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
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
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team competition
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 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

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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

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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

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International

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b c d "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2016-2017". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b "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.
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