Tainara de Souza da Silva (born 21 April 1999), simply known as Tainara or sometimes Tay, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for German club

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and the Brazil women's national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Tainara made her senior debut with in 2016. She subsequently played for Vitória before being presented at Santos in January 2020. A regular starter for Santos, Tainara moved to

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on 15 January 2021. Roughly one year later, she moved abroad after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with French side

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International career

After representing

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at under-17 and

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sides, Tainara received her first call-up for the full side in September 2020. She made her full international debut on 18 February 2021, starting in a 4–1 SheBelieves Cup win over

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Career statistics

International

References

1999 births Living people Footballers from Brasília Brazilian women's footballers Expatriate sportspeople in Germany Women's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 players Santos FC (women) players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (women) players Division 1 Féminine players FC Girondins de Bordeaux (women) players Frauen-Bundesliga players FC Bayern Munich (women) players Brazil women's international footballers Brazilian expatriate women's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate women's footballers in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Germany {{Brazil-women-footy-bio-stub