Laís dos Santos Araújo[2] (born 16 March 1996) is a Brazilian soccer player for Benfica. She previously played for Adelaide United of the W-league.[3][4]
_(cropped).jpg) Playing for Adelaide United | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laís dos Santos Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | ASA College | 21 | (20) |
| 2017–2018 | Florida Gators | 44 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | São Francisco | 5 | (1) |
| 2017 | Sport Club do Recife | 14 | (1) |
| 2019 | Arna-Bjørnar | 21 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Adelaide United | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | Apollon | ||
| 2021 | Madrid CFF | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Famalicão | 30 | (2) |
| 2023– | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Brazil U20 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:24, 4 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editAraujo was born in Salvador, Brazil and lived her early years in a favela. She learned to play soccer on the streets and featured on the documentary Warriors of a Beautiful Game which brought her to the attention of Pelé.[citation needed]
The documentary looked at the state of the women's game in several countries on various continent and how the development of women's equality mirrored the focus women's soccer received.[5]
Club career
editAraujo has spent time playing college soccer for ASA College and the Florida Gators.[6][7]
She spent the 2019 season playing for Arna-Bjørnar, 21 league games,[2][8] before signing with Adelaide United for the 2019–20 W-League season.[9]
In September 2020, Araújo joined Cypriot club Apollon Limassol.[10]
International career
editAraújo played for the Brazilian under 20 team, which she captained.[11] She played in the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup team.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Laís Araújo". slbenfica.pt. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b Laís Araújo at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Lais Dos Santos Araujo". Adelaide United. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Laís Araujo – Soccer". Florida Gators. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Warriors of a Beautiful Game documentary focuses on Laís Araujo". Florida Gators. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Eye, Morgan McMullen, Morgan Meets the. "Column: Gators midfielder Lais Araujo worthy of the hype". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wells, River. "HAT TRICK: Lais Araujo dominant in Florida victory". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Lais Araujo commits to Reds for Westfield W-League squad". Adelaide United. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Signing news: Reds snap-up Brazilian midfielder Araujo". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Ενημέρωση από ΚΟΠ για τις ΜΕΤΑΓΡΑΦΕΣ των ομάδων την Πέμπτη (03/09)" [Update from KOP for the TRANSFERS of the teams on Thursday (03/09)] (in Greek). Thema Sports. 3 September 2020.
Η ομάδα Apollon Ladies απέκτησε την Lais DOS SANTOS ARAUJO [The Apollon Ladies team acquired Lais DOS SANTOS ARAUJO]
[permanent dead link] - ^ Football, Warrior Women of (7 August 2017). "About Us". Warrior Women of Football. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
External links
edit- Laís Araújo at Soccerway