Samara (footballer)

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Samara
Personal information
Full name Samara Venceslau Carneiro [1]
Date of birth (2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 19) [1]
Place of birth Rio Verde, Brazil [2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Santos
Number 13
Youth career
2021–2024 Ferroviária
2024–2025 Santos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Santos 26 (1)
International career
2025– Brazil U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:46, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

Samara Venceslau Carneiro (born 4 October 2006), simply known as Samara, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as either a right-back or a right winger.

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Club career

Born in Rio Verde, Goiás, Samara began his career at a futsal side in her hometown, before joining the youth categories of Ferroviária at the age of 14. [2] In 2024, she moved to Santos, initially a member of the under-20 team. [3]

Samara made her first team debut on 14 August 2024, starting in a 4–1 Campeonato Paulista away loss to former side Ferroviária. Ahead of the 2025 season, she was promoted to the first team by head coach Caio Couto and started to feature regularly. [4]

Analuyza scored her first senior goal on 27 September 2020, netting the opener in a 6–0 home routing of Ponte Preta. The following 22 January, she signed her first professional contract with the club. [5]

International career

In June 2025, Samara was called up to the Brazil national under-20 team for a period of trainings. [6] She played in a friendly match against Mexico in October, [7] and received another call-up in November. [8]

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2025 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState leagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2024 Série A1 001010
2025 Série A2 131120201 [a] 0281
Career total131130200010291
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino  ( pt )

Honours

Santos

References

  1. 1 2 3 Samara Venceslau at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Samara relembra início da carreira em Rio Verde e celebra chances na Seleção Brasileira" [Samara remembers beginnings of her career in Rio Verde and celebrates chances in the Brazil national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. "Samara celebra primeira convocação para equipe profissional e projeta confronto com seu ex-clube no retorno do Paulista Feminino" [Samara celebrates first call-up for the first team and projects match against her former club in the return of the Paulista Feminino] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  4. "Samara ganha espaço no Santos e celebra início de temporada" [Samara earns space at Santos and celebrates start of the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Sereias. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  5. "Santos assina primeiro contrato profissional com duas Sereinhas" [Santos sign first professional contract with two Sereinhas] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. "Samara retorna da Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 e declara foco total nos treinamentos antes de decisão na Vila Belmiro pelo Brasileiro A2" [Samara returns from the Brazil national under-20 team and sets full focus on trainings before the decisive match at the Vila Belmiro for the Brasileiro A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  7. "Samara é titular em vitória da Seleção Sub-20 contra o México" [Samara is a starter in the victory of the under-20 national team against Mexico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Sereias. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  8. "Samara e Evelin, das Sereinhas, são convocadas para amistosos da Seleção Sub-20" [Samara and Evelin, from the Sereinhas, are called up for friendlies of the under-20 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.