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Araujo
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]

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.[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. ^ a b "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Wells, River. "HAT TRICK: Lais Araujo dominant in Florida victory". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. ^ Laís Araújo 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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