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.[3]
 Thaísa Moreno in July 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thaísa de Moraes Rosa Moreno[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Brazil | 86[2] | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Thaisa transferred from Ferroviária to Tyresö FF in January 2014, as one of four Brazilians to join the Swedish club.[4]
Thaisa was a late substitute in Tyresö's 4–3 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final defeat by Wolfsburg.[5] 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.[6]
On 13 December 2017, she signed with Sky Blue FC in the NWSL.[7] After making eight appearances with the club she was released on 25 July 2018, so she could pursue overseas opportunities.[8]
Switched to newly formed A.C. Milan Women in the Seria A for the 2018–19 season.[9] On 26 July 2019, Thaisa joined CD Tacón in the Spanish Primera División.[10] After two years of playing in Madrid, Thaisa returned to Italian football and signed for Roma on the summer of 2021.[11]
International career edit
Thaisa made her senior debut for Brazil in September 2013, in a 1–0 defeat by New Zealand in Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland.[12] 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.[13]
International goals edit
| 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 edit
Individual edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b "List of Players – Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 June 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Sky Blue FC Signs Brazilian Midfielder Thaisa Moreno". Resolution Promotions. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Brazil quartet join Tyresö". UEFA. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Saffer, Paul (22 May 2014). "Müller the hero again as Wolfsburg win classic final". UEFA. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ Jönsson, Fredrik; Nordmark, Kasja (5 June 2014). "Tyresö lämnar damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "SKY BLUE FC SIGNS BRAZILIAN MIDFIELDER THAISA MORENO". 13 December 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "SKY BLUE FC ANNOUNCES TWO ROSTER MOVES". 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Thaisa Moreno, Real Madrid Women's team's 2nd 'galáctica'". as.com. 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Thaisa joins the Giallorosse!". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gran Gala del Calcio 2019 winners". Football Italia. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
External links edit
- FIU player profile
- Thaísa Moreno at Soccerway
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