Tarciane

Tarciane
Tarciane in 2023
Personal information
Full name Tarciane Karen dos Santos de Lima[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-27) 27 May 2003[1]
Place of birth Belford Roxo, Brazil[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) 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
Women's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2024 Paris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:29, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:35, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

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.

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

Brazil U20

Brazil

References

  1. ^ a b c Tarciane at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Zagueira artilheira, Tarciane deixa o Fluminense após 45 jogos e 16 gols e acerta com o Corinthians" [Goalscoring stopper, Tarciane leaves Fluminense after 45 matches and 16 goals and signs for Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Tarciane e Luany visitam projeto Daminhas da Bola" [Tarciane and Luany visit project Daminhas da Bola] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Zagueira Tarciane deixa o Fluminense" [Stopper Tarciane leaves Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Corinthians acerta a contratação da zagueira Tarciane" [Corinthians sign stopper Tarciane] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Corinthians vs Kindermann-Avaí - 22 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Corinthians vs Kindermann-Avaí - 28 May 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Futebol Feminino: Corinthians estende contrato com quatro jogadoras" [Women's football: Corinthians extend contract with four players] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  9. ^ FC, Houston Dynamo. "Houston Dash Acquire Defender Tarciane in Transfer from Corinthians | Houston Dynamo". Houston Dynamo FC. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Corinthians vende zagueira por R$ 2,5 milhões e faz maior negociação do futebol feminino no Brasil". Globo. 21 April 2024.
  11. ^ "La Brésilienne Tarciane rejoint l'OL Féminin jusqu'en 2029" [Brazilian Tarciane joins OL Women until 2029]. www.ol.fr (in French).
  12. ^ "Brazil U20 vs Uruguay U20 - 7 April 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Cinco atletas do Flu estão na Seleção Brasileira Feminina Sub-17" [Five Flu athletes are in the Brazil women's under-17 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Seleção brasileira feminina é convocada para amistosos de outubro" [Brazil women's national team is called up for October friendlies] (in Brazilian Portuguese). 90min. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Destaque na Seleção Sub-20, Tarciane estreia com vitória na equipe principal" [Spotlight in the under-20 national team, Tarciane debuts with victory in the full side] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Canada vs Brazil - 6 April 2024". int.soccerway.com.
  17. ^ "Seleção Principal é convocada para Copa Ouro Feminina Concacaf" [Main team called up for Concacaf Women's Gold Cup] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Seleção Principal Feminina está convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Paris" [Main women's team is called up for the Olympic Games in Paris]. cbf.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  19. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.