Thiago Alcântara
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Thiago playing for Spain in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Thiago Alcántara do Nascimento | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | San Pietro Vernotico, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bayern Munich | ||
| 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– | Bayern Munich | 70 | (7) |
| 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 | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:21, 11 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2016 |
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Thiago Alcántara do Nascimento (born 11 April 1991), known simply as Thiago (Spanish: [ˈtjaɣo], Portuguese: [tʃiˈaɡu]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for German club FC Bayern Munich.
Born in Italy to Brazilian parents, his father being former footballer and World Cup champion Mazinho, Thiago joined FC Barcelona aged 14, and made his first team debut in 2009. After winning honours including four La Liga titles, the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup for Barcelona, he was signed by Bayern for €25 million in 2013. At Bayern, he has won seven trophies, including the Bundesliga in each of his first three seasons.
After helping Spain to European Championships at under-19 and under-21 levels, he made his full international debut in 2011. He was part of the provisional squad for Spain in the 2014 World Cup but withdrew due to a knee injury. Thiago was selected for UEFA Euro 2016.
Thiago was born in San Pietro Vernotico, Italy, when his father Mazinho (player for the Brazilian national team from 1989 to 1994) was playing for nearby U.S. Lecce. He started at the lower levels of Flamengo in Brazil, and, at the age of five, moved to Spain with his father, and started playing with Galician team Ureca in Nigrán. In 2001, he played with Kelme CF when his father played for Elche CF. 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.
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