Taina Maranhão
Personal information
Full name Taina José Lopes[1]
Date of birth (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004[1]
Place of birth Criciúma, Brazil[1]
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
Palmeiras
Youth career
2019 Criciúma
2019 Avaí
2020–2021 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Criciúma 0 (0)
2021 Internacional 1 (0)
2022 Cruzeiro 8 (0)
2023 Santos 14 (2)
2024– Palmeiras 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:03, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Taina José Lopes (born 18 August 2004), known as Taina Maranhão or just Maranhão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Palmeiras.

Club career

Born in Criciúma, Santa Catarina,[2] Taina Maranhão began her career at hometown side Criciúma, and appeared in three first team matches in the 2019 Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol Feminino. In 2020, after a short period at Avaí, she moved to Internacional and was initially assigned to the under-18 team.

On 22 March 2021, Taina Maranhão and another ten players were promoted to Inter's first team.[3] Roughly one year later, she left the club,[4] and was announced at Cruzeiro on 17 March 2022.[5]

On 12 January 2023, Taina Maranhão was announced as the new signing of Santos.[6] On 5 January of the following year, she moved to Palmeiras.[7]

Personal life

Taina Maranhão's father Alex Maranhão was also a footballer.[2] A midfielder, he also played for Criciúma, and his daughter inherited his nickname.

Honours

Internacional

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Taina Maranhão at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Atleta de Criciúma é convocada para Seleção Brasileira Sub-17" [Criciúma-born athlete is called up for the Brazil under-17 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). OCP News. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. "Onze atletas da base são promovidas ao grupo principal" [Eleven athletes from the youth setup are promoted to the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. "Nota oficial: Tainá Maranhão" [Official note: Tainá Maranhão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. "Ex-Inter, atacante Tainá Maranhão é anunciada oficialmente pelo Cruzeiro" [Formerly of Inter, forward Tainá Maranhão is officially announced by Cruzeiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Celeste. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. "Taina Maranhão é mais um reforço do ataque das Sereias da Vila para 2023" [Taina Maranhão is another addition for the attack of the Sereias da Vila for 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. "Palmeiras anuncia contratação da atacante Taina Maranhão" [Palmeiras announce the signing of forward Taina Maranhão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.


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