Tainá (footballer)

Tainá
Tainá with Corinthians in 2023
Personal information
Full name Tainá Suelen Borges de Oliveira[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
Team information
Current team
América Mineiro
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Centro Olímpico 1 (0)
2015 Audax
2016–2017 Audax/Corinthians 2 (0)
2018–2023 Corinthians 24 (0)
2024– América Mineiro 6 (0)
International career
2012 Brazil U17 1 (0)
2024– Brazil 1 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:58, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Tainá Suelen Borges de Oliveira (born 1 May 1995), simply known as Tainá, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for América Mineiro.

Club career

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Centro Olímpico

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Born in São Paulo, Tainá began her career with Centro Olímpico in 2012. She made her league debut against Duque de Caxias on 20 September 2015.[2]

Audax / Corinthians

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In 2015, she moved to Audax, and joined Corinthians in the following year, after a partnership between both clubs was made.[3] Tainá made her league debut against Vasco da Gama on 17 February 2016.[4]

Second spell at Corinthians

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Tainá remained at Timão for the 2018 campaign, after their partnership with Audax ended, but was mainly a backup option to Letícia Izidoro during her entire spell. She made her league debut against São Francisco BA on 25 April 2018.[5] In April 2021, Tainá suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury,[6] She left the club on 22 December 2023, after eight seasons.[7]

América Mineiro

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On 18 January 2024, Tainá was announced at América Mineiro.[8] She made her league debut against SC Internacional on 16 March 2024.[9]

International career

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Tainá made her under 17 debut against Germany U17s on 5 October 2012.[10]

After representing Brazil at under-17 level in the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Tainá received her first call up for the full side on 15 March 2024, being included in Arthur Elias' 23-woman squad for the 2024 SheBelieves Cup.[11] She made her international debut against Canada on 6 April 2024.[12]

Honours

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Centro Olímpico

Audax/Corinthians

Corinthians

Brazil

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Tainá at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Centro Olímpico vs Duque de Caxias - 20 September 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Corinthians firma parceria com o Audax para ter time feminino" [Corinthians agree partnership with Audax to have a women's team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Vasco da Gama vs Corinthians - 17 February 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Corinthians vs São Francisco BA - 25 April 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Goleira do Corinthians, Tainá Borges passa por cirurgia no joelho" [Corinthians goalkeeper, Tainá Borges undergoes surgery on her knee] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Corinthians se despede de goleira que defendeu o clube por oito anos; confira" [Corinthians bid farewell from goalkeeper who played for the club for eight years; check it out] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Timão. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  8. ^ "América anuncia contratação de goleira bicampeã da Libertadores" [América announce signing of goalkeeper two-time champion of the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Itatiaia. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  9. ^ "América Mineiro vs Internacional RS - 16 March 2024". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Germany U17 vs Brazil U17 - 5 October 2012". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Tainá, goleira das Spartanas, é convocada pela Seleção Feminina" [Tainá, Spartanas goalkeeper, is called up to the women's national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). América FC. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Canada vs Brazil - 6 April 2024". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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