Gislaine Cristina Souza da Silva (born 22 August 1988), commonly known as Gislaine, is a Brazilian

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defender who has played for the Brazil women's national team. A zagueira (), she joined

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in 2018 after spending 13 years with São José. A year later, she moved on to Santos.

Club career

After playing

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for three years at school, 16-year-old Gislaine attended a trial with São José Esporte Clube. Signed as a promising

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, she later developed into a defender. After 13 years at São José, in which she won three

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titles and the 2014 International Women's Club Championship, Gislaine transferred to

in January 2018. One year later she joined Santos. In January 2020 she agreed a one-year contract with

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International career

Gislaine was part of the Brazil under-20 selection at the

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. In December 2012, she was named in the senior

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for the

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. But a broken hand meant that she had to withdraw from selection, to be replaced by Andréia Rosa. She won a first

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for Brazil in September 2013, in a 1–0 win over

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at the 2013 Valais Women's Cup. She was called up to a national team training camp in January 2017.

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* 1988 births Living people Brazilian women's footballers Brazil women's international footballers Footballers from São José dos Campos Women's association football defenders Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players São José Esporte Clube (women) players Santos FC (women) players São Paulo FC (women) players {{Brazil-women-footy-bio-stub