Thaís Duarte Guedes (born 20 January 1993),[3] commonly known as Thaís Guedes or Thaisinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either a forward or an attacking midfielder for Santos and the Brazil national team. With Brazil's youth teams she competed at the 2008 and 2010 editions of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, as well as the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. At senior international level she played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament. A skilful forward, her playing style has been compared to that of Neymar.[4]
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Full name | Thaís Duarte Guedes[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 (age 29) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Santos | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Juventus-SP | |||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Santos | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Bangu | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Vitória das Tabocas | |||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2019 | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 26 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Santos | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Brazil U17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Brazil U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2010– | Brazil | 58 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:20, 17 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:20, 17 April 2021 (UTC) |
In February 2013 Thaís and her Vitória das Tabocas teammate Beatriz Zaneratto João announced that they had accepted a transfer to South Korean club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels.[5]
She made her debut for the senior national team in December 2010, a 3–0 2010 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo win over Mexico at Pacaembu Stadium.[6] Thaís was named in Brazil's squad for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and participated in the 3–0 group stage win over Equatorial Guinea.
Thaís was recalled to the national team after a 23-month absence in November 2015. She had returned to form with her Korean club after initially struggling to adapt and suffering several injuries.[7]
Brazil | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2010[8] | 4 | 0 |
2011[9] | 11 | 3 |
2012[9] | 10 | 0 |
2013[9] | 6 | 0 |
2015[10] | 5 | 0 |
2016[11] | 5 | 1 |
2017[11] | 6 | 1 |
2018[12] | 10 | 1 |
2020[13] | 1 | 0 |
Total | 58 | 6 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 October 2011 | Omnilife Stadium, Jalisco, Mexico | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2011 Pan American Games[9] |
2. | 20 October 2011 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
3. | 11 December 2011 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2011 International Women's Football Tournament[9] |
4. | 7 March 2016 | Estádio Municipal, Lagos, Portugal | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2016 Algarve Cup[11] |
5. | 28 November 2017 | Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly[11] |
6. | 16 April 2018 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2018 Copa América Femenina[12] |
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