Thiago Cunha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago dos Santos Cunha | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Volta Redonda (RJ), Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chonburi | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007 | Atlético Araçatuba | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Queimadense | 0 | (0) |
| 2008-2009 | Palmeiras | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Vila Nova | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Nacional de Patos (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Desportivo Brasil | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Treze (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2010 | Bragantino | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Santa Cruz | 24 | (11) |
| 2012 | Guaratinguetá | 4 | (1) |
| 2012 | Treze | 0 | (0) |
| 2012– | Chonburi | 48 | (34) |
| National team | |||
| 2014- | Timor-Leste | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Thiago Cunha is a Brazilian–East Timorese born Timor-Leste national football team currently playing for Thailand Premier League side Chonburi.
Career
Thiago was revealed in the academy of Barra da Tijuca and had tickets for Brazilian clubs and abroad to get to Santa Cruz in 2008, where he was fast and good passing, scoring several goals. Then he was traded with Palmeiras.
His debut was in a game of Copa Sudamericana against Vasco on 17 September 2008. Palmeiras won the match by 3 x 0 with two goals of his own and eliminated the team from Rio who had won the first game 3-1.
Thiago has a contract with Brazil Sports, Traffic Team, which bought 70% of his economic rights of Iraty (SC).
In early 2010 he played for Nacional (PB) where he scored 11 goals.
He was loaned to Treze (PB) until the end of the 2010 Brazilian Serie D.
Chonburi F.C.
In 2012,Cunha completed his move to Chonburi F.C.
2012-13 season
In 2012 AFC Cup,Cunha was a hat-trick scorer for Chonburi F.C. in 2nd leg, before the team won the match against the Syrian side 4-2 Al-Shorta at Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa (jordan)
Honours
Treze PB
- 2010 – Campeonato Paraibano
Santa Cruz
- 2011 – Campeonato Pernambucano
International career
In 2014 naturalized citizen of East Timor.
References
This article draws heavily on the corresponding article in the Portuguese-language Wikipedia.
External links
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