Janaína
Brazilian association football player
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Janaína Queiroz Cavalcante (born 2 April 1988), known as Janaína or just Jana, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for 3B da Amazônia. A centre-back, her strongest attributes are marking and heading.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janaína Queiroz Cavalcante[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 3B da Amazônia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nacional Gás/Unifor (futsal) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Messejana | ||
| 2008–2011 | Santos | ||
| 2012 | Centro Olímpico | ||
| 2012 | Zorky Krasnogorsk | 5 | (1) |
| 2013 | São José | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Caucaia | 6 | (1) |
| 2015 | Santos | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | S.C. Braga | 43 | (10) |
| 2020 | Palmeiras | 11 | (0) |
| 2021 | Grêmio | 5 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Famalicão | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Botafogo | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | Santos | 14 | (1) |
| 2025– | 3B da Amazônia | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Brazil U20 | ||
| 2009–2013 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:15, 29 December 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Jana began playing futsal and progressed to playing football for her local team União Messejana, where she won the Ceará state league in 2005. In 2008 she attended a trial for Santos alongside 400 hopefuls and was one of two players to be signed up.[2]
Jana subsequently played for Centro Olímpico, Zorky Krasnogorsk, São José and Caucaia before returning to Santos in 2015. In 2017, after a spell with Corinthians/Audax, she signed with S.C. Braga for the 2017–18 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino season and quickly became an important player for the club.[3]
After short stints in her homeland with Palmeiras and Grêmio, Jana returned to Portuguese football in August 2021, agreeing to join Famalicão.[4] After leaving the latter in 2022, she began the 2023 season nursing an injury,[5] before signing for Botafogo on 3 March.[6]
On 29 January 2024, Santos announced the return of Jana for a third spell.[7]
International career
Jana was part of the Brazil under-20 selection at the 2008 South American U-20 Women's Championship and subsequent 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8] In December 2009, she won four caps for the senior Brazil women's national football team at the 2009 International Women's Football Tournament of City of São Paulo,[9] including a debut against Chile.[10]
She made a further appearance for Brazil in September 2013, in a 1–0 win over New Zealand at the 2013 Valais Women's Cup.[11]
Career statistics
Honours
Santos
- Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2010, 2011
- Copa Libertadores Femenina: 2009, 2010
- Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino: 2008, 2009
- Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2024
São José
Corinthians/Audax
Braga