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Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento, or simply Thiago, is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Spain national team.
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Thiago joined Barcelona aged 14, and made his first team debut in 2009.
In Germany, Thiago won 16 trophies, including the Bundesliga seven times in a row, and the UEFA Champions League as part of a continental treble in his final year at the club.
On 17 May 2009, aged 18, Thiago made his debut for the first team when he came on as a substitute for Eiður Guðjohnsen in the 74th minute at RCD Mallorca for his only appearance of the season.
On 20 February 2010, after coming on as a substitute for Yaya Touré in the 76th minute, Thiago scored his first goal for Barcelona in a 4-0 home win against Racing de Santander.
Thiago started the 2011-12 season with the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa match against rivals Real Madrid, being substituted for Xavi after 58 minutes, and was an unused substitute as they defeated FC Porto for the 2011 UEFA Super Cup.
On 14 July 2013, Thiago signed a four-year deal with Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, for a €25 million fee.
Bayern would pay €20 million to Barcelona directly with the remainder being covered by the proceeds of a friendly to be played between the two teams at some point in the following four years and by Thiago foregoing some money owed to him by Barcelona.
The transfer came despite a new contract that Barcelona had given Thiago in 2011 which set his release clause at €90 million.
Barcelona failed to fulfil clauses in the contract relating to the amount of playing time that Thiago received, and as a result his buy-out clause dropped to €18m. Guardiola had made Thiago a priority signing.
Thiago made his Bayern debut in a 4-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the 2013 DFL-Supercup on 27 July.
On 23 February, in a 4-0 win over Hannover 96, Thiago scored his second and last goal of the Bundesliga season.
After over a year out injured, Thiago returned on 4 April 2015, replacing Philipp Lahm for the last 21 minutes of a 1-0 win at Borussia Dortmund.
On 26 April, after VfL Wolfsburg lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach, Thiago won his second Bundesliga title for Bayern.
On 27 August 2015, Thiago signed a new four-year contract with Bayern.
On 17 March, Thiago scored a goal in a brilliant comeback against Juventus as his side came from 2-0 down to gain a 4-2 victory in the Champions League round of sixteen tie.
In addition to playing in the German Super Cup, Thiago scored two goals in 27 Bundesliga matches, a goal in five German Cup matches, and a goal in nine Champions League matches.
Thiago started the 2016-17 season under new club manager Carlo Ancelotti by winning the 2016 DFL-Supercup with a 2-0 victory against his club's rival Borussia Dortmund on 15 August 2016.
On 21 September, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3-0 victory over Hertha BSC. Thiago contributed one goal and one assist in a 3-0 victory over RB Leipzig and was named Man of the match on 22 December.
Because of an injury, Thiago could not play his club's first competitive match of the season, in the 2017 DFL-Supercup where Bayern won against Borussia Dortmund 5-4 on penalties on 6 August 2017.
On 12 August 2018, Thiago played the first competitive match of the season under the new club manager Niko Kovač and also scored a goal in a 5-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt as Bayern won the 2018 DFL-Supercup.
On 18 May 2019, Thiago won his sixth consecutive Bundesliga title as Bayern finished two points above Dortmund with 78 points.
A week later, Thiago won his third DFB-Pokal as Bayern defeated RB Leipzig 3-0 in the 2019 DFB-Pokal Final.
Amidst heavy media speculation linking him with a potential move to Liverpool, Thiago played for Bayern in the Champions League quarter-final against his former team Barcelona, participating in an 8-2 demolition of the Catalan outfit.
Thiago started for Bayern in the 2020 Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain, playing 86 minutes before being substituted, as Bayern won their sixth Champions League, and completed a treble, having earlier clinched that season's Bundesliga and defeated Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal final.
On 18 September 2020, Premier League club Liverpool announced the signing of Thiago on a four-year contract.
With the player only having a year left on his Bayern contract, Liverpool were able to purchase Thiago for just £20 million, with the potential for a further £5m in add-ons.
Thiago made his debut for Liverpool on 20 September, coming off the bench at half-time as Liverpool won 2-0 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
With 75 successful passes, Thiago had the most passes completed by a player who played a maximum of 45 minutes in the Premier League since Opta started producing passing statistics in 2003.
On 29 September, Liverpool confirmed Thiago had tested positive for COVID-19.
On 17 October 2020, Thiago played his second game for Liverpool in a 2-2 away league draw against local rivals Everton.
Thiago ended up playing the last few minutes of the game.
On 8 May 2021, Thiago scored his first goal for Liverpool to seal a 2-0 home league win over Southampton.
On 24 November 2021, Thiago cut across the ball to score with a 25-yard strike in a 2-0 home win for Liverpool against FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
On 2 October 2015, with the team's place in the tournament already assured, Thiago was re-called by manager Vicente del Bosque for the first time since his injury, and ten days later featured in their 1-0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying win away to Ukraine.
Álvaro Odriozola sent in a cross from the right side of the box and Thiago directed the ball into the bottom corner from close range with his head. In May 2018, he was named in Spain's 24-men squad for the warm up matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Thiago appeared in two matches, against Portugal and Morocco.
