[2] She received a late call-up to the Brazil national team panel during the 2004 Summer Olympics,[3] as an injury replacement for Kelly who had broken her collarbone.
[5] In March 2011 Dayane obtained Italian citizenship, allowing her to be treated as a domestic player in Serie A with Bardolino Verona.
She intended to resume playing for Novo Mundo but was dismayed to find they had recently disbanded.
[8] Throughout her outdoor football career she also enjoyed playing futsal, and decided to focus exclusively on the latter in 2013.
She remained in Italy and played successfully for a series of Italian futsal clubs,[9][10] including Isolotto, Olimpus Roma, Montesilvano, Cagliari, and Granzette (which changed its name to Rovigo Orange in 2022).