Thais Reiss
{{Short description|Brazilian football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Portuguese name|Reiss|de Araújo}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Thais Reiss
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Thais Reiss de Araújo{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2018/pdf/FU20W_2018_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 Women's WC France 2018 – List of Players: Brazil |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=24 August 2018 |access-date=5 November 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107142149/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2018/pdf/FU20W_2018_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=7 November 2019}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|12|09}}
| birth_place = Curitiba, Brazil
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}
| position = Forward, Midfielder
| currentclub = Spokane Zephyr
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Coritiba
| collegeyears1 = 2017–2021
| college1 = North Florida Ospreys
| collegecaps1 = 77
| collegegoals1 = 42
| years1 = 2022–2023
| clubs1 = Orlando Pride
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024
| clubs2 = Villarreal
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Spokane Zephyr
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Brazil U17
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = Brazil U20
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 17 February 2024
| nationalteam-update = 12 August 2018
}}
Thais Reiss de Araújo (born 9 December 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Spokane Zephyr FC. She has been capped internationally for Brazil at youth level.
Early life
Born in Curitiba, Brazil, Reiss attended Marista Santa Maria high school and captained the school's football team for four years. She played club football with Coritiba, winning five youth championships.{{cite web |title=Thais Reiss profile |url=https://unfospreys.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/thais-reiss/11989 |website=University of North Florida Athletics}}
= North Florida Ospreys =
In 2017, Reiss emigrated to the United States to study for a degree in sport management at the University of North Florida. She played five seasons of college soccer for the North Florida Ospreys, scoring 42 goals and 18 assists in 77 career appearances. Reiss was named ASUN Conference Freshman of the Year in 2017,{{cite web |title=Reiss Named ASUN Freshman of the Year |url=https://unfospreys.com/news/2017/10/25/womens-soccer-reiss-named-asun-freshman-of-the-year-four-others-honored.aspx |website=University of North Florida Athletics|date=25 October 2017 }} ASUN Player of the Year in 2020,{{cite web |title=Women's ASUN All-Conference Announced; UNF's Reiss Voted Player of the Year |url=https://asunsports.org/sports/wsoc/2020-21/releases/202104229z4odb |website=ASUN |date=23 April 2021}} and earned ASUN All-Conference first-team honours four times. At the time of her departure she ranked second all-time in school history and 10th in ASUN Conference history for goals.{{cite web |last=Smits |first=Garry |title=ASUN Notebook: North Florida soccer standout Thais Reiss named to Orlando Pride preseason roster |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/college/2022/02/04/asun-notebook-north-florida-soccer-standout-thais-reiss-named-to-orlando-pride-preseason-roster/9236406002/ |website=The Florida Times-Union}}
Club career
= Orlando Pride =
Having gone undrafted in the 2022 NWSL Draft, Reiss trialled with Orlando Pride for preseason ahead of the 2022 season. She continued to train with the team and eventually signed a contract for the remainder of the season on 11 June 2022.{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride Signs Midfielder Thais Reiss |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-signs-midfielder-thais-reiss |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}} She made her professional debut the following day as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat away at Chicago Red Stars in the first game under interim head coach Seb Hines.{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride Fall to the Red Stars in Chicago |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-fall-to-the-red-stars-in-chicago |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}} She was released upon the expiry of her contract in November 2022 having made five appearances for the club.{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride announces 2022 end-of-season contract statuses |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-announces-2022-end-of-season-contract-statuses |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}
Having returned to Orlando as a trialist during preseason including scoring during a 2–0 friendly win over UCF Knights,{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride continue strong start to preseason, blank University of Central Florida |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-continue-strong-start-to-preseason-blank-university-of-central-flo |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}} Reiss re-signed with the club on a one-year contract on 7 April 2023.{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride signs midfielder Thais Reiss |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-signs-midfielder-thais-reiss-x6139 |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}} Her contract option was declined at the end of the 2023 season.{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride announces 2023 End-of-Season contract updates |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/pride/news/orlando-pride-announces-2023-end-of-season-contract-updates |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}
= Villarreal =
On 10 January 2024, Reiss signed a contract with Spanish Liga F club Villarreal.{{cite web |title=Thaís Reiss, a signing with plenty of dynamism |url=https://villarrealcf.es/en/thais-reiss-a-signing-with-plenty-of-dynamism/ |website=Villarreal CF |date=January 10, 2024}}
= Spokane Zephyr FC =
On 18 June 2024, Reiss signed with Spokane Zephyr FC for the inaugural season of the USL Super League.{{Cite web |last=USL Spokane |date=June 18, 2024 |title=Zephyr FC Signs Brazilian Star Thais Reiss for Inaugural Season |url=https://www.spokanezephyrfc.com/news/2024/06/18/zephyr-sign-brazilian-star-thais-reiss-for-inaugural-season/ |access-date=June 18, 2024 |website=Spokane Zephyr FC |language=en-US}} Reiss suffered ACL and MCL tears during training in September 2024.{{cite web |title=Heartbroken to say that I have torn my ACL and MCL in training last week. |url=https://x.com/thais_reiss/status/1836564687338775002 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=Thais Reiss |access-date=4 April 2025}}
International career
In 2016, Reiss was a member of the Brazil under-17 squad at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, playing the full 90 minutes of a group stage win over Nigeria. In 2018, she was called up to the Brazil under-20 squad for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and played in all three group games. Brazil failed to progress from the group stage in both tournaments.
Career statistics
= College =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!School !Season !Division !Apps !Goals | |
| rowspan="5" |North Florida Ospreys
|2017 | rowspan="5" |Div. I |14 | 6 |
| 2018
|16 | 6 |
| 2019
|19 | 12 |
| 2020–21
|12 | 9 |
| 2021
|16 | 9 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!77 | 42 |
|---|
= Club =
{{updated|15 October 2023}}.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |Cup ! colspan="2" |Playoffs ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |Orlando Pride
|2022 | rowspan="2" |NWSL |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023
|0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Honours
Individual
- ASUN Conference Freshman of the Year: 2017
- ASUN Conference Player of the Year: 2020
References
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External links
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- [https://unfospreys.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/thais-reiss/11989 North Florida Ospreys]
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| before = {{flagicon|BUL}} Evdokiya Popadinova
(Florida Gulf Coast University)
| after = {{flagicon|SWE}} Louise Lillback
(Florida Gulf Coast University)
| title = ASUN Player of the Year
| years = 2021 Spring{{ref label|a|a|a}}
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{{note label|a|a|a}} Due the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA postponed the 2020 season to spring of 2021.
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Category:Footballers from Curitiba
Category:Brazilian women's footballers
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:North Florida Ospreys women's soccer players
Category:Orlando Pride players
Category:Villarreal CF (women) players
Category:National Women's Soccer League players
Category:Brazilian expatriate women's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Spain