Tarciane
Brazilian footballer
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Tarciane Karen dos Santos de Lima (born 27 May 2003), simply known as Tarciane, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for the Première Ligue club Lyon and the Brazil women's national team.
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Tarciane in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tarciane Karen dos Santos de Lima[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Belford Roxo, Brazil[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Fluminense | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Corinthians | 28 | (4) |
| 2024 | Houston Dash | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Lyon | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Brazil U17 | ||
| 2022 | Brazil U20 | 11 | (8) |
| 2022– | Brazil | 7 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:29, 2 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:35, 30 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Fluminense
Tarciane was born in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, and joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2019, from a local project called Daminhas da Bola.[3] She immediately started to play with the main squad, while also featuring for the under-18 team.[2]
On 21 June 2021, Tarciane asked to leave Flu.[4]
Corinthians
Tarciane signed for Corinthians until the end of 2022.[5] She made her league debut against Avaí on 22 August 2021.[6] Tarciane scored her first league goal against Avaí on 28 May 2022, scoring in the 76th minute.[7] On 16 December 2022, she renewed her contract until 2024.[8]
Houston Dash
On 23 April 2024, the Houston Dash announced that they had signed Tarciane to a contract through the 2026 season with a mutual option for 2027.[9] It is currently the biggest transfer fee in the history of Brazilian women's football.[10]
Lyon
On 2 February 2025, Tarciane signed with Lyon on a four year contract until June 2029.[11]
International career
Tarciane scored on her U20 debut against Uruguay U20s on 7 April 2022, scoring a penalty in the 63rd minute and scoring in the 66th minute.[12]
After representing Brazil at under-17[13] and under-20 levels, Tarciane was called up for the full side by manager Pia Sundhage on 22 September 2022, for friendlies against Norway and Italy.[14] She made her full international debut on 7 October, coming on as a half-time substitute for Kathellen in a 4–1 win against the former in Oslo.[15] Tarciane scored her first goal against Canada on 6 April 2024, scoring a penalty in the 22nd minute.[16]
On 1 February 2024, Tarciane was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.[17]
On 2 July 2024, Tarciane was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[18]
Honours
Corinthians
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1: 2021, 2022, 2023
- Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2021
- Copa Libertadores Femenina: 2021, 2023
- Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino: 2022, 2023
- Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2022
Brazil U20
Brazil
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[19][20]
