Daiane Limeira Santos Silva (born 7 September 1997), commonly known as Daiane Limeira or simply Daiane, is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...
and the
Brazil women's national team.
Club career
Daiane began her formal football training at
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...
's soccer school in
Uberlândia
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. At 16 years old she had a successful trial with
Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico
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, but was unable to raise enough funds to relocate to
São Paulo
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and take up her place. Instead she tried out with
Kindermann's under-17 team, where she impressed enough to be brought straight into the adult first team.
During 2014 Daiane played
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for Associação Desportiva 3R's under-17 team and for Joinville at the Joguinhos Abertos de Santa Catarina (). In 2015 she played football for both XV de Piracicaba and Tiradentes, before spending 2016 with Rio Preto. At XV de Piracicaba she was switched from playing on the
wing
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to central defence. She proved a revelation in her new position and was soon attracting notice from
scouts
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. In her season at Rio Preto the team won the
Campeonato Paulista
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and were runners-up in the
Campeonato Brasileiro.
She agreed a
transfer
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to Norwegian
Toppserien
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History
Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1 ...
club
Avaldsnes
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for their
2017
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season, which culminated in them winning the
Norwegian Women's Cup
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for the first time. In August 2018,
Paris Saint-Germain
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of the
Division 1 Féminine
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signed Daiane to a three-year contract. In August 2019, Daiane joined
CD Tacón
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in the
Primera División. Tacón became
Real Madrid
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in
2020–21
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, but Daiane's career was interrupted by three knee surgeries. She joined
Madrid CFF
Madrid Club de Fútbol Femenino (; ''Madrid Women's Football Club'') is a Spanish women's football club based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Community of Madrid, that currently plays in Liga F.
History
Madrid CFF was founded in 2010 by Alfred ...
for
2021–22. In June 2022 she returned to Brazilian football with
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...
.
International career
Daiane was called up in the
Brazil u20 selection for its debut in August 2015.
[ She played well at the ]2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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in Papua New Guinea
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, being named player of the match
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in Brazil's 1–1 draw with Sweden
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.
In January 2018, national team coach
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Vadão included Daiane in her debut in the Brazil women's national football team
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. She made her international debut on 13 March 2018 for the 2018 Copa América Femenina
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defeating Bolivia
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, 7–0.
. Brazil remained undefeated and won the tournament, securing qualification for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
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in France. Daiane retained her place in the squad for the 2018 Tournament of Nations
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in July and August 2018.
Daiane was not included in Brazil's initial squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, but was a late call-up when Érika
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withdrew with a calf injury.
Personal life
Daiane is from a large family, variously reported as being among 18 or 23 siblings
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. When she turned professional
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she began sending money to her family in Uberlândia, explaining that her priority was helping her parents to buy their own house.
References
External links
*
Profile
at Paris Saint-Germain
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N3 Sports agency profile
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1997 births
Living people
Brazilian women's footballers
Brazil women's international footballers
Sportspeople from Londrina
Women's association football forwards
Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players
Brazilian expatriate women's footballers
Expatriate women's footballers in France
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France
Division 1 Féminine players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Expatriate women's footballers in Norway
Toppserien players
Avaldsnes IL players
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Real Madrid Femenino players
Primera División (women) players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
Sociedade Esportiva Kindermann players
Madrid CFF players
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (women) players