Thiago Maia
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago Maia Alencar | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Boa Vista, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Extremo Norte | |||
| 2010–2011 | São Caetano | ||
| 2011–2015 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014– | Santos | 29 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Brazil U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015– | Brazil U20 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2015. | |||
Thiago Maia Alencar (born 13 March 1997), known as Thiago Maia, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos, as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Boa Vista, Roraima, Thiago Maia began his career at lowly locals Extremo Norte. In August 2010 he moved to São Paulo, joining São Caetano's youth categories, and later moved to Santos in the following year.[1]
On 25 October 2014 Thiago Maia made his first-team debut, replacing fellow youth graduate Serginho in a 1–1 away draw against Chapecoense for the Série A championship.[2] During the 2015 campaign, he proffited from the injury of Alison, establishing himself as a starter from June and earning plaudits for his performances.[3]
On 22 August 2015 Thiago Maia scored his first professional goal, netting the second in a 5–2 home routing of Avaí.[4] On 13 October, after lengthy negotiations, he renewed his contract until 2019.[5]
International career
In January 2015, after featuring regularly with the under-17s, Thiago Maia was called up to the Brazil under-20 side, alongside Santos teammates Gabriel and Caju, for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.
Career statistics
- As of 14 February 2016[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2014 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Subtotal | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 1 | ||||
Honours
- Santos
References
- ↑ "Marquinhos Cai-cai, 1º treinador de Thiago Maia, fala da carreira do atleta" [Marquinhos Cai-Cai, Thiago Maia's 1st manager, talks about the athlete's career] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "Mistão do Santos não segura a Chapecoense e sofre empate aos 45" [Santos' mixed team cannot hold Chapecoense and suffers draw on the 45th minute] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 October 2014.
- ↑ "Caçula do Peixe, Thiago Maia se firma como titular e recebe elogios" [Peixe's youngest, Thiago Maia establishes himself as a starter and receives praise] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 July 2015.
- ↑ "Santos ratifica boa fase com goleada sobre o Avaí, que entra no Z-4" [Santos endorses good form with routing over Avaí, who gets in Z-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "Thiago Maia acerta renovação de contrato com o Santos por quatro anos" [Thiago Maia agrees contract renewal with Santos for four years] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ Thiago Maia profile at Soccerway
External links
- Santos FC official profile (Portuguese)
- Thiago Maia at footballzz.co.uk
- Thiago Maia profile at Soccerway
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