Giovanna "Gi" Fernandes Silva (born 23 December 2004) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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or a

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for

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Club career

Santos

Born in

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, Gi Fernandes joined Santos' youth setup in 2018. She was promoted to the senior team in July 2020. Gi Fernandes made her senior debut on 27 September, starting in a 6–0 home win over Ponte Preta in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A1 home routing of Ponte Preta; aged just 15, she became the youngest player ever to debut for ''Sereias da Vila'', and the second-youngest in Santos' history overall, only behind Coutinho. On 10 December 2021, Gi Fernandes signed her first professional contract with Santos. She scored her first league goal against

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on 19 June 2022, scoring in the 85th minute.

Corinthians

On 4 January 2024, it was announced that Gi Fernandes signed with

after her contract ended. She made her league debut for Corinthians against Grêmio on 18 March 2024.

International career

Fernandes made her debut for Brazil

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against

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on 7 April 2022. She scored her first international goal against Bolivia U20 on 10 April 2022, in the 18th minute.

Honours

Club

Santos *: 2020

International

Brazil U20 *

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References

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