Giovanna "Gi" Fernandes Silva (born 23 December 2004) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as either a

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or a

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for Santos.

Club career

Born in

Praia Grande Praia Grande () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 330,845 (2020 est.) in an area of 149.25 km². Population history History Although t ...

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, Gi Fernandes joined Santos' youth setup in 2018. Promoted to the first team in July 2020, she made her first team debut on 27 September, starting in a 6–0 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A1 home routing of Ponte Preta; aged just 15, she became the youngest player ever to debut for ''Sereias da Vila'', and the second-youngest in Santos' history overall, only behind Coutinho. On 10 December 2021, Gi Fernandes signed her first professional contract with Santos.

Honours

Club

Santos *: 2020

International

Brazil U20 *

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References

2004 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 players Santos FC (women) players People from Praia Grande {{Brazil-women-footy-bio-stub