Laís Araújo

Laís dos Santos Araújo[1] (born 16 March 1996) is a Brazilian soccer player for Benfica. She previously played for Adelaide United of the W-league.[2][3]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Araújo.
Laís Araújo
Playing for Adelaide United
Personal information
Full name Laís dos Santos Araújo
Date of birth (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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
*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

Araujo 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.

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.[4]

Club career

Araujo has spent time playing college soccer for ASA College and the Florida Gators.[5][6]

She spent the 2019 season playing for Arna-Bjørnar, 21 league games,[1][7] before signing with Adelaide United for the 2019–20 W-League season.[8]

In September 2020, Araújo joined Cypriot club Apollon Limassol.[9]

International career

Araújo played for the Brazilian under 20 team, which she captained.[10] She played in the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup team.[4]

References
  1. Laís Araújo at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Lais Dos Santos Araujo". Adelaide United. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. "Laís Araujo – Soccer". Florida Gators. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. "Warriors of a Beautiful Game documentary focuses on Laís Araujo". Florida Gators. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  5. 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)
  6. Wells, River. "HAT TRICK: Lais Araujo dominant in Florida victory". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. "Lais Araujo commits to Reds for Westfield W-League squad". Adelaide United. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. "Signing news: Reds snap-up Brazilian midfielder Araujo". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  9. "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]
  10. Football, Warrior Women of (7 August 2017). "About Us". Warrior Women of Football. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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