Dayane de Fátima da Rocha (born 13 May 1985), commonly known as Dayane Rocha or simply as Dayane, is a Brazilian

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and

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striker, who has played for

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clubs in Brazil, France, Spain and Italy. She previously played for Irex Puebla and

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's Superliga. She received a late call-up to the Brazil national team panel during the

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, as an injury replacement for

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who had broken her collarbone. She transferred to Bardolino Verona in August 2009. In March 2011 Dayane obtained

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, allowing her to be treated as a domestic player in

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with Bardolino Verona. Dayane returned to Brazil in 2010 to finish her college scholarship. She intended to resume playing for

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but was dismayed to find they had recently disbanded. Instead she played for Kindermann in the

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. She returned to Kindermann's ranks in 2013. Throughout her outdoor football career she also enjoyed playing

, and decided to focus exclusively on the latter in 2013. She remained in Italy and played successfully for a series of Italian futsal clubs, including Isolotto, Olimpus Roma, Montesilvano, Cagliari, and Granzette (which changed its name to Rovigo Orange in 2022).

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