Tainara de Souza da Silva (born 21 April 1999), simply known as Tainara or sometimes Tay, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for German club Bayern Munich and the Brazil women's national team.

Tainara
Personal information
Full name Tainara de Souza da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Brasília, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Bayern Munich
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 São Francisco [pt] 16 (0)
2017–2019 Vitória 21 (2)
2020 Santos 8 (1)
2021 Palmeiras 16 (2)
2022 Bordeaux 10 (0)
2022– Bayern Munich 18 (1)
International career
2016 Brazil U17 3 (0)
2018 Brazil U20 5 (0)
2021– Brazil 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:12, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:12, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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São Francisco

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Born in Brasília, Federal District, Tainara made her senior debut with São Francisco [pt] in 2016. She made her league debut against Vitória on 27 January 2016.[2]

Vitória

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She subsequently played for Vitória. Tainara scored her first league goal against Minas Brasilia on 26 April 2019, scoring in the 89th minute.[3]

Santos

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Tainara joined Santos in January 2020.[4] She made her league debut against Iranduba on 14 February 2020.[5] Tainara scored her first league goal against Osasco Audax, scoring in the 18th minute.[6]

Palmeiras

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A regular starter for Santos, Tainara moved to Palmeiras on 15 January 2021.[7] She scored on her league debut, scoring against Ferroviária on 19 April 2021, scoring in the 45th+3rd minute.[8]

Bordeaux

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Roughly one year later, she moved abroad after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with French side Bordeaux.[9] Tainara made her league debut against Stade de Reims on 22 January 2022.[10]

Bayern Munich

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Tainara was announced at Bayern Munich on 31 May 2022.[11] She made her league debut against Eintracht Frankfurt on 16 September 2022.[12] Tainara scored her first league goal against Köln on 16 October 2022, scoring in the 68th minute.[13] She became the first Brazilian to score for Bayern Munich.[14]

International career

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Tainara made her U17 debut against Nigeria U17s on 1 October 2016.[15]

Tainara made her U20 debut against USA U20s on 30 June 2018.[16]

After representing Brazil at under-17 and under-20 sides, Tainara received her first call-up for the full side in September 2020.[17] She made her full international debut on 18 February 2021, starting in a 4–1 SheBelieves Cup win over Argentina.[18]

Career statistics

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International

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As of 8 March 2022
Brazil
Year Apps Goals
2021[19] 7 0
2022[1] 3 0
Total 10 0

Honours

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Santos

  • Copa Paulista: 2020

Palmeiras

  • Copa Paulista: 2021

Bayern Munich

Brazil

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Tainara at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Vitória PE vs São Francisco - 27 January 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Vitória BA vs Minas Brasilia - 26 April 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Santos apresenta elenco das Sereias e atletas da base serão promovidas" [Santos present squad of the Sereias and youth athletes will be promoted] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Iranduba vs Santos - 14 February 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Santos vs Audax - 26 August 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Zagueira da Seleção Brasileira, Tainara reforça equipe feminina do Verdão" [Stopper of the Brazil national team, Tainara bolsters women's team of the Verdão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Palmeiras vs Ferroviária - 19 April 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Tainara, an excellent signing for Bordeaux". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Bordeaux vs Stade de Reims - 22 January 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "FCB-Frauen verpflichten Brasilianerin Tainara de Souza da Silva". FCBayern.
  12. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich - 16 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Bayern Munich vs Köln - 16 October 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "Zagueira Tainara se torna a primeira brasileira a marcar gol pelo Bayern de Munique". Lance.
  15. ^ "Nigeria U17 vs Brazil U17 - 1 October 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ "United States U20 vs Brazil U20 - 30 June 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  17. ^ "Tainara, zagueira do Santos, comemora convocação para Seleção Brasileira: "Feliz e grata"" [Tainara, Santos stopper, celebrates call-up for the Brazil national team: "Happy and grateful"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Brazil vs Argentina - 18 February 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  19. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2020-2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  20. ^ Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  21. ^ "FC Bayern Women retain Bundesliga title!". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Brasil bate o Chile e fecha o ano com o título do Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino – Gazeta Esportiva". Gazeta Esportiva.
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