Mayssa Pessoa

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Mayssa Pessoa
Mayssa Pessoa 2016c.jpg
Mayssa in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa
Born (1984-09-11) 11 September 1984 (age 40)
João Pessoa, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
 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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005-2024
 Brazil 94 (0)
Medal record
Women's handball
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Serbia
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team
Pan American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Dominican Republic
Women's beach handball
World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Duisburg
World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Cadiz
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 13 August 2024

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]

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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]

The following summer she joined Norwegian Sola HK. [17]

Achievements

Awards and recognition

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile at eurohandball.com". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Brazil World Champions for the first time". ihf.info. 22 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Williams, Ken. (5 August 2012) Gay Watch at the Olympics: Lisa Raymond wins bronze in mixed doubles with teammate Mike Bryan. Sdgln.com. Retrieved on 5 August 2016.
  4. ↑ 23 openly gay and lesbian athletes at 2012 London Summer Olympics. Outsports.com. Retrieved on 5 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Em perfil oficial, goleira reserva do handebol brasileiro assume ser bissexual – O Dia. Odia.ig.com.br (6 October 2014). Retrieved on 5 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Mayssa. cob.org.br
  7. ↑ "Volgograd mit neuer Torfrau" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Шестой год подряд «Динамо» - чемпион России по гандболу среди женских команд". hk-dinamo.ru (in Russian). Dinamo Volgograd . Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bukarest plant nach Komplettumbau mit Millionenetat" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  10. ↑ Sarbescu, Simona (19 April 2023). "Estrellas del balonmano: CSM Bucarest y Cristina Neagu" (in European Spanish). Radio Rumanía Internacional. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Gullden touch leads CSM to a maiden trophy after a shootout thriller". ehfcl.com. European Handball Federation . Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Transferuri Liga Naţională feminină, ediţia 2016-2017" (in Romanian). handbalvolei.ro. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Bulatovic and Pessoa to Rostov-Don". timeoutmag.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Mayssa Pessoa a semnat cu Dunărea Brăila! Portarul naționalei Braziliei a câștigat Liga Campionilor cu CSM București" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  15. ↑ Torben Andersen (29 January 2024). "HH Elite henter brasiliansk keeper til resten af sæsonen: Emily Stang Sando stopper på grund af graviditet" (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  16. ↑ Oscar Vesterlund Westborg (5 May 2024). "Se billederne fra dramaet, da HH Elite overlevede og følelserne fik frit løb" (in Danish). Aarhus Stiftstidende. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "Brasilianske keeperlegenden Mayssa Pessoa til Sola" (in Norwegian). topphandball.no. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  18. 1 2 "IHF | Circle in the sand: Pessoa from Pessoa reflects on sandy beginnings – and ending?". www.ihf.info. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  19. 1 2 "We are the champions! CSM a câștigat Bucharest Trophy 2014" (in Romanian). bucharest-trophy.ro. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  20. ↑ Brazilianca de la CSM recunoaște curajos: e lesbiană! Handbalista Mayssa Pessoa vorbește deschis despre orientarea ei sexuală | EXCLUSIV | Alte sporturi, Ştiri interne. Libertatea.ro. Retrieved on 5 August 2016.
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