Adriana Aparecida Costa

Adriana Aparecida Costa (born 16 April 1983), known as Tiga and Tiganinha,[1] is a Brazilian futsal player who plays for Leoas da Serra as a pivot.

Tiga
Personal information
Full name Adriana Aparecida Costa
Date of birth (1983-04-16) 16 April 1983
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Pivot (futsal) / Forward (football)
Club information
Current team
 Leoas da Serra (futsal)
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Palmeiras (football)
2001 Portuguesa (football)
2004 A Sabesp (futsal)
2005 Serc Chimarrão (futsal)
2006 Nacional Gás/Unifor (futsal)
2009 São Caetano/Corinthians/Unip (futsal)
2012 XV de Piracicaba (football)
2012 Portuguesa (football)
2013 São Caetano (football)
2015 São Paulo (football)
2016 São Caetano (futsal)
2017 ICP Atibaia (futsal)
2017 Osasco Audax (football) 11 (0)
2018 Leoas da Serra (futsal)
National team‡
2011–2016 Equatorial Guinea (football) 6 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2011 (before the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)

She was also a footballer who played as a forward. In 2011, she was naturalized by Equatorial Guinea in order to play of its women's national team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. However, on October 5, 2017, FIFA declared Tiga and other nine Brazilian footballers ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea.[2]

At the club level, she played for the futsal team UNIP in Brazil.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
17 June 2011Stade Jos Becker, Niederanven, Luxembourg Luxembourg
1–0
8–0
Friendly
2
2–0
3
3–0
4
23 June 2012Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea DR Congo
1–0
3–0
5
25 June 2012
2–1
6
3 November 2012 Senegal
3–0
5–0
2012 African Women's Championship
7
11 November 2012 South Africa
2–0
4–0
8
10 April 2016 Mali
2–1
2–1
2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. "Adriana Costa - Tiga" (in Portuguese). Leoas da Serra. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Equatorial Guinea expelled from FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". FIFA.com. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  3. "Official squad list 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup". FIFA. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.


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