Thiago Alcântara
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Alcântara and the second is do Nascimento.
.jpg) Thiago with Spain in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | San Pietro Vernotico, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 14 | (0) |
| 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 | 39 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:23, 20 September 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:47, 6 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
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[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
- As of match played 20 September 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Barcelona B | 2007–08 | Tercera División | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 5[b] | 1 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Segunda División | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 54 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 59 | 3! | ||||||
| Barcelona | 2008–09 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 7[c] | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 7 | 19 | 4 | — | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 11 | ||||
| Bayern Munich | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 3[f] | 1 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 9[c] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 9[c] | 2 | 1[g] | 0 | 41 | 9 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 10[c] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 10[c] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 150 | 17 | 27 | 4 | — | 51 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 235 | 31 | ||||
| Liverpool | 2020–21 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 278 | 26 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 396 | 45 | |||
- ↑ Appearances in the Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal and FA Cup.
- ↑ Appearances in the Segunda División B play-offs.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
- ↑ Appearances in the Supercopa de España.
- ↑ Appearances in the Supercopa de España and the FIFA Club World Cup.
- ↑ Appearances in the DFL-Supercup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Appearances in the DFL-Supercup.
International[change | change source]
- As of 6 September 2020[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 2 | |
International goals[change | change source]
- 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 |
Honours[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
Barcelona
- La Liga: 2010–11, 2012–13
- Copa del Rey: 2011–12
- Supercopa de España: 2010, 2011
- UEFA Champions League: 2010–11
- UEFA Super Cup: 2011
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- DFB-Pokal: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20
- DFL-Supercup: 2016, 2017, 2018
- UEFA Champions League: 2019–20
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2013
International[change | change source]
Spain Youth
Individual[change | change source]
- UEFA U-21 Championship Golden Player: 2013
- UEFA U-21 Championship Silver Boot: 2013
- UEFA U-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2013
- FIFA FIFPro World11 5th team: 2015, 2017
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2016–17[2]
- ESM Team of the Year: 2016–17
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2019–20[3]
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year: 2019–20 (8th place)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento". EU-football.info. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ↑ "Official Bundesliga Team of the Season for 2016/17". bundesliga.com. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
Other websites[change | change source]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thiago Alcântara. |
- Official website
- FC Barcelona profile
- Thiago Alcântara at BDFutbol
- National team data at BDFutbol
- Thiago Alcântara at National-Football-Teams.com
- Thiago Alcântara – UEFA competition record (archive)