Thaís Duarte Guedes (born 20 January 1993),[3] known as Thaís Guedes or Thaisinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays either as a forward or as an attacking midfielder for Santos.

Thaisinha
Personal information
Full name Thaís Duarte Guedes[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[2]
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
Santos
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2008 Juventus-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Juventus-SP
2009–2010 Santos
2011 Bangu
2011–2013 Vitória das Tabocas
2013–2019 Hyundai Steel Red Angels 26 (12)
2014Vitória das Tabocas (loan)
2020– Santos 104 (15)
International career
2008–2010 Brazil U17
2012 Brazil U20 3 (0)
2011 Brazil (University) (2)
2010–2020 Brazil 58 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:12, 24 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:20, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Thaisinha with Santos in 2022

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.[4] 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.[5] In the following seasons, she was a regular starter and renewed her contract on multiple occasions.[6][7][8]

International career

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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[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

Thaisinha 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.[13]

Style of play

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A skillful forward or an attacking midfielder, Thaisinha's playing style has been compared to that of Neymar.[14] She was also often named as the successor of Marta during her early career.[15][16]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 3 December 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2020 Série A1 12340163
2021 000000
2022 151155306
2023 173101274
2024 120504[a]13[b]1242
2025 Série A2 71711000152
Total 63841710413111217

International

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As of 17 April 2021
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 2010[18]40
2011[12]113
2012[12]100
2013[12]60
2015[19]50
2016[20]51
2017[20]61
2018[21]101
2020[22]10
Total586

International goals

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Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 October 2011Omnilife Stadium, Jalisco, Mexico Argentina1–02–02011 Pan American Games[12]
2.20 October 2011 Costa Rica2–02–1
3.11 December 2011Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil Chile3–04–02011 International Women's Football Tournament[12]
4.7 March 2016Estádio Municipal, Lagos, Portugal Russia3–03–02016 Algarve Cup[20]
5.28 November 2017Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile Chile2–03–0Friendly[20]
6.16 April 20183–03–12018 Copa América Femenina[21]

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 "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. "Bia e Thaisinha são transferidas para o futebol da Coreia" [Bia and Thaisinha are transferred to Korean football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Vitória das Tabocas. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. "Santos anuncia retorno da meia-atacante Thaisinha" [Santos announce the return of attacking midfielder Thaisinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  6. "Santos acerta renovação de contrato com a camisa 10 Thaisinha para 2023" [Santos agree contract renewal with the number 10 jersey Thaisinha for 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  7. "Sereias da Vila renovam contratos com Ana Carla, Camila Martins, Ketlen, Reina e Thaisinha" [Sereias da Vila renew contract with Ana Carla, Camila Martins, Ketlen, Reina and Thaisinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  8. "Thaisinha renova contrato com o Santos FC por duas temporadas" [Thaisinha renew contract with Santos FC for two seasons] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  9. "Futebol feminino conquista importantes resultados" [Women's football gather important results] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CA Juventus. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  10. 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.
  11. "Revelações das OEs, Thaís e Ketlen marcam presença no Pan-Americano" [Spotlights of the Universiade, Thaís and Ketlen appear in the Pan American Games] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2011-2013". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  13. "Thaisinha está de volta à Seleção" [Thaisinha is back to the national team] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
  14. 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.
  15. "Dupla se diz pronta para pressão de substituir Marta e Cristiane" [Duo say they are ready to replace Marta and Cristiane] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  16. "Esquecida na seleção, 'sucessora de Marta' busca recomeço no Santos" [Forgotten in the national team, 'Marta's successor' seeks fresh start at Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  17. Cite error: The named reference SW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2008-2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  19. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2014-2015". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2016-2017". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  21. 1 2 "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2018-2019". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  22. "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2020-2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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