Tiga (footballer)

Tiga

Personal information
Full name	Adriana Aparecida Costa
Date of birth	(1983-04-16) 16 April 1983
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Pivot (futsal) / Forward (football)
Team 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)
International career‡
2011–2016	Equatorial Guinea (football)	6	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2011 (before the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)

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

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.

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

International goals

Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 June 2011	Stade Jos Becker, Niederanven, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1–0	8–0	Friendly
2				2–0
3				3–0
4	23 June 2012	Estadio 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