Fabiana da Silva Simões

Fabiana

Fabiana da Silva Simões 2014
Personal information
Full name	Fabiana da Silva Simões
Date of birth	(1989-08-04) 4 August 1989 (age 27)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Centro Olímpico
Number	89
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	America
2007	CEPE-Caxias
2007–2008	Sporting de Huelva
2008	Corinthians Paulista
2009–2010	Boston Breakers	28	(1)
2009	→ Boston Aztec (loan)	2	(0)
2011	Santos
2011–2013	WFC Rossiyanka	18	(4)
2013	São José	3	(0)
2014	Tyresö FF	0	(0)
2014–	Centro Olímpico
National team‡
2006–	Brazil	59	(6)
Honours Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:54, 17 January 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Fabiana da Silva Simões (born 4 August 1989), known as Fabiana or Fabiana Baiana (by adding the demonym of Bahia, her home state), is a Brazilian football defender who plays for Centro Olímpico and the Brazil national team. In 2009 and 2010 she played professional club football in the United States with Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). As well as teams in her native Brazil, Fabiana has played for Sporting de Huelva of Spain's Primera División and WFC Rossiyanka of the Russian Top Division.

Fabiana has represented the Brazil women's national team since her debut in November 2006 and won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She retained her national team place for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, the 2012 London Olympics and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. A right-sided attacking player noted for her pace and skill, Fabiana can also function as an overlapping right back.

Fabiana's career began aged 15, when she moved from Bahia to Rio to play for the women's section of America RJ. After a brief spell at CEPE-Caxias, she was signed by Spanish relegation-battlers Sporting de Huelva.