Taina Maranhão

Taina José Lopes (born 18 August 2004), known as Taina Maranhão or just Maranhão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Santos.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is José and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
Taina Maranhão
Personal information
Full name Taina José Lopes[1]
Date of birth (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004[1]
Place of birth Criciúma, Brazil[1]
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 Santos
Number 29
Youth career
2019 Criciúma
2019 Avaí
2020–2021 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Criciúma 0 (0)
2021 Internacional 1 (0)
2022 Cruzeiro 8 (0)
2023– Santos 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Criciúma, Santa Catarina,[2] Taina Maranhão began her career at hometown side Criciúma, and appeared in three first team matches in the 2019 Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol Feminino. In 2020, after a short period at Avaí, she moved to Internacional and was initially assigned to the under-18 team.

On 22 March 2021, Taina Maranhão and another ten players were promoted to Inter's first team.[3] Roughly one year later, she left the club,[4] and was announced at Cruzeiro on 17 March 2022.[5]

On 12 January 2023, Taina Maranhão was announced as the new signing of Santos.[6]

Personal life

Taina Maranhão's father Alex Maranhão was also a footballer.[2] A midfielder, he also played for Criciúma, and his daughter inherited his nickname.

Honours

Internacional

References
  1. Taina Maranhão at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. "Atleta de Criciúma é convocada para Seleção Brasileira Sub-17" [Criciúma-born athlete is called up for the Brazil under-17 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). OCP News. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. "Onze atletas da base são promovidas ao grupo principal" [Eleven athletes from the youth setup are promoted to the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. "Nota oficial: Tainá Maranhão" [Official note: Tainá Maranhão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. "Ex-Inter, atacante Tainá Maranhão é anunciada oficialmente pelo Cruzeiro" [Formerly of Inter, forward Tainá Maranhão is officially announced by Cruzeiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Celeste. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. "Taina Maranhão é mais um reforço do ataque das Sereias da Vila para 2023" [Taina Maranhão is another addition for the attack of the Sereias da Vila for 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.


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