Janaína Queiroz Cavalcante (born 2 April 1988), known as Janaína or just Jana, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos. 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(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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 | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Brazil U20 | ||
| 2009–2013 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:28, 20 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:15, 29 December 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
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 edit
International edit
- As of 29 January 2024
| Nation | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2009[9] | 4 | 0 |
| 2013[11] | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Santos
- Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2010, 2011
- Copa Libertadores Femenina: 2009, 2010
- Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino: 2008, 2009
São José
Corinthians/Audax
Braga
References edit
- ^ "List of Players - Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 11 November 2008. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ a b Dorini, Guilherme (8 September 2016). "F4L Entrevista: Janaina Queiroz, Zagueira do Corinthians/Audax" (in Portuguese). Futebol nas 4 Linhas. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Feliz em Portugal, Janaína Queiroz comenta sobre o bom momento" (in Portuguese). Olimpíada Todo Dia. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Duarte, Mário (4 August 2021). "Jana Queiroz reforça Famalicão" (in Portuguese). Lado F. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Janaína Queiroz, ex-Corinthians e Palmeiras, cura lesão no tornozelo e quer retorno ao futebol brasileiro" [Janaína Queiroz, formerly of Corinthians and Palmeiras, nurses an ankle injury and wants to return to Brazilian football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Botafogo contrata a zagueira Jana Queiroz, ex-Famalicão, de Portugal" [Botafogo sign stopper Jana Queiroz, formerly of Famalicão, from Portugal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Bicampeã da Libertadores, Janaína retorna para as Sereias da Vila em sua terceira passagem pelo Santos FC" [Two-times champion of the Libertadores, Janaína returns to the Sereias da Vila in her third spell for Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo; do Nascimento Pereira, André (28 August 2014). "Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 Feminina (Women's U-20 Brazilian National Team) 2002-2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ a b Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (28 November 2015). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2008-2010". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Janaína entra para a história" (in Portuguese). Diário do Nordeste. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ a b Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (26 November 2017). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2011-2013". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
External links edit
- Janaína at Soccerway
- Profile at S.C. Braga (in Portuguese)
- Santos player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived April 21, 2010)
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