Thaisinha

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Duarte and the second or paternal family name is Guedes.

Thaís Duarte Guedes (born 20 January 1993),^[3] known as Thaís Guedes or Thaisinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays either as a forward or as an attacking midfielder for Santos.

Thaisinha

At the 2013 Torneio Internacional de Brasília
Personal information
Full name	Thaís Duarte Guedes[1]
Date of birth	(1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil[2]
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Santos
Number	10
Youth career
2005–2008	Juventus-SP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Juventus-SP
2009–2010	Santos
2011	Bangu
2011–2013	Vitória das Tabocas
2013–2019	Hyundai Steel Red Angels	26	(12)
2014	→ Vitória das Tabocas (loan)
2020–	Santos	56	(7)
International career‡
2008–2010	Brazil U17
2012	Brazil U20	3	(0)
2011	Brazil (University)		(2)
2010–2020	Brazil	58	(6)
Medal record Representing  Brazil Football Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team competition Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Team competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:12, 19 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:20, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Thaisinha with Santos in 2022

Born in São Paulo, Thaisinha joined the youth sides of Juventus-SP in 2005, aged 12. In late 2008, she was invited by Kleiton Lima to join Santos, where she won two Copa Libertadores Femenina titles in a row.

In 2011, Thaisinha signed for Bangu. She later moved to Vitória das Tabocas in that year, and was a regular starter for the club.

In February 2013, Thaisinha and her teammate Bia Zaneratto were transferred to South Korean club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels.^[4] There, she won six WK League titles, five of them in a row, aside from having a short spell back at Vitória on loan in 2014.

On 21 January 2020, Thaisinha returned to the Sereias da Vila.^[5] In the following seasons, she was a regular starter and renewed her contract on multiple occasions.^[6][7][8]

International career

Thaisinha received her first call-up to the Brazil national under-17 team at the age of 13. She was also in the squad of the 2008^[9] and 2010 editions of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, and featured with under-20s in the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

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.^[10] Thaisinha 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.

Thaisinha also helped Brazil to win the silver medal in the 2011 Pan American Games, after being a spotlight in the 2011 Summer Universiade.^[11] She scored her first international goal on 18 October 2011, netting Brazil's opener in a 2–0 win over Argentina for the former tournament.^[12]

Thaisinha 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.^[13]

Style of play

A skillful forward or an attacking midfielder, Thaisinha's playing style has been compared to that of Neymar.^[14] She was also often named as the successor of Marta during her early career.^[15][16]

Career statistics

International

As of 17 April 2021

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2010[17]	4	0
	2011[12]	11	3
	2012[12]	10	0
	2013[12]	6	0
	2015[18]	5	0
	2016[19]	5	1
	2017[19]	6	1
	2018[20]	10	1
	2020[21]	1	0
Total		58	6

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 October 2011	Omnilife Stadium, Jalisco, Mexico	Argentina	1–0	2–0	2011 Pan American Games[12]
2.	20 October 2011		Costa Rica	2–0	2–1
3.	11 December 2011	Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil	Chile	3–0	4–0	2011 International Women's Football Tournament[12]
4.	7 March 2016	Estádio Municipal, Lagos, Portugal	Russia	3–0	3–0	2016 Algarve Cup[19]
5.	28 November 2017	Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile	Chile	2–0	3–0	Friendly[19]
6.	16 April 2018			3–0	3–1	2018 Copa América Femenina[20]

Honours

Santos

• Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino: 2009
• Copa Libertadores Femenina: 2009, 2010
• Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2010
• Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino [pt]: 2020, 2024

Vitória das Tabocas

• Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol Feminino: 2011, 2012, 2013

Hyundai Steel Red Angels

• WK League: 2013, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Brazil

• Copa América Femenina: 2018