Thiago Alcântara

Thiago Alcântara
	File:UEFA EURO qualifiers Sweden vs Spain 20191015 Thiago Alcantara 13 (cropped).jpg; Thiago with Spain in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento
Date of birth	11 April 1991 (aged 34)
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*
National team‡
	* 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)

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Alcântara and the second is do Nascimento.

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

Barcelona

Bayern Munich

Spain Youth

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	Argentina	4–1	6–1	Friendly

Thiago Training FC Bayern München-8.jpg

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 Alcântara 2019.jpg

Thiago with Bayern in 2019
2022-07-21 Fußball, Männer,Freundschaftsspiel, RB Leipzig - FC Liverpool 1DX 2067 by Stepro (Thiago Alcântara).jpg

Thiago playing for Liverpool in a pre-season game before the 2022–23 season
Thiago in an under-21 international, 2011
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Thiago playing for Spain in October 2015
UEFA EURO qualifiers Sweden vs Spain 20191015 Thiago Alcantara and KRistoffer Olsson 2.jpg

Thiago on the ball for Spain against Sweden in 2019
Spain national under-21 football team 2011.jpg

Thiago (number 19) lining up with the Spanish team that won the 2011 European Under-21 Championship
LFC Parade 2022 03.jpg

Thiago celebrating winning the cup double in a trophy parade with Liverpool in 2022.

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↑ "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.

Personal information
File:UEFA EURO qualifiers Sweden vs Spain 20191015 Thiago Alcantara 13 (cropped).jpg Thiago with Spain in 2019
Full name	Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento
Date of birth	11 April 1991 (aged 34)
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)