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Adriana Aparecida Costa (born 16 April 1983), known as Tiga and Tiganinha,[1] is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward. She is also a former futsal player who played as a pivot.

Tiga

Personal information
Full name	Adriana Aparecida Costa
Date of birth	(1983-04-16) 16 April 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth	São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward, pivot (futsal)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000	Palmeiras
2001	Portuguesa
2004	A Sabesp (futsal)
2005	Serc Chimarrão (futsal)
2006	Nacional Gás/Unifor (futsal)
2009	Corinthians
2012	XV de Piracicaba
2012	Portuguesa
2013	São Caetano
2015	São Paulo
2016	São Caetano (futsal)
2017	ICP Atibaia (futsal)
2017	Audax	11	(0)
2018	Leoas da Serra (futsal)
National team‡
2011–2016	Equatorial Guinea	6	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2011 (before the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Club career

Tiga has exclusively played for Brazilian clubs in both football and futsal.

In futsal, Tiga played for UNIP.[2]

Controversy

From 2011 to 2016, Tiga made appearances for Equatorial Guinea despite having no connection with the African nation. She was first recruited to play at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was later a member of the squad that won the 2012 Women's African Football Championship. On 5 October 2017, she and other nine Brazilian footballers were declared by FIFA as ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 June 2011	Stade Jos Becker, Niederanven, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1–0	8–0	Friendly
2				2–0
3				3–0
4	23 June 2012	Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	DR Congo	1–0	3–0
5	25 June 2012				2–1
6	3 November 2012		Senegal	3–0	5–0	2012 African Women's Championship
7	11 November 2012		South Africa	2–0	4–0
8	10 April 2016		Mali	2–1	2–1	2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification

References

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