Larissa Pereira da Cruz (born 1 November 1987), commonly known as Laryh, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Santos.
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Laryh began her career with local side Campo Grande in 2008. She moved to CEPE-Caxias in 2010, winning the 2010 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino with the club.
Laryh signed for Vasco da Gama ahead of the 2011 season, but failed to feature regularly. In 2013, after playing for Duque de Caxias, she returned to Vasco and started featuring more regularly.
In 2015, after a one-year spell at Botafogo, Laryh agreed to a deal with Flamengo. She became a regular starter for the club, helping them to win the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 and being their top scorer in the competition.[2]
On 28 January 2020, Laryh was announced at Santos.[3] Despite being a regular starter for the Sereias, she moved to Kindermann/Avaí in 2021, before signing for Ferroviária on 14 September of that year.[4]
On 2 January 2024, Laryh was announced at São Paulo.[5] On 22 January of the following year, she returned to Santos on a one-year contract.[6]
International career
Laryh was initially called up to the 2011 Pan American Games, but was one of the four players cut from the final squad.[7] In 2015, she was a member of the Brazil University team in the 2015 Summer Universiade.
Honours
Campo Grande
CEPE-Caxias
Vasco da Gama
Botafogo
Flamengo
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1: 2016
- Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Santos
Ferroviária
References
- ^ a b c d e Laryh at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Laryh, da Ferroviária, lista entre maiores artilheiras da história do Brasileiro: "continuar nessa briga"" [Laryh, from Ferroviária, appears in the list of the top scorers of the Brasileiro: "to continue in this fight"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Craque da galera em 2019, Laryh chega para fazer história na Vila" [People's best player in 2019, Laryh arrives to make history at the Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Ferroviária anuncia contratação de atacante Laryh, ex-Avaí/Kindermann" [Ferroviária announce the signing of forward Laryh, formerly of Avaí/Kindermann] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "São Paulo anuncia a contratação da centroavante Laryh" [São Paulo announce the signing of centre forward Laryh] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olimpíada Todo Dia. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Atacante Laryh está de volta às Sereias da Vila" [Forward Laryh is back at the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Seleção feminina fecha grupo para o Pan, e quatro atletas são cortadas" [Women's national team complete squad for the Pan, and four athletes are cut] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2025.