Thais Reiss Explained

Thais Reiss
Fullname:Thais Reiss de Araújo[1]
Birth Date:1999 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Curitiba, Brazil
Position:Forward, Midfielder
Currentclub:Spokane Zephyr
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.[2]

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,[3] ASUN Player of the Year in 2020,[4] and earned ASUN All-Conference first-team honours four times.[2] At the time of her departure she ranked second all-time in school history and 10th in ASUN Conference history for goals.[5]

Club career

Orlando Pride

Having gone undrafted in the 2022 NWSL Draft, Reiss trialled with Orlando Pride for preseason ahead of the 2022 season.[5] She continued to train with the team and eventually signed a contract for the remainder of the season on 11 June 2022.[6] 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.[7] She was released upon the expiry of her contract in November 2022 having made five appearances for the club.[8]

Having returned to Orlando as a trialist during preseason including scoring during a 2–0 friendly win over UCF Knights,[9] Reiss re-signed with the club on a one-year contract on 7 April 2023.[10] Her contract option was declined at the end of the 2023 season.[11]

Villarreal

On 10 January 2024, Reiss signed a contract with Spanish Liga F club Villarreal.[12]

Spokane Zephyr FC

On 18 June 2024, Reiss signed with Spokane Zephyr FC for the inagural season of the USL Super League.[13]

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.[6] Brazil failed to progress from the group stage in both tournaments.

Career statistics

College

SchoolSeasonDivisionAppsGoals
North Florida Ospreys2017Div. I146
2018166
20191912
2020–21129
2021169
Career total7742

Club

.

ClubSeasonLeagueCupPlayoffsTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pride2022NWSL500050
2023003030
Career total50300080

Honours

Individual

External links

Due the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA postponed the 2020 season to spring of 2021.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 Women's WC France 2018 – List of Players: Brazil . . 1 . 24 August 2018 . 5 November 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191107142149/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2018/pdf/FU20W_2018_SquadLists.pdf . 7 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Thais Reiss profile . University of North Florida Athletics.
  3. Web site: Reiss Named ASUN Freshman of the Year . University of North Florida Athletics. 25 October 2017 .
  4. Web site: Women's ASUN All-Conference Announced; UNF's Reiss Voted Player of the Year . ASUN . 23 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Smits . Garry . ASUN Notebook: North Florida soccer standout Thais Reiss named to Orlando Pride preseason roster . The Florida Times-Union.
  6. Web site: Orlando Pride Signs Midfielder Thais Reiss . www.orlandocitysc.com.
  7. Web site: Orlando Pride Fall to the Red Stars in Chicago . www.orlandocitysc.com.
  8. Web site: Orlando Pride announces 2022 end-of-season contract statuses . www.orlandocitysc.com.
  9. Web site: Orlando Pride continue strong start to preseason, blank University of Central Florida . www.orlandocitysc.com.
  10. Web site: Orlando Pride signs midfielder Thais Reiss . www.orlandocitysc.com.
  11. Web site: Orlando Pride announces 2023 End-of-Season contract updates . www.orlandocitysc.com.
  12. Web site: Thaís Reiss, a signing with plenty of dynamism . Villarreal CF . January 10, 2024.
  13. Web site: USL Spokane . June 18, 2024 . Zephyr FC Signs Brazilian Star Thais Reiss for Inaugural Season . June 18, 2024 . Spokane Zephyr FC . en-US.