arthur Elias calls up nine Corinthians players in his first call up in the Brazil national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Central do Timão. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Canada vs Brazil - 6 April 2024". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.