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Lais dos Santos Araujo[1] (born 16 March 1996) is a Brazilian soccer player for Famalicão. She previously played for Adelaide United of the W-league.[2][3]

Lais Araujo

Playing for Adelaide United
Personal information
Full name	Lais dos Santos Araujo
Date of birth	(1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Famalicão
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	ASA College	21	(20)
2017–2018	Florida Gators	44	(7)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	São Francisco	5	(1)
2017	Sport Club do Recife	14	(1)
2019	Arna-Bjørnar	21	(2)
2019–2020	Adelaide United	11	(0)
2020	Apollon
2021	Madrid CFF	12	(0)
2021–	Famalicão
National team‡
2016	Brazil U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:24, 4 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:24, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Araujo was born in Salvador, Brazil and lived her early years in a favela. She learned to play soccer on the streets and featured on the documentary Warriors of a Beautiful Game which brought her to the attention of Pelé.^{[citation needed]}

The documentary looked at the state of the women's game in several countries on various continent and how the development of women's equality mirrored the focus women's soccer received.[4]

Club career

Araujo has spent time playing college soccer for ASA College and the Florida Gators.[5][6]

She spent the 2019 season playing for Arna-Bjørnar, 21 league games,[1][7] before signing with Adelaide United for the 2019–20 W-League season.[8]

In September 2020, Araujo joined Cypriot club Apollon Limassol.[9]

International career

Araujo played for the Brazilian under 20 team, which she captained.[10] She played in the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup team.[4]

References

External links

• Lais Araujo at Soccerway

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