Thiago Neves

Thiago Neves

Thiago playing for Al-Hilal in 2010
Personal information
Full name Thiago Neves Augusto
Date of birth (1985-02-27) 27 February 1985
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Paraná 29 (3)
2006 → Vegalta Sendai (loan) 35 (8)
2007 → Fluminense (loan) 33 (12)
2008 Fluminense 5 (1)
2008 Hamburger SV 6 (0)
2009–2011 Al-Hilal 31 (17)
2009 → Fluminense (loan) 7 (0)
2011 → Flamengo (loan) 33 (12)
2012–2013 Fluminense 31 (5)
2013–2015 Al-Hilal 42 (23)
2015–2016 Al-Jazira 27 (8)
2017– Cruzeiro 0 (0)
National team‡
2008 Brazil U-23 7 (3)
2008–2012 Brazil 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 September 2012

Thiago Neves Augusto (born 27 February 1985 in Curitiba), known as Thiago Neves, is a Brazilian footballer[1] who plays for Cruzeiro as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

He scored a hat-trick in the home leg of the Copa Libertadores final – Thiago Neves had by then already scored once in the away leg (in Ecuador) — (during the 2008 Copa Libertadores) but ending up on the losing side, as Fluminense drew 5–5 on aggregate with LDU de Quito and were eventually downed in the penalty shootout. Neves was one of the players who missed a penalty.

On 30 August 2008, it was announced that Thiago Neves joined Hamburger SV player and was seen as the ideal replacement for the outgoing Rafael van der Vaart. Fluminense received 30% of the profit of R$ 3,502 thousand and rest of them belonged to a third party owner, "D.I.S Esporte e Organização de Eventos LTDA".[2]

He left the club on 31 January 2009 and joined Al-Hilal for €7 million. Neves scored a hat-trick against the rival team Al-Ittihad which shaped their historic 5–0 victory. In 2012, he signed for Fluminense for the exact fee he was sold and at the end of that season he was crowd champion in Brazil for his new club. On July 2013 he was sold back to Al-Hilal for €6 million.

After four years in the Middle East, Neves returned to Brazil to play for Brasileirão giants Cruzeiro along his former teammate Rafael Sóbis. Using the number 30, Thiago Neves quickly adapted back to Brazilian football and became a reference in Cruzeiro's midfield.

International career

Neves with Brazil.

He made his international debut in a friendly match against Sweden on 26 March 2008. Later that year, he was called up to be part of the Brazil U-23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He scored two goals in the second match of the group stage over New Zealand national under-23 football team in a 3–0 win. Brazil finished third.

Club statistics

As of 8 January 2012.[3][4]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2005 Paraná Série A 293------293
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2006 Vegalta Sendai J2 League 358001000368
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2007 Fluminense Série A 331292----4214
2008 51----137188
Germany League DFB-Pokal DFB Ligapokal Europe Total
2008–09 Hamburger SV Bundesliga 6000003090
Brazil League Copa do Brasil State League South America Total
2009 Fluminense Série A 704212500237
Saudi Arabia League Crown Prince Cup Kings Cup Asia Total
2009–10 Al-Hilal Professional League 20114122623216
2010–11 116000030146
Brazil League Copa do Brasil State League South America Total
2011 Flamengo Série A 331262167205721
2012 Fluminense 2950011490499
2013 20008260162
Saudi Arabia League Crown Prince Cup Kings Cup Asia Total
2013–14 Al-Hilal Professional League 22133110533117
2014–15 201043431324118
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Super Cup Asia Total
2015–16 Al-Jazira Pro-League 25853——703711
2016–17 2021110052
Brazil League Copa do Brasil State League South America Total
2017 Cruzeiro Série A 0000000000
Country Brazil 13833227471830723765
Japan 358001000368
Germany 6000003090
Saudi Arabia 73251157527711842
United Arab Emirates 2787411704213
Total 27974401656246714442128

National team statistics

As of 15 November 2012.[5]

Honours

Club

Fluminense
Al-Hilal
Flamengo

Nation

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Tiago Neves" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Fluminense Football Club" (in Portuguese). fluminense.com.br. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Thiago Neves". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Thiago Neves". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2010–2011". rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
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