Thaisa
Brazilian footballer (born 1988)
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Thaisa de Moraes Rosa Moreno (born 17 December 1988), known as Thaisa Moreno or just Thaisa, 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.[4]
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Thaisa in July 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thaisa de Moraes Rosa Moreno[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1988[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Xambrê, Paraná, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 34 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Brazil | 86[3] | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:55, 28 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Centro Olímpico
Thaisa made her league debut against São Francisco on 13 November 2013.[5]
Tyresö
Thaisa transferred from Centro Olímpico to Tyresö FF in January 2014, as one of four Brazilians to join the Swedish club.[6]
Thaisa was a late substitute in Tyresö's 4–3 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final defeat by Wolfsburg.[7] 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.[8]
Ferroviária
Thaisa made her league debut against Avaí on 1 October 2014.[9]
América Mineiro
Thaisa made her league debut against Tiradentes on 30 September 2015.[10]
São José
Thaisa made her league debut against Flamengo on 23 March 2016.[11]
Grindavík
Thaisa made her league debut against Fylkir on 27 April 2017.[12] She scored her first league goal against Haukar on 3 May 2017, scoring in the 71st minute.[13]
Sky Blue
On 13 December 2017, she signed with Sky Blue FC in the NWSL.[14] Thaisa made her league debut against Seattle Reign on 13 May 2018.[15] After making eight appearances with the club, she was released on 25 July 2018, so she could pursue overseas opportunities.[16]
AC Milan
Thaisa switched to newly formed A.C. Milan Women in the Seria A for the 2018–19 season.[17] She made her league debut against Fiorentina on 30 September 2018.[18] Thaisa scored her first league goal against Tavagnacco on 20 October 2018, scoring in the 87th minute.[19]
Tacón
On 26 July 2019, Thaisa joined CD Tacón in the Spanish Primera División.[20] She made her league debut against Sporting de Huelva on 14 September 2019.[21] Thaisa scored her first league goal against Sporting de Huelva on 19 January 2020, scoring in the 48th minute.[22]
Real Madrid
Thaisa made her league debut against Deportivo de La Coruña on 4 November 2020.[23] She scored her first league goal against Sevilla on 5 December 2020, scoring in the 82nd minute.[24]
Roma
After two years of playing in Madrid, Thaisa returned to Italian football and signed for Roma on the summer of 2021.[25] She made her league debut against Empoli on 28 August 2021.[26]
Flamengo

Thaisa made her league debut against São Paulo on 7 March 2022.[27] She scored her first league goal against Ceará on 26 March 2023, scoring in the 63rd minute.[28]
International career
Thaisa made her senior debut for Brazil in September 2013, in a 1–0 defeat by New Zealand in Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland.[29] 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.[30]
Career statistics
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 12 December 2013 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2013 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília | |
| 2. | 12 September 2014 | Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2014 Copa América Femenina | |
| 3. | 11 July 2015 | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Canada | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2015 Pan American Games | |
| 4. | 9 April 2017 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil | 6–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | |
| 5. | 19 April 2018 | Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 Copa América Femenina | |
| 6. | 23 June 2019 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Honours
Individual