Janaína Queiroz Cavalcante (born 2 April 1988), known as Janaína or just Jana, is a Brazilian footballer. A centre-back, her strongest attributes are marking and heading.[2]
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
International
- As of 29 January 2024
| Nation | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2009[9] | 4 | 0 |
| 2013[11] | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
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
- Supertaça de Portugal Feminina: 2018
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2018–19
- Taça de Portugal Feminina: 2019–20
References
- ^ "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
- Janaína at Soccerway
- Profile at S.C. Braga (in Portuguese)
- Santos player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived April 21, 2010)