Tainara

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

Tainara

Personal information
Full name	Tainara de Souza da Silva[1]
Date of birth	(1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25)[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, correct as of 14:12, 26 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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

São Francisco

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

International

As of 8 March 2022

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

Honours

Santos

• Copa Paulista: 2020

Palmeiras

• Copa Paulista: 2021

Bayern Munich

• Frauen-Bundesliga: 2022–23^[20]

Brazil

• Copa América Femenina: 2022
• Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino: 2021^[21]

References

1. 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. 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. "Brasil bate o Chile e fecha o ano com o título do Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino – Gazeta Esportiva". Gazeta Esportiva.