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Mayssa Pessoa
Mayssa in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa
Born (1984-09-11) 11 September 1984 (age 40)
João Pessoa, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Sola HK
Number 84
Senior clubs
Years Team
 Colégio Lourdinhas
2011–2012
 Issy-Paris Hand
2012–2014
 Dinamo Volgograd
2014–2016
 CSM București
2016–2017
 HC Vardar
2017–2021
 Rostov-Don
2021–2023
 Dunărea Brăila
2023–2024
 HH Elite
2024–
 Sola HK
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005-?
 Brazil 94 (0)
Medal record
Women's handball
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Serbia
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dominican Republic
Women's beach handball
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Duisburg
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Cadiz
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 13 August 2024

Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa, also known as Mayssa Pessoa (born 11 September 1984) is a Brazilian female handball goalkeeper for Norwegian club Sola HK and formerly the Brazilian national team.[1] In 2013 she won the World Championship; the first time ever for Brazil and South America.[2]

She was one of nearly two dozen LGBT Olympians at the London Games.[3][4][5][6]

Career

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Pessoa joied French side Issy-Paris Hand. A year later she joined Russian team Dinamo Volgograd to replace the injured Anna Sedoykina.[7] Here she won the 2013 and 2014 Russian Super League.[8]

In 2014 she joined Romanian CSM București.[9] Together with three other Brazilian players she won the Romanian National League in 2015, which was the first in club history.[10]

In her second season at the club she won the league for a second time in 2016, and this time she also won the Romanian cup and the 2016 Champions League, beating Hungarian Gyor in the final.[11]

Afterwards she joined North Macedonian HC Vardar.[12] Here she played a single season, where she won both the Macedonian league and cup.

In 2017 she returned to Russia and joined Rostov-Don.[13] Here she won the Russian championship in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

In 2021 she joined Romanian Dunărea Brăila.[14]

In 2023 she joined Danish side HH Elite to replace the pregnant Emily Stang Sando.[15] In the 2023-24 season the team narrowly escaped relegation and finished in 12th out of 14.[16]

The following summer she joined Norwegian Sola HK.[17]

Achievements

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Awards and recognition

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Personal life

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Pessoa comes from a family of intellectuals. Nicknamed Taffarel, she resides in the same city with Hulk (João Pessoa). Her father is a university professor and a former athlete who competed in handball, volleyball, basketball, futsal and beach handball. Her mother is a lawyer, and one of her two sisters is a pediatrician.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile at eurohandball.com". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Brazil World Champions for the first time". ihf.info. 22 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  3. ^ Williams, Ken. (5 August 2012) Gay Watch at the Olympics: Lisa Raymond wins bronze in mixed doubles with teammate Mike Bryan. Sdgln.com. Retrieved on 5 August 2016.
  4. ^ 23 openly gay and lesbian athletes at 2012 London Summer Olympics. Outsports.com. Retrieved on 5 August 2016.
  5. ^ Em perfil oficial, goleira reserva do handebol brasileiro assume ser bissexual – O Dia. Odia.ig.com.br (6 October 2014). Retrieved on 5 August 2016.
  6. ^ Mayssa. cob.org.br
  7. ^ "Volgograd mit neuer Torfrau" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Шестой год подряд «Динамо» - чемпион России по гандболу среди женских команд". hk-dinamo.ru (in Russian). Dinamo Volgograd. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Bukarest plant nach Komplettumbau mit Millionenetat" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  10. ^ Sarbescu, Simona (19 April 2023). "Estrellas del balonmano: CSM Bucarest y Cristina Neagu" (in European Spanish). Radio Rumanía Internacional. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Gullden touch leads CSM to a maiden trophy after a shootout thriller". ehfcl.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Transferuri Liga Naţională feminină, ediţia 2016-2017" (in Romanian). handbalvolei.ro. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Bulatovic and Pessoa to Rostov-Don". timeoutmag.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Mayssa Pessoa a semnat cu Dunărea Brăila! Portarul naționalei Braziliei a câștigat Liga Campionilor cu CSM București" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  15. ^ Torben Andersen (29 January 2024). "HH Elite henter brasiliansk keeper til resten af sæsonen: Emily Stang Sando stopper på grund af graviditet" (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  16. ^ Oscar Vesterlund Westborg (5 May 2024). "Se billederne fra dramaet, da HH Elite overlevede og følelserne fik frit løb" (in Danish). Aarhus Stiftstidende. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Brasilianske keeperlegenden Mayssa Pessoa til Sola" (in Norwegian). topphandball.no. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  18. ^ a b "IHF | Circle in the sand: Pessoa from Pessoa reflects on sandy beginnings – and ending?". www.ihf.info. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  19. ^ a b "We are the champions! CSM a câștigat Bucharest Trophy 2014" (in Romanian). bucharest-trophy.ro. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  20. ^ Brazilianca de la CSM recunoaște curajos: e lesbiană! Handbalista Mayssa Pessoa vorbește deschis despre orientarea ei sexuală | EXCLUSIV | Alte sporturi, Ştiri interne. Libertatea.ro. Retrieved on 5 August 2016.
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