Thiago Alcântara
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Alcântara and the second is do Nascimento.
.jpg) Thiago with Spain in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1991 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of birth | San Pietro Vernotico, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Flamengo | ||
| 1996–2000 | Ureca | ||
| 2000–2001 | Kelme | ||
| 2001–2005 | Flamengo | ||
| 2005–2008 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Barcelona B | 59 | (3) |
| 2009–2013 | Barcelona | 68 | (7) |
| 2013–2020 | Bayern Munich | 150 | (17) |
| 2020– | Liverpool | 61 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Spain U17 | 8 | (5) |
| 2009 | Spain U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Spain U19 | 11 | (4) |
| 2010–2013 | Spain U21 | 21 | (6) |
| 2011– | Spain | 46 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:13, 14 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:07, 6 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento (born 11 April 1991), commonly known as Thiago Alcântara, or simply Thiago is a Spanish professional footballer. He plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool, and the Spain national team. He is the son of former Brazilian player Mazinho. Thiago is considered as one of the best midfielders of all time.
Career statistics
Club
Barcelona
- La Liga: 2010–11, 2012–13
- Copa del Rey: 2011–12
- Supercopa de España: 2010, 2011
- UEFA Champions League: 2010–11
- UEFA Super Cup: 2011
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- DFB-Pokal: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20
- DFL-Supercup: 2016, 2017, 2018
- UEFA Champions League: 2019–20
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2013
International
Spain Youth
International goals
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 October 2017 | Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain |  Albania |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 27 March 2018 | Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 4–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Individual
- UEFA U-21 Championship Golden Player: 2013
- UEFA U-21 Championship Silver Boot: 2013
- UEFA U-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2013
- FIFA FIFPro World11 5th team: 2015, 2017
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2016–17[1]
- ESM Team of the Year: 2016–17
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2019–20[2]
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year: 2019–20 (8th place)
Thiago Alcântara Media
Thiago at a training session in 2015
German Soccer League Season 2018/19, 31st match day 1. FC Nürnberg vs. 1. FC Bayern München. Picture shows: Thiago of Munich.
Thiago with Bayern in 2019
Thiago playing for Liverpool in a pre-season game before the 2022–23 season
Thiago in an under-21 international, 2011
Thiago playing for Spain in October 2015
Thiago on the ball for Spain against Sweden in 2019
Thiago (number 19) lining up with the Spanish team that won the 2011 European Under-21 Championship
Thiago celebrating winning the cup double in a trophy parade with Liverpool in 2022.
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References
- ↑ Official Bundesliga Team of the Season for 2016/17 (26 May 2017)bundesliga.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. 28 August 2020. https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0260-103d6b6179e6-7a1932c7a58c-1000--uefa-champions-league-squad-of-the-season. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
Other websites
- Official website
- FC Barcelona profile
- Thiago Alcântara at BDFutbol
- National team data at BDFutbol
- Thiago Alcântara at National-Football-Teams.com
- Thiago Alcântara – UEFA competition record