Thiago Heleno
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago Heleno Henrique Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | August 17, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Sete Lagoas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Figueirense | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Cruzeiro | 89 | (4) |
| 2010– | Deportivo Maldonado | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Corinthians (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 43 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Criciúma (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Figueirense (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Brazil U-17 | ||
| 2007 | Brazil U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Thiago Heleno Henrique Ferreira (born 17 August 1988 in Sete Lagoas) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Figueirense as a central defender.
Club career
Thiago Heleno was brought up from the Cruzeiro youth squad.
He made his professional debut in a 2–0 home win for Cruzeiro against Juventude in the Campeonato Brasileiro on May 7, 2006.[2]
Thiago Heleno scored his first professional goal for Cruzeiro against Fortaleza in a 2–0 away win on June 3, 2006.[3] In August 2010 he was sold to Deportivo Maldonado, a proxy club for investor and football agent.[4][5]
Thiago joined Corinthians on August 2010, but he failed to play regularly and ended up leaving the team at the end of the 2010 season.
He joined Palmeiras on January 2011.
International career
Thiago Heleno is capped at Brazil U-17 level. With the Brazil Under-17 squad he won the 2005 South American Under 17 Football Championship.
He was also part of the Brazil U-20 squad. He was called up to play in the 2007 South American Youth Championship and was involved in six of the nine matches that Brazil had to compete in. He played every minute in the games he was involved in, except for the one against Paraguay, where he was substituted in the 81st minute. Thiago Heleno also played in the final, where Brazil won 2–0 against Colombia; Brazil won the cup for the 9th time in history.
Honours
Club
- Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2006, 2008, 2009
- Palmeiras
International
- South American Under 17 Football Championship
- Winner : 2005
- South American Youth Championship
- Winner : 2007
References
- ↑ http://www.palmeiras.com.br/futebol/perfil.asp?id=290
- ↑ (English) Cruzeiro vs Juventude
- ↑ (English) Fortaleza vs Cruzeiro
- ↑ "Cruzeiro negocia o zagueiro Thiago Heleno". Cruzeiro EC (in Portuguese). 10 August 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ http://www2.cbf.com.br/bid/ti2010.htm
External links
- (English) Thiago Heleno Stats at The Guardian
- (Portuguese) Thiago Heleno Profile @ Cruzeiro EC
- (Portuguese) Thiago Heleno Profile @ Zero Zero
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