Tarciane Karen dos Santos de Lima (born 27 May 2003), simply known as Tarciane, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for the

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club

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and the Brazil women's national team.

Club career

Fluminense

Tarciane was born in

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, and joined

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's youth setup in 2019, from a local project called ''Daminhas da Bola''. She immediately started to play with the main squad, while also featuring for the under-18 team. On 21 June 2021, Tarciane asked to leave ''Flu''.

Corinthians

Tarciane signed for

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until the end of 2022. She made her league debut against

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on 22 August 2021. Tarciane scored her first league goal against Avaí on 28 May 2022, scoring in the 76th minute. On 16 December 2022, she renewed her contract until 2024.

Houston Dash

On 23 April 2024, the

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announced that they had signed Tarciane to a contract through the 2026 season with a mutual option for 2027. It is currently the biggest transfer fee in the history of Brazilian women's football.

Lyon

On 2 February 2025, Tarciane signed with Lyon on a four year contract until June 2029.

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. After representing

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at under-17 and under-20 levels, Tarciane was called up for the full side by manager

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on 22 September 2022, for friendlies against

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and

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. 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

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. Tarciane scored her first goal against

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on 6 April 2024, scoring a penalty in the 22nd minute. On 1 February 2024, Tarciane was called up to the Brazil squad for the

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. On 2 July 2024, Tarciane was called up to the Brazil squad for the

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Honours

Corinthians *

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino (Brazilian Women's National Championship), also known as Brasileirão Feminino, is an annual Brazilian women's club association football, football tournament organized by the ''Confederação Brasilei ...

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino (''Paulista Women's Football Championship'', in English) is the women's football state championship of São Paulo State, and is contested since 1987. Format There is no predetermined format for the ...

: 2021 *

Copa Libertadores Femenina The CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina, commonly known as "Copa Libertadores Femenina" ( Portuguese: ''Copa/Taça Libertadores Feminina''), is an annual international women's association football club competition in South America. It is organized by th ...

Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino The Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino is a Brazilian association football trophy organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The tournament was announced in 2021 and played for the first time in 2022. Format Between 2022 and 2 ...

*: 2022 Brazil U20 *

South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship The South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino), officially the CONMEBOL Sub20 Femenina, is an international association football competition for women's national teams. It is held every ...

Brazil *

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silver medal:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarciane 2003 births Living people Brazilian women's footballers Women's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players Brazil women's international footballers People from Belford Roxo Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (state) Houston Dash players OL Lyonnes players Brazilian expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Première Ligue players Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Brazilian LGBTQ footballers Brazilian lesbian sportswomen 21st-century Brazilian LGBTQ people Olympic footballers for Brazil Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in football 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen