Lais Araujo

Lais dos Santos Araujo (born 16 March 1996) is a Brazilian soccer player who currently plays for Adelaide United in the W-league.[1][2]

Araujo

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.[3]

Club career

Araujo has spent time playing college soccer for ASA College and the Florida Gators.[4][5]

She spent the 2019 season playing for Arna-Bjørnar, 21 league games,[6][7] before signing with Adelaide United for the 2019–20 W-League season.[8]

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

International career

Araujo played for the Brazilian under 20 team, which she captained.[10] She played in the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup team.[3]

References
  1. "Lais Dos Santos Araujo". Adelaide United. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. "Lais Araujo – Soccer". Florida Gators. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. "Warriors of a Beautiful Game documentary focuses on Laís Araujo". Florida Gators. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. Eye, Morgan McMullen, Morgan Meets the. "Column: Gators midfielder Lais Araujo worthy of the hype". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  5. Wells, River. "HAT TRICK: Lais Araujo dominant in Florida victory". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. Lais Araujo at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  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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