Gislaine Cristina Souza da Silva (born 22 August 1988), commonly known as Gislaine, is a Brazilian football defender who has played for the Brazil women's national team. A zagueira (transl. central defender), she joined Corinthians in 2018 after spending 13 years with São José. A year later, she moved on to Santos.
![]() Gislaine in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Gislaine Cristina Souza da Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | São José dos Campos, Brazil | ||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | São Paulo | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2017 | São José | 18 | (4) |
2018 | Corinthians | 10 | (0) |
2019 | Santos | 13 | (3) |
2020– | São Paulo | 26 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2013– | Brazil | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:14, 31 December 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:14, 31 December 2018 (UTC) |
After playing futsal for three years at school, 16-year-old Gislaine attended a trial with São José Esporte Clube. Signed as a promising forward, she later developed into a defender.[2] After 13 years at São José, in which she won three Copa Libertadores Femenina titles and the 2014 International Women's Club Championship, Gislaine transferred to Corinthians in January 2018.[3] One year later she joined Santos.[4] In January 2020 she agreed a one-year contract with São Paulo FC.[5]
Gislaine was part of the Brazil under-20 selection at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6]
In December 2012, she was named in the senior Brazil women's national football team for the 2012 International Women's Football Tournament of City of São Paulo. But a broken hand meant that she had to withdraw from selection, to be replaced by Andréia Rosa.[7] She won a first cap for Brazil in September 2013, in a 1–0 win over New Zealand at the 2013 Valais Women's Cup.[8] She was called up to a national team training camp in January 2017.[9]
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gislaine Cristina Souza da Silva. |
![]() ![]() | This biographical article related to women's association football in Brazil is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |