Tayla (footballer) explained

Tayla
Fullname:Tayla Carolina Pereira dos Santos[1]
Birth Date:9 May 1992
Birth Place:Mongaguá, Brazil[2]
Height:174 cm
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Grêmio
Years1:2008–2009
Clubs1:Santos
Years2:2010–2012
Clubs2:Foz Cataratas
Years3:2013–2014
Clubs3:Ferroviária
Caps3:6
Goals3:1
Years4:2015
Clubs4:Centro Olímpico
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Iranduba
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2017–2018
Clubs6:Santos
Caps6:16
Goals6:1
Years7:2019
Clubs7:Benfica
Caps7:4
Goals7:1
Years8:2020–2023
Clubs8:Santos
Caps8:33
Goals8:1
Years9:2024–
Clubs9:Grêmio
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Brazil U20
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2014–2020
Nationalteam2:Brazil[3]
Nationalcaps2:22
Nationalgoals2:1
Club-Update:02:38, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:21:30, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Tayla Carolina Pereira dos Santos (born 9 May 1992), known as Tayla or sometimes as Diva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Grêmio.[4] She was included in Brazil's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Club career

Tayla joined Santos in 2008, after a successful trial. She then spent three seasons with Foz Cataratas in 2010, 2011 and 2012.[5] Ahead of the 2013 season, Ferroviária signed Tayla, Beatriz, Rilany and Thaisa, all from Foz Cataratas in a quadruple transfer deal.[6]

Tayla returned to Santos in 2017, after representing Iranduba and Centro Olímpico. On 14 January 2019 she moved abroad, joining Benfica.[7]

Tayla left Benfica in November 2019, after helping in their top tier promotion and winning the Taça de Portugal Feminina.[8] She returned to Santos for a third spell in January 2020.[9]

International career

At the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Tayla was part of the Brazilian team.[10] Tayla was called into the senior national team squad for the first time in November 2013, for a friendly against the United States at the Florida Citrus Bowl.[11] She made her senior Brazil women's national football team debut on 11 June 2014, a 0–0 friendly draw with France staged in Guyana.

At the 2014 Copa América Femenina, Tayla scored the fourth goal in Brazil's 6–0 rout of Argentina. In February 2015 she was included in an 18-month residency programme intended to prepare Brazil's national team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada and the 2016 Rio Olympics.[12] Tayla was withdrawn from Brazil's squad for the 2015 Pan American Games due to injury and was sent back to train with her club.[13]

Career statistics

International

Brazil
YearAppsGoals
YearAppsGoals
2014[14] 121
201530
2018[15] 20
201930
2020[16] 20
Total221

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.

Honours

Santos

2009, 2018

2017

Ferroviária

2013

2014

2014

Benfica[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Players - Brazil. FIFA. 19 July 2015. 2. 6 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Tayla Carolina. Futebol Feminino. 19 July 2015. 15 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20150614072631/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=357683/index.html. dead. June 14, 2015. FIFA.com. 23 June 2015.
  4. News: Nascimento. Diogo. 14 January 2019. Tayla contratada. Tayla has been signed. pt. S.L. Benfica. 14 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Ventura. André. Reportagem Especial: Tayla Carolina. Eu Curto Futebol Feminino. 19 July 2015. Portuguese. 8 January 2013.
  6. News: Ferroviária/Fundesport contrata quatro do Foz Cataratas. 19 July 2015. Guerreiras Grenás. 14 February 2013. Portuguese.
  7. Web site: Tayla contratada. Tayla signed up. SL Benfica. pt. 14 January 2019. 9 February 2020.
  8. Web site: Obrigado, Tayla!. Thank you, Thayla!. SL Benfica. pt. 14 November 2019. 9 February 2020.
  9. Web site: Após passagem pelo Benfica, Tayla comemora volta para o Santos. After stint at Benfica, Tayla celebrates return to Santos. Diário do Peixe. pt-BR. 28 January 2020. 9 February 2020.
  10. Web site: Leme de Arruda. Marcelo. do Nascimento Pereira. André. SELEÇÃO BRASILEIRA SUB-20 FEMININA (WOMENS' U-20 BRAZILIAN NATIONAL TEAM) 2002-2014. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 June 2015. 28 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150710094831/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200214u20w.htm. 10 July 2015.
  11. News: Tayla, Laylla e Raquel vieram da base e estão pela 1ª vez na Principal. 19 July 2015. Brazilian Football Confederation. 9 November 2013. Portuguese.
  12. News: Kennedy. Paul. Road to Vancouver: Brazil's Formiga picked for sixth time. 11 July 2015. Soccer America. 26 May 2015.
  13. News: Fora do Pan por lesão, Rilany e Tayla se recuperam na Ferroviária. 19 July 2015. Globo TV. 10 July 2015. Portuguese.
  14. Web site: Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2014-2015. RSSSF. 17 April 2021.
  15. Web site: Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2018-2019. RSSSF. 17 April 2021.
  16. Web site: Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2020-2021. RSSSF. 17 April 2021.
  17. Web site: Obrigado, Tayla!.