Brazilian footballer
Thaís Duarte Guedes (born 20 January 1993),[ 3] commonly known as Thaís Guedes or Thaisinha , is a Brazilian footballer who plays either as a forward or as 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 skillful forward , her playing style has been compared to that of Neymar .[ 4]
Club career
Thaisinha with Santos in 2022
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]
Career statistics
International
As of 17 April 2021
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Brazil
2010
4
0
2011
11
3
2012
10
0
2013
6
0
2015
5
0
2016
5
1
2017
6
1
2018
10
1
2020
1
0
Total
58
6
International goals
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
Honours
Santos
Brazil
References
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