Giovana (footballer, born 1987)

Giovana Perpétuo dos Santos Floriano (born 30 January 1987), simply known as Giovana, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back or a midfielder for Santos.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Floriano.
Giovana
Personal information
Full name Giovana Perpétuo dos Santos Floriano[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-30) 30 January 1987[1]
Place of birth Catanduva, Brazil[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Santos
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Catanduva FC
2008 América-SP
2009 Francana
2010–2011 Rio Preto
2011–2013 SV Neulengbach 33 (13)
2013–2014 Rio Preto 10 (0)
2015 São Paulo
2015–2018 Santos 18 (2)
2019–2022 São Paulo 48 (4)
2023– Santos 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:33, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Catanduva, São Paulo, Giovana started her career with hometown club Catanduva FC, spending two years before moving to São José do Rio Preto. She represented América-SP and Rio Preto in the city, aside from a period at Francana, before moving to Austria in 2011, with SV Neulengbach.[3]

Giovana left the Austrian side in May 2013,[4] and returned to Rio Preto in her home country. In 2015, after a very short period at São Paulo,[5] she joined Santos.[3]

Ahead of the 2019 season, Giovana returned to São Paulo. She renewed her contract with the club for a further year on 29 December 2019,[6] and signed a new two-year deal in January 2021.[7]

On 14 March 2022, Giovana played her 100th match for Tricolor, a 3–1 win over Real Brasília.[8] On 10 January of the following year, she was announced back at Santos.[9]

Honours

SV Neulengbach

Santos

São Paulo

References
  1. Giovana at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. Giovana at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Laterais das Sereias da Vila mostram união e entrosamento" [Full-backs of the Sereias da Vila show union and harmony] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. "Giovana kehrt zurück nach Brasilien" [Giovana returns to Brazil] (in German). SoccerDonna. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. "Time feminino dá show e segue invicto" [Women's team put on a show and remain unbeaten] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. "São Paulo renova com mais três jogadoras para o time feminino" [São Paulo renew with three more players for the women's team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. "São Paulo renova contrato de 15 jogadoras do futebol feminino; veja lista" [São Paulo renew contract of 15 players of the women's team; see the list] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. "Giovana completa 100 jogos pelo Tricolor" [Giovana completes 100 matches for Tricolor] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. "Campeã com as Sereias da Vila, lateral-direita Giovana retorna ao Santos FC e é mais um reforço para 2023" [Champion with the Sereias da Vila, right-back Giovana returns to Santos FC and is another addition for 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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