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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tainara de Souza da Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 23)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Brasília, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club 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 | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Brazil U17 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Brazil U20 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Brazil | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:45, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:25, 14 August 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Brasília, Federal District, Tainara made her senior debut with São Francisco [pt] in 2016. She subsequently played for Vitória before being presented at Santos in January 2020.[2]
A regular starter for Santos, Tainara moved to Palmeiras on 15 January 2021.[3] Roughly one year later, she moved abroad after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with French side Bordeaux.[4]
After representing Brazil at under-17 and under-20 sides, Tainara received her first call-up for the full side in September 2020.[5] She made her full international debut on 18 February 2021, starting in a 4–1 SheBelieves Cup win over Argentina.
Brazil | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2021[6] | 7 | 0 |
2022[1] | 3 | 0 |
Total | 10 | 0 |
FC Bayern Munich (women) – current squad | |
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Brazil squad – 2022 Copa América Femenina winners (8th title) | ||
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