Gislaine Cristina Souza da Silva (born 22 August 1988), commonly known as Gislaine, is a Brazilian

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defender who currently plays for

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, and has played for the Brazil women's national team. A zagueira (), she joined

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in 2018 after spending 13 years with São José. A year later, she moved on to

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Club career

São José

After playing

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for three years at school, 16-year-old Gislaine attended a trial with São José Esporte Clube. Signed as a promising

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, she later developed into a defender.

Corinthians

After 13 years at São José, in which she won three

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titles and the

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, Gislaine transferred to

in January 2018. She made her league debut against São Francisco BA on 25 April 2018.

Santos

One year later she joined

. Gislaine made her league debut against Foz Cataratas on 17 March 2019. She scored her first league goal against

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on 12 April 2019, scoring in the 77th minute.

São Paulo FC

In January 2020 she agreed a one-year contract with

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. Gislaine made her league debut against Cruzeiro on 10 February 2020. She scored her first league goal against AS Minas ICESP on 30 August 2020, scoring in the 59th minute.

International career

Gislaine was part of the Brazil under-20 selection at the

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. In December 2012, she was named in the senior

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for the

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. But a broken hand meant that she had to withdraw from selection, to be replaced by Andréia Rosa. She won a first

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for Brazil in September 2013, in a 1–0 win over

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at the

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. She was called up to a national team training camp in January 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gislaine 1988 births Living people Brazilian women's footballers Brazil women's international footballers Footballers from São José dos Campos Women's association football defenders Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players São José Esporte Clube (women) players Santos FC (women) players São Paulo FC (women) players 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen