Jynaya dos Santos

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Jynaya dos Santos
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 19)
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Canberra United
Number 7
Youth career
Shellharbour Junior FC
2022 Football NSW Institute
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Sydney FC 8 (1)
2024– Canberra United 6 (0)
International career
2022– Australia U20 12 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jynaya Rose dos Santos (born 10 October 2007) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as an midfielder for A-League Women club Canberra United and for the Australia women's national under-20 team. [1] She previously played for Sydney FC. [2]

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Dos Santos is the older sister of Sydney FC player Indiana dos Santos. [3] [4]

Early life

Dos Santos was born on 22 September 2005 [5] to parents Mark and Melissa dos Santos. She grew up in the suburb of Shell Cove in Wollongong. She has three sisters: Indiana, Kyani and Imogen. She is of Portuguese decent, with her father being the son of Portuguese immigrants. [6] [7]

Club career

Sydney FC

Dos Santos made her debut for Sydney FC in the 2022–23 season. She played more consistent minutes in the 2023–24 season, scoring her first goal in a 1–0 home win over Wellington Phoenix on 29 December 2023. [2]

Dos Santos was part of Sydney FC's squad that won back-to-back championships in 2023 and 2024. [8]

Canberra United

Dos Santos signed for Canberra United in 2024, ahead of the 2024–25 A-League Women season. [9] [10]

International career

Dos Santos was part of Australia's squad for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup in Uzbekistan and 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia. [11] [12] [13]

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