Thaisinha

Club career

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. 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. In the following seasons, she was a regular starter and renewed her contract on multiple occasions.

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 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. 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. 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.

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

Career statistics Club

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 1–0 2–0 2011 Pan American Games 2. 20 October 2011 2–0 2–1 3. 11 December 2011 Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil 3–0 4–0 2011 International Women's Football Tournament 4. 7 March 2016 Estádio Municipal, Lagos, Portugal 3–0 3–0 2016 Algarve Cup 5. 28 November 2017 Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile 2–0 3–0 Friendly 6. 16 April 2018 3–0 3–1 2018 Copa América Femenina

Honours Santos Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino: 2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina: 2009, 2010 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2010 2020, 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2: 2025

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