Mayssa Pessoa facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mayssa Pessoa
Personal information
Full name	Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa
Born	11 September 1984 (1984-09-11) João Pessoa, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Dunărea Brăila
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–	Dunărea Brăila
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Brazil	87	(0)
Medal record Women's handball World Championship Gold 2013 Serbia Pan American Games Gold 2015 Toronto Team Pan American Championship Gold 2013 Dominican Republic Women's beach handball World Games Gold 2005 Duisburg

Mayssa Raquel de Oliveira Pessoa, also known as Mayssa Pessoa or simply Mayssa (born 11 September 1984) is a Brazilian female handball goalkeeper for Dunărea Brăila and the Brazilian national team.

She was one of nearly two dozen LGBT Olympians at the London Games.

Achievements

• Romanian National League:
  • Winner: 2015, 2016
• Romanian Cup:
  • Finalist: 2015
• EHF Champions League:
  • Winner: 2016
  • Finalist: 2017
• Russian Super League:
  • Winner: 2013, 2014
• French Championship:
  • Silver Medalist: 2012
• World Championship:
  • Winner: 2013
• Pan American Championship:
  • Winner: 2013
• World Games:
  • Winner: 2005

Awards and recognition

• All-Star Goalkeeper of the Pan American Championship: 2013
• MVP of the Bucharest Trophy: 2014
• Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Bucharest Trophy: 2014, 2015

Personal life

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.