Taina José Lopes (born 18 August 2004), known as Taina Maranhão or just Maranhão, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Criciúma

Born in

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, Santa Catarina, Taina Maranhão began her career at hometown side

, and appeared in three first team matches in the 2019 Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol Feminino.

Internacional

In 2020, after a short period at

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, she moved to Internacional and was initially assigned to the under-18 team. On 22 March 2021, Taina Maranhão and another ten players were promoted to ''Inter''s first team. She made her league debut against Palmeiras on 5 September 2021. Roughly one year later, Tainá Maranhão left the club.

Cruzeiro

Taina Maranhão was announced at Cruzeiro on 17 March 2022. She made her league debut against Ferroviária on 24 April 2022.

Santos

On 12 January 2023, Taina Maranhão was announced as the new signing of Santos. She made her league debut against

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on 24 February 2023. Taina Maranhão scored her first league goal against Cruzeiro on 6 May 2023, scoring in the 65th minute.

Palmeiras

On 5 January of the following year, she moved to

. Taina Maranhão made her league debut against Flamengo on 16 March 2024. She scored her first league goal against Grêmio on 28 March 2024, scoring in the 57th minute.

Personal life

Taina Maranhão's father

Alex Maranhão Alexsandro Carvalho Lopes or simply Alex Maranhão (born April 30, 1985) is a Brazilian football player. He used to play for the Chinese club Nanchang Bayi in 2008. He transferred to Portuguese Primeira Liga side S.C. Beira-Mar in July 2010. ...

was also a footballer. A

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, he also played for Criciúma, and his daughter inherited his nickname.

Honours

Internacional * Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Feminino: 2021 *

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References

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