Jheniffer in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jheniffer da Silva Cordinali Gouveia[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2001-11-06)6 November 2001 (age 24)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | UANL | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Corinthians (futsal) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Tiger Academia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Audax | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Internacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Internacional | 18 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Corinthians | 131 | (60) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | UANL | 16 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Brazil U17 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Brazil | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6:40, 2 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:42, 14 April 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Jheniffer da Silva Cordinali Gouveia (born 6 November 2001), simply known asJheniffer, is a Brazilian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forLiga MX Femenil sideTigres UANL and theBrazil women's national football team.
Born inSão Paulo, Jheniffer joinedInternacional in 2019, fromAudax. She scored on her senior debut on 17 March 2019, coming on as a second-halfsubstitute and scoring her side's fourth in a 5–0Campeonato Brasileiro Série A1 away routing ofVitória das Tabocas.[2] Six days later, she netted a brace in a 7–0 home thrashing ofSão Francisco do Conde [pt].[3]
On 11 January 2021, after scoring nine times in the2020 Série A1, Jheniffer moved toCorinthians.[4] She scored on her league debut againstNapoli on 18 April 2021, scoring in the 6th minute.[5] Her former strike partner wasAdriana.[6]
Corinthians renewed her contract in December 2022.[7]
On 1 January 2025, Jheniffer was announced at Tigres UANL.[8]
After representingBrazil at theunder-17 (the former in the2018 South American U-17 Women's Championship and the2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Jhennifer represented theunder-20 in the2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship).[9] She made her debut againstPeru U20s on 6 March 2020.[10] Jheniffer scored her first league goal againstParaguay U20s on 8 March 2020, scoring in the 61st minute.[11]
Jheniffer was one of the nine Corinthians player called up by head coachArthur Elias to the full side on 1 September 2023, for a period of trainings.[12]
She made her debut againstCanada on 6 April 2024.[13]
On 2 July 2024, Jheniffer was called up to the Brazil squad for the2024 Summer Olympics.[14]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 June 2024 | Arena Fonte Nova,Salvador,Brazil | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 3–0 | |||||
| 3. | 28 July 2024 | Parc des Princes,Nice,France | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
Internacional
Corinthians
UANL
Brazil U17
Brazil