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Revision as of 10:46, 18 June 2012

Thiago Alcântara
Thiago Alcântara
Personal information
Full name Thiago Alcântara Heskey do Nascimento
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 11
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 (4)
2009– Barcelona 41 (5)
International career‡
2007 Spain U16 1 (0)
2007–2008 Spain U17 8 (5)
2009 Spain U18 1 (1)
2009–2010 Spain U19 11 (4)
2010– Spain U21 14 (2)
2011– Spain 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2011
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alcântara and the second or paternal family name is Nascimento.

Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento (born 11 April 1991), known simply as Thiago, is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for FC Barcelona. His vision, ball control and passing abilities have made him one of the most promising young players in Europe.

Club career

Early years

Thiago was born in San Pietro Vernotico, Italy and grew up in Spain. His father is former Brazilian World Cup winner Mazinho.[2] He started at the lower levels of Flamengo and at the age of five, he moved to Spain with his father and his cousin Rachid Boulawane, and started playing with Galician team Ureca in Nigrán. In 2001 he played with Kelme CF when his father played with Elche CF.[3][4] He returned to Flamengo aged 10 and, in 2005, once again moved back to Spain, signing with FC Barcelona, where his cousin Patrick was also playing for Barça.[5]

FC Barcelona

Early career

On 17 May 2009, aged 18 years old, Thiago made his debut with the first team when he came on as a substitute for Eiður Guðjohnsen in the 63rd minute against RCD Mallorca. On 20 February 2010, after coming on as a substitute for Yaya Touré in the 76th minute, Thiago scored his first goal for Barcelona's first team in a 4–0 win against Racing de Santander at the Camp Nou.[6][7] His second goal came in a game against UD Almería on 9 April 2011, to make the score 2–1. He scored his third goal against Real Sociedad in a start. He ended the 2010–11 season with 17 games, three goals, and three assists under his belt. On 29 June 2011, Thiago signed a contract renewal keeping him at Barcelona until 30 June 2015, with a buyout clause of €30 million. He has stated that former England international Emile Heskey was his childhood hero.

2011–12 season

Thiago started the 2011–12 in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa match against rivals Real Madrid being substituted by Xavi after 58 minutes. He then scored on Barcelona's first La Liga match of the season in a 5-0 home thriller against Villarreal CF. Thiago then netted Barcelona's fifth in a massive win against Rayo Vallecano on 29 April.

International career

Youth team

He participated in the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship with Spain, helping his country to eventual victory in the tournament. Thiago was ever-present during Spain's victorious 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, scoring the second goal of a 2–0 victory with a 40-yard free kick in the final against Switzerland.[8] He was awarded the man of the match of the final as well as player of the tournament due to his dazzling performances throughout the competition.

Senior team

He made his first appearance for Spain's senior squad in a friendly against Italy on 10 August 2011, while his first competitive match was on 6 September 2011, in a Euro 2012 qualifying match 6-0 win against Liechtenstein.

Football career statistics

International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition
2011
1. 10 August 2011 Stadio San Nicola, Italy  Italy 1–2 0 International Friendly
2. 2 September 2011 AFG Arena, Switzerland  Chile 3–2 0 International Friendly
3. 6 September 2011 Estadio Las Gaunas, Spain  Liechtenstein 6–0 0 Euro 2012 qualifying match
2012
As of 26 May 2012[9]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other [10] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2007–08 5 0 – 5 0
2008–09 25 0 – 25 0
2009–10 18 3 – 18 3
2010–11 11 0 – 11 0
Total 59 3 – 59 3
Barcelona 2008–09 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 0 1 0 17 3
2011–12 27 2 8 2 7 0 3 0 45 4
Total 41 5 12 3 8 0 4 0 65 8
Career totals 100 8 12 3 8 0 4 0 124 11

Personal

He is the son of the former Brazilian footballer and 1994 World Cup winner Mazinho. His mother, Valéria Alcântara, was a former volleyball player.[11][12] His younger brother, Rafinha, is currently a member of FC Barcelona B.[13]

Honours

Barcelona

Spain

References

  1. ^ Thiago Alcántara do Nascimiento Profile. Fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-03.
  2. ^ "Youth:Thiago Alcántara ". fcbtransfers.blogspot.com. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  3. ^ Kelme official website. Kelme website. Retrieved on 2012-04-017.
  4. ^ Thiago Alcántara, la nueva perla azulgrana. suite101.net. Retrieved on 2012-04-017.
  5. ^ O melhor da Barra na web ::. PortalBARRA. Retrieved on 2011-07-03.
  6. ^ "FC Barcelona vs Racing de Santander". Goal.com. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  7. ^ "Racing de Santander vs FC Barcelona". fcbarcelona.com. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  8. ^ "Spain win tournament with victory over Switzerland". Daily Telegraph. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  9. ^ Transfermarkt player statistics. Transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-07-03.
  10. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
  11. ^ "Thiago y Jonathan, ADN fútbol". MundoDeportivo.com. 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  12. ^ "Youth:Thiago Alcântara". fcbtransfers.blogspot.com. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  13. ^ FC Barcelona Youth A 2009/10. Fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-03.
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