Tainara

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Tainara
Personal information
Full name Tainara de Souza da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999[1]
Place of birth Brasília, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 São Francisco 16 (0)
2017–2019 Vitória 21 (2)
2020 Santos 8 (1)
2021 Palmeiras 16 (2)
2022 Bordeaux 10 (0)
2022– Bayern Munich 7 (1)
International career‡
2016 Brazil U17 2 (0)
2018 Brazil U20 5 (0)
2021– Brazil 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:30, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:25, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Brasília, Federal District, Tainara made her senior debut with São Francisco 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]

International career

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.

Career statistics

International
As of 8 March 2022
Brazil
YearAppsGoals
2021[6]70
2022[1]30
Total100

Honours

Santos

  • Copa Paulista: 2020

Palmeiras

  • Copa Paulista: 2021

Bayern Munich

Brazil

References
  1. Tainara at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. "Santos apresenta elenco das Sereias e atletas da base serão promovidas" [Santos present squad of the Sereias and youth athletes will be promoted] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. "Zagueira da Seleção Brasileira, Tainara reforça equipe feminina do Verdão" [Stopper of the Brazil national team, Tainara bolsters women's team of the Verdão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. "Tainara, an excellent signing for Bordeaux". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. "Tainara, zagueira do Santos, comemora convocação para Seleção Brasileira: "Feliz e grata"" [Tainara, Santos stopper, celebrates call-up for the Brazil national team: "Happy and grateful"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens' Team) 2020-2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. "Brasil bate o Chile e fecha o ano com o título do Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino – Gazeta Esportiva". Gazeta Esportiva.
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