Looking ahead to 2026: Corinthians eye Bahia standout to boost women's team | OneFootball

With just under two months left until the end of the current season, Corinthians Women have already started planning for 2026 and are monitoring striker Rhaizza, 26 years old and one of Bahia's standouts in 2025. According to Meu Timão, the Alvinegro club has already sent an offer to the Bahia team, but faces competition from other clubs.

Rhaizza was signed by Bahia at the beginning of 2025 as an important part of the club's project upon their return to the first division of women's football. Not by chance, the northeastern team became the first to qualify for the knockout stage of the Brazilian Women's Championship, being eliminated precisely by the Brabas in the quarterfinals.

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Rhaizza, in fact, was a protagonist for Bahia and scored 12 goals in 28 matches for the tricolor team. In the first leg of the Brasileirão quarterfinals, against Corinthians, the athlete scored Bahia's only goal in the 2-1 defeat at Batistão Stadium, in Sergipe, Aracaju. The player began her career at Brasileirinho, in Rio de Janeiro.

Later, in Brazilian football, she played for Vasco da Gama, Real Brasília, and Flamengo. Afterwards, she played for Kf Murlani in Albania and Beylerbeyi in Turkey, before returning to Brazil to play for Bahia in 2025. With her current team, she reached the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil and the Copa Maria Bonito, also playing a decisive role in winning the Bahia state championship against Vitória.

In the first leg, she scored the only goal in the victory. In the decisive match, another win, this time 2-0. In 2026, it is worth remembering, Corinthians will start the season in late January and early February, competing in the Copa das Campeãs – Club World Cup, where they will face Gotham FC in the semifinals.

In addition, Corinthians are in negotiations to renew the contracts of goalkeeper Nicole and coach Lucas Piccinato. Eudimilla, Mariza, Tamires, Gi Fernandes, Lelê, Kemelli, Gabi Zanotti, Érika, Paulinha, and Letícia Santos also have contracts only until December. Of these, Eudimilla and Letícia Santos are expected to leave Parque São Jorge.

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