Thaísa Moreno

This article is about the Brazilian footballer. For the Brazilian volleyball player, see Thaísa Menezes.

Thaisa de Moraes Rosa Moreno (born 17 December 1988), commonly known as Thaísa Moreno, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Flamengo and the Brazil women's national team. She previously played for Real Madrid, while her earlier career saw Thaisa play a short spell with Swedish Damallsvenskan club Tyresö FF in 2014 and with Sky Blue FC of the National Women's Soccer League in 2018.^[4]

Thaísa Moreno

Thaísa Moreno in July 2018
Personal information
Full name	Thaísa de Moraes Rosa Moreno[1]
Date of birth	(1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth	Xambrê, Paraná, Brazil
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Flamengo
Number	17
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Feather River Golden Eagles		(69)
2009–2010	FIU Panthers	20	(7)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Foz Cataratas
2012–2013	Ferroviária
2013	Centro Olímpico	7	(0)
2014	Tyresö FF	5	(0)
2014	Ferroviária	10	(0)
2015	América Mineiro	6	(0)
2016	São José EC	8	(0)
2017	Grindavík	7	(1)
2018	Sky Blue FC	8	(0)
2018–2019	Milan	19	(3)
2019–2020	CD Tacón	15	(1)
2020–2021	Real Madrid	23	(1)
2021–2022	Roma	10	(0)
2022–	Flamengo	34	(3)
International career‡
2013–	Brazil	86[3]	(5)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 28 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2020

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Moraes Rosa and the second or paternal family name is Moreno.

Club career

Centro Olímpico

Thaísa made her league debut against São Francisco on 13 November 2013.^[5]

Tyresö

Thaísa transferred from Centro Olímpico to Tyresö FF in January 2014, as one of four Brazilians to join the Swedish club.^[6]

Thaísa was a late substitute in Tyresö's 4–3 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final defeat by Wolfsburg.^[7] Shortly afterwards Tyresö were declared insolvent and kicked out of the 2014 Damallsvenskan season, expunging all their results and making all their players free agents.^[8]

Ferroviária

Thaísa made her league debut against Avaí on 1 October 2014.^[9]

América Mineiro

Thaísa made her league debut against Tiradentes on 30 September 2015.^[10]

São José

Thaísa made her league debut against Flamengo on 23 March 2016.^[11]

Grindavík

Thaísa made her league debut against Fylkir on 27 April 2017.^[12] She scored her first league goal against Haukar on 3 May 2017, scoring in the 71st minute.^[13]

Sky Blue

On 13 December 2017, she signed with Sky Blue FC in the NWSL.^[14] Thaísa made her league debut against Seattle Reign on 13 May 2018.^[15] After making eight appearances with the club, she was released on 25 July 2018, so she could pursue overseas opportunities.^[16]

AC Milan

Thaísa switched to newly formed A.C. Milan Women in the Seria A for the 2018–19 season.^[17] She made her league debut against Fiorentina on 30 September 2018.^[18] Thaísa scored her first league goal against Tavagnacco on 20 October 2018, scoring in the 87th minute.^[19]

Tacón

On 26 July 2019, Thaísa joined CD Tacón in the Spanish Primera División.^[20] She made her league debut against Sporting de Huelva on 14 September 2019.^[21] Thaísa scored her first league goal against Sporting de Huelva on 19 January 2020, scoring in the 48th minute.^[22]

Real Madrid

Thaísa made her league debut against Deportivo de La Coruña on 4 November 2020.^[23] She scored her first league goal against Sevilla on 5 December 2020, scoring in the 82nd minute.^[24]

Roma

After two years of playing in Madrid, Thaísa returned to Italian football and signed for Roma on the summer of 2021.^[25] She made her league debut against Empoli on 28 August 2021.^[26]

Flamengo

Thaisa with Flamengo in 2023

Thaísa made her league debut against São Paulo on 7 March 2022.^[27] She scored her first league goal against Ceará on 26 March 2023, scoring in the 63rd minute.^[28]

International career

Thaisa made her senior debut for Brazil in September 2013, in a 1–0 defeat by New Zealand in Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland.^[29] She scored her first national team goal in Brazil's 2–0 win over Chile at the 2013 Torneio Internacional de Brasília de Futebol Feminino.^[30]

Career statistics

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 December 2013	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasilia, Brazil	Chile	2–0	2–0	2013 Torneio Internacional de Brasília de Futebol Feminino
2.	12 September 2014	Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador	Bolivia	5–0	6–0	2014 Copa América Femenina
3.	11 July 2015	Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Canada	Costa Rica	2–0	3–0	2015 Pan American Games
4.	9 April 2017	Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil	Bolivia	6–0	6–0	Friendly
5.	19 April 2018	Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile	Argentina	2–0	3–0	2018 Copa América Femenina
6.	23 June 2019	Stade Océane, Le Havre, France	France	1–1	1–2 (a.e.t.)	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

Individual

• Serie A Goal of the Year: 2019^[31]

Notes

References

1. "List of Players – Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 June 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
2. "Thaisa". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
3. "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
4. "Sky Blue FC Signs Brazilian Midfielder Thaisa Moreno". Resolution Promotions. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
5. "Centro Olímpico vs São Francisco - 13 November 2013". int.soccerway.com.
6. "Brazil quartet join Tyresö". UEFA. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
7. Saffer, Paul (22 May 2014). "Müller the hero again as Wolfsburg win classic final". UEFA. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
8. Jönsson, Fredrik; Nordmark, Kasja (5 June 2014). "Tyresö lämnar damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
9. "Ferroviária vs Kindermann-Avaí - 1 October 2014". int.soccerway.com.
10. "América Mineiro vs Tiradentes PI - 30 September 2015". int.soccerway.com.
11. "São José vs Flamengo - 23 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
12. "Fylkir vs Grindavík - 27 April 2017". int.soccerway.com.
13. "Grindavík vs Haukar - 3 May 2017". int.soccerway.com.
14. "SKY BLUE FC SIGNS BRAZILIAN MIDFIELDER THAISA MORENO". 13 December 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
15. "Seattle Reign vs Gotham FC - 13 May 2018". int.soccerway.com.
16. "SKY BLUE FC ANNOUNCES TWO ROSTER MOVES". 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
17. "Due nuovi acquisti internazionali per il Milan: il club rossonero ha trovato l'accordo per Thaisa Moreno e Lady Andrade". L Football (in Italian). 8 August 2018.
18. "Milan vs Fiorentina - 30 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
19. "Milan vs Tavagnacco - 20 October 2018". int.soccerway.com.
20. "Thaisa Moreno, Real Madrid Women's team's 2nd 'galáctica'". as.com. 26 July 2019.
21. "Tacón vs Sporting de Huelva - 14 September 2019". uk.soccerway.com.
22. "Sporting de Huelva vs Tacón - 19 January 2020". uk.soccerway.com.
23. "Real Madrid vs Deportivo de La Coruña - 4 November 2020". uk.soccerway.com.
24. "Real Madrid vs Sevilla - 5 December 2020". uk.soccerway.com.
25. "Thaisa joins the Giallorosse!". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
26. "Empoli vs Roma - 28 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
27. "Flamengo vs São Paulo - 7 March 2022". uk.soccerway.com.
28. "Ceará vs Flamengo - 26 March 2023". uk.soccerway.com.
29. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (22 December 2013). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens´ Team) 2011–2013". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
30. "Thaisa, da Ferroviária, comemora seu primeiro gol pela Seleção Brasileira". Sim!News. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
31. "Gran Gala del Calcio 2019 winners". Football Italia. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

External links

• FIU player profile
• Thaísa Moreno at Soccerway