Jana (footballer)
Janaína Queiroz Cavalcante (born 2 April 1988), commonly known as Jana, is a Brazilian football defender who plays for Portuguese Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino club Famalicão and the Brazil women's national team. She is a zagueira (), whose strongest attributes are marking and heading. Club career. Jana began playing futsal and progressed to playing football for her local team União Messejana, where she won the Ceará state league in 2005. In 2008 she attended a trial for Santos alongside 400 hopefuls and was one of two players to be signed up. Jana signed with S.C. Braga for  the 2017–18 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino season and quickly became an important player for the club. After short stints in her homeland with Palmeiras and Grêmio, Jana returned to Portuguese football in August 2021, agreeing to join Famalicão. International career. Jana was part of the Brazil under-20 selection at the 2008 South American U-20 Women's Championship and subsequent 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In December 2009, she won four caps for the senior Brazil women's national football team at the 2009 International Women's Football Tournament of City of São Paulo, including a debut against  Chile. She made a further appearance for Brazil in September 2013, in a 1–0 win over New Zealand at the 2013 Valais Women's Cup.