Diany
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Full name | Diany Aparecida Martins Xavier[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 December 1989||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Mackenzie (futsal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Volta Redonda | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Botafogo | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Flamengo | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2023 | Corinthians | 76 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Palmeiras | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Brazil military | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Brazil (University) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:13, 14 February 2024 (UTC) |
Diany Aparecida Martins Xavier (born 12 December 1989), simply known as Diany, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Palmeiras.
Club career
[edit]Born in Rio de Janeiro, Diany began her career playing futsal with hometown side Sport Club Mackenzie , moving to football in 2010 with Volta Redonda. In 2011, she joined Vasco da Gama, as the club had a partnership with the Brazilian Navy.[2]
In 2015, Diany moved to Flamengo, after the women's team was reestablished under a partnership with the Navy. On 3 June 2018, she was announced at Corinthians.[3]
After spending her first year as a backup, Diany subsequently established herself as a starter for Timão in the following years. On 20 December 2023, she left the club after not renewing her contract.[4]
On 8 January 2024, Diany signed for Palmeiras.[5]
International career
[edit]A military, Diany received call-ups to the Brazil military national team, playing in the Military World Games.[6] She received her first call-up to the Brazil national team in 2016, only returning in February 2018.[7]
Diany was also a member of Brazil's University teams in the 2015 and 2017 editions of the Summer Universiade, scoring the winner in the latter edition's gold medal match.[8]
Honours
[edit]Vasco da Gama
- Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino: 2012, 2013
Botafogo
Brazil military
Flamengo
- Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino: 2015, 2016, 2017
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1: 2016
Brazil (University)
Corinthians
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Copa Libertadores Femenina: 2019, 2021
- Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
- Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino: 2022, 2023
- Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino : 2022
Individual
[edit]- Bola de Prata: 2022[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Diany at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Feminino: Lateral Diany pode ir para o futebol paulista em 2013" [Women's team: Full-back Diany may move to the São Paulo football in 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetVasco. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Futebol Feminino: ex-Flamengo, Diany acerta com o Corinthians" [Women's football: formerly of Flamengo, Diany signs with Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Diany não renova contrato e se despede do Corinthians feminino" [Diany does not renew contract and bids farewell from Corinthians' women's team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Palmeiras contrata multicampeã Diany Martins como novo reforço para o feminino" [Palmeiras sign multi-champion Diany Martins as new addition for the women's team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Jogadora do Caxias é convocada para Seleção militar" [Caxias player is called up to the military national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Diany retorna à Seleção Feminina Principal" [Diany returns to the women's national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Com campanha invicta, futebol feminino conquista o ouro na Universíade" [With an unbeaten campaign, Brazil win gold medal in the Universiade] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede do Esporte. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "ESPN Bola de Prata Sportingbet: Diany supera 'desconfiança' na família, faz história no Corinthians e é eleita melhor volante" [ESPN Bola de Prata Sportingbet: Diany overcomes 'mistrust' in the family, makes history at Corinthians and is chosen the best defensive midfielder] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 players
- CR Vasco da Gama (women) players
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (women) players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (women) players
- Military World Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Military World Games medalists in football
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen