Diany

Diany
Diany in 2023
Personal information
Full name Diany Aparecida Martins Xavier
Date of birth (1989-12-22) 22 December 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Youth career
2007–2010 Mackenzie [pt] (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
Women's football
Representing  Brazil
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2015 South KoreaWomen's
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2017 TaipeiWomen's
* Club domestic league appearances and goals 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

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Diany began her career playing futsal with hometown side Sport Club Mackenzie [pt], 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.

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.

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.

On 8 January 2024, Diany signed for Palmeiras.

International career

A military, Diany received call-ups to the Brazil military national team, playing in the Military World Games. She received her first call-up to the Brazil national team in 2016, only returning in February 2018.

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.

Honours

Vasco da Gama

Botafogo

Brazil military

Flamengo

Brazil (University)

Corinthians

Palmeiras

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 Diany at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.