Thaís Duarte Guedes
Thaís Duarte Guedes (born January 20, 1993),[3] commonly known as Thaís Guedes or Thaisinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for the South Korean WK League club Hyundai Steel Red Angels 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]
At the 2013 Torneio Internacional de Brasília | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thaís Duarte Guedes[1] | ||
Date of birth | January 20, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil[2] | ||
Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Juventus | ||
2009–2010 | Santos | ||
2011 | Bangu | ||
2011–2013 | Vitória das Tabocas | ||
2013–2019 | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 26 | (12) |
2020- | Santos | 2 | (0) |
National team | |||
2008–2010 | Brazil U17 | ||
2012 | Brazil U20 | ||
2010– | Brazil | ||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
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]
International career
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]
International goals
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2011-10-18 | Guadalajara, Mexico |
1–0 |
2–0 |
2011 Pan American Games | |
2 | 2011-10-20 | Guadalajara, Mexico |
2–0 |
2–1 |
2011 Pan American Games | |
3 | 2011-12-11 | São Paulo, Brazil |
3–0 |
4–0 |
Torneio Internacional 2011 | |
4 | 2016-03-07 | Lagos, Portugal |
3–0 |
3–0 |
Algarve Cup 2016 | |
5 | 2017-11-29 | La Serena, Chile |
2–0 |
3–0 |
Friendly match |
References
- "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- "Thais Duarte Guedes" (in Portuguese). Internet Group. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- "Thais Duarte Guedes - Goal.com". Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- Simões, Felipe (12 December 2011). "Promessa do futebol feminino, Thaisinha brinca com comparações a Neymar e se rende a Marta e Cristiane" (in Portuguese). Grupo Record. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- "Bia e Thaisinha são transferidas para o futebol da Coreia" (in Portuguese). Vitória das Tabocas. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (28 November 2015). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2008-2010". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- "Thaisinha está de volta à Seleção" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.