Mayssa Pessoa
Brazilian handball player (born 1984)
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Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa, also known as Mayssa Pessoa (born 11 September 1984) is a Brazilian female handball goalkeeper for French club Saint-Amand Handball and formerly the Brazilian national team.[1] In 2013 she won the World Championship; the first time ever for Brazil and South America.[2]
João Pessoa, Brazil
| Mayssa Pessoa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Mayssa in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa | ||
| Born |
11 September 1984 João Pessoa, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
– | Colégio Lourdinhas | ||
2011–2012 | Issy-Paris Hand | ||
2012–2014 | Dinamo Volgograd | ||
2014–2016 | CSM București | ||
2016–2017 | HC Vardar | ||
2017–2021 | Rostov-Don | ||
2021–2023 | Dunărea Brăila | ||
2023–2024 | HH Elite | ||
2024–2025 | Sola HK | ||
2025– | Saint-Amand Handball | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005-2024 | Brazil | 94 | (0) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 13 August 2024 | |||
She was one of nearly two dozen LGBT Olympians at the London Games.[3][4][5][6]
Career
Pessoa joied French side Issy-Paris Hand. A year later she joined Russian team Dinamo Volgograd to replace the injured Anna Sedoykina.[7] Here she won the 2013 and 2014 Russian Super League.[8]
In 2014 she joined Romanian CSM București.[9] Together with three other Brazilian players she won the Romanian National League in 2015, which was the first in club history.[10]
In her second season at the club she won the league for a second time in 2016, and this time she also won the Romanian cup and the 2016 Champions League, beating Hungarian Gyor in the final.[11]
Afterwards she joined North Macedonian HC Vardar.[12] Here she played a single season, where she won both the Macedonian league and cup.
In 2017 she returned to Russia and joined Rostov-Don.[13] Here she won the Russian championship in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
In 2021 she joined Romanian Dunărea Brăila.[14]
In 2023 she joined Danish side HH Elite to replace the pregnant Emily Stang Sando.[15] In the 2023-24 season the team narrowly escaped relegation and finished in 12th out of 14.[16]
Achievements
- World Championship:
- Pan American Championship:
- Winner: 2013
- World Games:
- Winner: 2005
- EHF Champions League:
- French Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2012
- Russian Super League:
- Winner: 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Romanian National League:
- Romanian Cup:
- Finalist: 2015
- Norwegian League:
- Silver: 2024/25
Awards and recognition
- All-Star Goalkeeper of the Pan American Championship: 2013[18]
- MVP of the Bucharest Trophy: 2014[19]
- Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Bucharest Trophy: 2014,[19] 2015
Personal life
Pessoa comes from a family of intellectuals. Nicknamed Taffarel, she resides in the same city with Hulk (João Pessoa). Her father is a university professor and a former athlete who competed in handball, volleyball, basketball, futsal and beach handball. Her mother is a lawyer, and one of her two sisters is a pediatrician.[20]
