| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanna dos Santos Nascimento | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Campo Limpo Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team  | Damaiense | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2016 | Centro Olímpico | ||
| 2016-2017 | Foz Cataratas | ||
| 2017-2019 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2019 | Foz Cataratas | ||
| 2019 | Independiente Santa Fe | ||
| 2020 | F.C. Famalicão | ||
| 2021 | Beşiktaş | 11 | (2) | 
| 2022 | Avaldsnes | 1 | (0) | 
| 2022– | Damaiense | 7 | (1) | 
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Brazil U20 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:22, 16 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Giovanna dos Santos Nascimento (born 22 April 1997), known as Gi Santos, is a Brazilian women's association football defender, [2] [3] who plays for Damaiense in Portugal's Campeonato Nacional Feminino. [4] She previously played for Avaldsnes IL in Norway's Toppserien, [5] and played in Brazil, Colombia, Portugal, and Turkey. [2] [6] [1] She was a member of the Brazil women's national U20 team. [7]
She was born in Campo Limpo Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil on 22 April 1997. [1] [3] [7]
Gi Santos started her career at the professional women's football club Centro Olímpico in São Paulo in 2016. The same year, she transferred to Foz Cataratas in Foz do Iguaçu Paraná. [2] She took part at the 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina, and scored a goal. [8] In 2017, she joined Sport Recife in Recife, Pernambuco. After two years, she returned to Foz do Iguaçu for a while. She went to Colombia to play for the transferred to the Bogotá-nased club Independiente Santa Fe. In 2020, she signed with F.C. Famalicão in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portıgal. [2]
In the beginning of August 2021, she moved to Turkey and joined Beşiktaş J.K., [6] which became champion of the 2020–21 Turkcell League, [9] and so was to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. [10] She played in two matches of the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds. [11] [12]
Gi Santos was a member of the Brazil women's national U20 team. [7]
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