Tainara

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

TainaraPersonal information

Full name|  Tainara de Souza da Silva[1]
Date of birth|  (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth|  Brasília, Brazil
Height|  1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Centre back
Team information

Current team

|  Bayern Munich
Number|  13
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2016–2017|  São Francisco [pt]|  16|  (0)
2017–2019|  Vitória|  21|  (2)
2020|  Santos|  8|  (1)
2021|  Palmeiras|  16|  (2)
2022|  Bordeaux|  10|  (0)
2022–|  Bayern Munich|  18|  (1)
International career‡
2016|  Brazil U17|  3|  (0)
2018|  Brazil U20|  5|  (0)
2021–|  Brazil|  25|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:12, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:12, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Tainara de Souza da Silva (born 21 April 1999), simply known as Tainara or sometimes Tay, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for German club Bayern Munich and the Brazil women's national team.

## Club career

[edit]

### São Francisco

[edit]

Born in Brasília, Federal District, Tainara made her senior debut with São Francisco [pt] in 2016. She made her league debut against Vitória on 27 January 2016.[2]

### Vitória

[edit]

She subsequently played for Vitória. Tainara scored her first league goal against Minas Brasilia on 26 April 2019, scoring in the 89th minute.[3]

### Santos

[edit]

Tainara joined Santos in January 2020.[4] She made her league debut against Iranduba on 14 February 2020.[5] Tainara scored her first league goal against Osasco Audax, scoring in the 18th minute.[6]

### Palmeiras

[edit]

A regular starter for Santos, Tainara moved to Palmeiras on 15 January 2021.[7] She scored on her league debut, scoring against Ferroviária on 19 April 2021, scoring in the 45th+3rd minute.[8]

### Bordeaux

[edit]

Roughly one year later, she moved abroad after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with French side Bordeaux.[9] Tainara made her league debut against Stade de Reims on 22 January 2022.[10]

### Bayern Munich

[edit]

Tainara was announced at Bayern Munich on 31 May 2022.[11] She made her league debut against Eintracht Frankfurt on 16 September 2022.[12] Tainara scored her first league goal against Köln on 16 October 2022, scoring in the 68th minute.[13] She became the first Brazilian to score for Bayern Munich.[14]

## International career

[edit]

Tainara made her U17 debut against Nigeria U17s on 1 October 2016.[15]

Tainara made her U20 debut against USA U20s on 30 June 2018.[16]

After representing Brazil at under-17 and under-20 sides, Tainara received her first call-up for the full side in September 2020.[17] She made her full international debut on 18 February 2021, starting in a 4–1 SheBelieves Cup win over Argentina.[18]

## Career statistics

[edit]

### International

[edit]

As of 8 March 2022
Brazil

Year | Apps | Goals
2021[19] | 7 | 0
2022[1] | 3 | 0
Total | 10 | 0

## Honours

[edit]

Santos

* Copa Paulista: 2020

Palmeiras

* Copa Paulista: 2021

Bayern Munich

* Frauen-Bundesliga: 2022–23,[20] 2023–24[21]

Brazil

* Copa América Femenina: 2022
* Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino: 2021[22]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Tainara at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
2. ^ "Vitória PE vs São Francisco - 27 January 2016". int.soccerway.com.
3. ^ "Vitória BA vs Minas Brasilia - 26 April 2019". int.soccerway.com.
4. ^ "Santos apresenta elenco das Sereias e atletas da base serão promovidas" [Santos present squad of the Sereias and youth athletes will be promoted] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
5. ^ "Iranduba vs Santos - 14 February 2020". int.soccerway.com.
6. ^ "Santos vs Audax - 26 August 2020". int.soccerway.com.
7. ^ "Zagueira da Seleção Brasileira, Tainara reforça equipe feminina do Verdão" [Stopper of the Brazil national team, Tainara bolsters women's team of the Verdão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
8. ^ "Palmeiras vs Ferroviária - 19 April 2021". int.soccerway.com.
9. ^ "Tainara, an excellent signing for Bordeaux". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 13 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
10. ^ "Bordeaux vs Stade de Reims - 22 January 2022". int.soccerway.com.
11. ^ "FCB-Frauen verpflichten Brasilianerin Tainara de Souza da Silva". FCBayern.
12. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich - 16 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
13. ^ "Bayern Munich vs Köln - 16 October 2022". int.soccerway.com.
14. ^ "Zagueira Tainara se torna a primeira brasileira a marcar gol pelo Bayern de Munique". Lance.
15. ^ "Nigeria U17 vs Brazil U17 - 1 October 2016". int.soccerway.com.
16. ^ "United States U20 vs Brazil U20 - 30 June 2018". int.soccerway.com.
17. ^ "Tainara, zagueira do Santos, comemora convocação para Seleção Brasileira: "Feliz e grata"" [Tainara, Santos stopper, celebrates call-up for the Brazil national team: "Happy and grateful"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
18. ^ "Brazil vs Argentina - 18 February 2021". int.soccerway.com.
19. ^ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2020-2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
20. ^ Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
21. ^ "FC Bayern Women retain Bundesliga title!". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
22. ^ "Brasil bate o Chile e fecha o ano com o título do Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino – Gazeta Esportiva". Gazeta Esportiva.

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tainara.

* Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website
* Tainara at Soccerway
* Tainara at WorldFootball.net

* v
* t
* e

FC Bayern Munich (women) - current squad

* 1 Grohs
* 2 Gilles
* 3 Ballisager
* 4 Glódís (c)
* 5 Eriksson
* 6 Hansen
* 7 Gwinn
* 8 Oberdorf
* 9 Damnjanović
* 10 Dallmann
* 11 Schüller
* 14 Şehitler
* 17 Bühl
* 18 Tanikawa
* 19 Naschenweng
* 20 Kett
* 21 Harder
* 23 Padilla
* 25 Zadrazil
* 27 Caruso
* 28 Dunst
* 30 Simon
* 31 Stanway
* 32 Mahmutovic
* 38 Klink
* Coach: Barcala

* v
* t
* e

Brazil squad – 2022 Copa América Femenina winners (8th title)

* 1 Lorena
* 2 Letícia Santos
* 3 Kathellen
* 4 Rafaelle
* 5 Duda Santos
* 6 Tamires
* 7 Gabi Portilho
* 8 Angelina
* 9 Debinha
* 10 Duda Francelino
* 11 Adriana
* 12 Natascha
* 13 Antônia
* 14 Duda Sampaio
* 15 Tainara
* 16 Beatriz
* 17 Ary
* 18 Geyse
* 19 Gio
* 20 Fe Palermo
* 21 Kerolin
* 22 Luciana
* 23 Luana
* Coach: Sundhage

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template