Laís Araújo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santosand 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 (age 28)
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
*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)

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]}

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.^{[ 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

Araujo 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

Araújo 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

1. "Laís Araújo". slbenfica.pt. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
2. Laís Araújo at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
3. "Lais Dos Santos Araujo". Adelaide United. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
4. "Laís Araujo – Soccer". Florida Gators. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
5. "Warriors of a Beautiful Game documentary focuses on Laís Araujo". Florida Gators. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
6. Eye, Morgan McMullen, Morgan Meets the. "Column: Gators midfielder Lais Araujo worthy of the hype". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
7. Wells, River. "HAT TRICK: Lais Araujo dominant in Florida victory". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
8. "Lais Araujo commits to Reds for Westfield W-League squad". Adelaide United. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
9. "Signing news: Reds snap-up Brazilian midfielder Araujo". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
10. "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 ‍]}
11. Football, Warrior Women of (7 August 2017). "About Us". Warrior Women of Football. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

External links

• Laís Araújo at Soccerway