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] 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]

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 31)
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
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	44	(7)
International career‡
2008–2010	Brazil U17
2012	Brazil U20	3	(0)
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, correct as of 13:40, 13 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:20, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

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[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

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[9]
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[9]
4.	7 March 2016	Estádio Municipal, Lagos, Portugal	Russia	3–0	3–0	2016 Algarve Cup[11]
5.	28 November 2017	Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile	Chile	2–0	3–0	Friendly[11]
6.	16 April 2018			3–0	3–1	2018 Copa América Femenina[12]

References

1. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2012. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
2. "Thais Duarte Guedes" (in Portuguese). Internet Group. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
3. "Thais Duarte Guedes - Goal.com". Retrieved 26 July 2012.
4. 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. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
5. "Bia e Thaisinha são transferidas para o futebol da Coreia" (in Portuguese). Vitória das Tabocas. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
6. 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.
7. "Thaisinha está de volta à Seleção" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
8. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2008-2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
9. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2011-2013". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
10. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2014-2015". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
11. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2016-2017". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
12. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2018-2019". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
13. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2020-2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

External links

• Thaisinha – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Santos player profile (in Portuguese)