Jynaya dos Santos

In this Portuguese name, the surname is dos Santos.

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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]

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]

References

1. "Jynaya dos Santos". Canberra United.
2. "Jynaya dos Santos". Sydney FC.
3. Heddo, Taryn (28 August 2024). "Jynaya and Indiana Dos Santos: "We do it for our family"". Football Australia.
4. Roulston, Lesley (27 May 2024). "From Shellharbour to the Young Matildas – the rise of the Dos Santos sisters". The Illawarra Flame.
5. "Jynaya dos Santos". Soccerway.
6. "Meet the Dos Santos sisters, Matildas junior talents, who are granddaughters of Portuguese migrants". SBS Radio. 7 July 2023.
7. "Conheça as irmãs Dos Santos, netas de portugueses e que jogam pelo Sydney FC e na base das Matildas" [Meet the Dos Santos sisters, granddaughters of Portuguese parents who play for Sydney FC and at the Matildas academy] (in Portuguese). SBS Radio. 7 July 2023.
8. Dodd, James (16 September 2024). ""Exciting" Young Matildas talent tipped to be a "success" after joining Canberra". A-Leagues.
9. "Young Matildas' Dos Santos signs". Canberra United. 16 September 2024.
10. Latifi, Agron (16 September 2024). "Shellharbour junior Dos Santos joins Michelle Heyman at Canberra United". Illawarra Mercury.
11. Roulston, Lesley (27 August 2024). "Dos Santos duo first sisters to compete together in World Cup". The Illawarra Flame.
12. Warren, Jordan (14 February 2024). "Shellharbour's Dos Santos sisters selected for Australian U20 Asian Cup team". Illawarra Mercury.
13. "Program: The Shellharbour Young Matilda scoring goals with her sister". ABC Illawarra. 22 March 2024.