Thaís Lima
Thaís dos Santos Macedo Lima is a Portugal-born Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. She represented Portugal from U15 through U19 level before switching international allegiance to Brazil and making her senior debut in 2026.
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She was born in Portugal to a Brazilian father and an Angolan mother.
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Brazilian culture was part of everyday life at home in Brazil. Her father spoke Brazilian Portuguese with her and introduced her to Brazilian football, food and music.
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She is a pagode fan, and Brazilian group Menos é Mais is among her favourites.
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Her first club was FC Despertar, where she played alongside boys before eventually joining Benfica's academy.
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Goalkeeper was not her first position. She started as a left winger, loved scoring goals and enjoyed cutting inside to shoot.
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Mary Earps is one of her goalkeeping references. Thaís has met the England goalkeeper and even exchanged shirts with her.
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Away from football, she is a keen gamer and keeps a PlayStation in her room.
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Benfica is also personal for her. She describes herself as a Benfica supporter at heart and says playing for the club was a childhood dream.
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