Thiago is a highly creative and technically gifted playmaker, with excellent dribbling skills and ball control, which allows him to operate effectively in a deep-seated playmaking role as a central midfielder, although he is also capable of playing in a more advanced role as an attacking midfielder.
Called "An extraordinary player" by Xavi in 2013, Thiago has been noted for his accurate distribution of the ball, as he possesses great passing technique and vision, and maintained a 90.2% pass success rate throughout the 2016-17 Bundesliga season, higher than any other player in Germany.
Thiago is the son of the Brazilian former footballer and 1994 World Cup winner Mazinho.
In Germany, Thiago won 16 trophies, including the Bundesliga seven times in a row, and the UEFA Champions League as part of a continental treble in his final year at the club.
On 17 May 2009, aged 18, Thiago made his debut for the first team when he came on as a substitute for Eiður Guðjohnsen in the 74th minute at RCD Mallorca for his only appearance of the season.
On 20 February 2010, after coming on as a substitute for Yaya Touré in the 76th minute, Thiago scored his first goal for Barcelona in a 4-0 home win against Racing de Santander.
Thiago started the 2011-12 season with the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa match against rivals Real Madrid, being substituted for Xavi after 58 minutes, and was an unused substitute as they defeated FC Porto for the 2011 UEFA Super Cup.
On 14 July 2013, Thiago signed a four-year deal with Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, for a €25 million fee.
Bayern would pay €20 million to Barcelona directly with the remainder being covered by the proceeds of a friendly to be played between the two teams at some point in the following four years and by Thiago foregoing some money owed to him by Barcelona.
The transfer came despite a new contract that Barcelona had given Thiago in 2011 which set his release clause at €90 million.
Barcelona failed to fulfil clauses in the contract relating to the amount of playing time that Thiago received, and as a result his buy-out clause dropped to €18m. Guardiola had made Thiago a priority signing.
Thiago made his Bayern debut in a 4-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the 2013 DFL-Supercup on 27 July.
On 23 February, in a 4-0 win over Hannover 96, Thiago scored his second and last goal of the Bundesliga season.
After over a year out injured, Thiago returned on 4 April 2015, replacing Philipp Lahm for the last 21 minutes of a 1-0 win at Borussia Dortmund.
On 26 April, after VfL Wolfsburg lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach, Thiago won his second Bundesliga title for Bayern.
On 27 August 2015, Thiago signed a new four-year contract with Bayern.
On 17 March, Thiago scored a goal in a brilliant comeback against Juventus as his side came from 2-0 down to gain a 4-2 victory in the Champions League round of sixteen tie.
In addition to playing in the German Super Cup, Thiago scored two goals in 27 Bundesliga matches, a goal in five German Cup matches, and a goal in nine Champions League matches.
Thiago started the 2016-17 season under new club manager Carlo Ancelotti by winning the 2016 DFL-Supercup with a 2-0 victory against his club's rival Borussia Dortmund on 15 August 2016.
On 21 September, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3-0 victory over Hertha BSC. Thiago contributed one goal and one assist in a 3-0 victory over RB Leipzig and was named Man of the match on 22 December.
Because of an injury, Thiago could not play his club's first competitive match of the season, in the 2017 DFL-Supercup where Bayern won against Borussia Dortmund 5-4 on penalties on 6 August 2017.
On 12 August 2018, Thiago played the first competitive match of the season under the new club manager Niko Kovač and also scored a goal in a 5-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt as Bayern won the 2018 DFL-Supercup.
On 18 May 2019, Thiago won his sixth consecutive Bundesliga title as Bayern finished two points above Dortmund with 78 points.
A week later, Thiago won his third DFB-Pokal as Bayern defeated RB Leipzig 3-0 in the 2019 DFB-Pokal Final.
Amidst heavy media speculation linking him with a potential move to Liverpool, Thiago played for Bayern in the Champions League quarter-final against his former team Barcelona, participating in an 8-2 demolition of the Catalan outfit.
Thiago started for Bayern in the 2020 Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain, playing 86 minutes before being substituted, as Bayern won their sixth Champions League, and completed a treble, having earlier clinched that season's Bundesliga and defeated Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal final.
On 18 September 2020, Premier League club Liverpool announced the signing of Thiago on a four-year contract.
With the player only having a year left on his Bayern contract, Liverpool were able to purchase Thiago for just £20 million, with the potential for a further £5m in add-ons.
Thiago made his debut for Liverpool on 20 September, coming off the bench at half-time as Liverpool won 2-0 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
With 75 successful passes, Thiago had the most passes completed by a player who played a maximum of 45 minutes in the Premier League since Opta started producing passing statistics in 2003.
On 29 September, Liverpool confirmed Thiago had tested positive for COVID-19.
On 17 October 2020, Thiago played his second game for Liverpool in a 2-2 away league draw against local rivals Everton.
Thiago ended up playing the last few minutes of the game.
On 8 May 2021, Thiago scored his first goal for Liverpool to seal a 2-0 home league win over Southampton.
On 24 November 2021, Thiago cut across the ball to score with a 25-yard strike in a 2-0 home win for Liverpool against FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
On 2 October 2015, with the team's place in the tournament already assured, Thiago was re-called by manager Vicente del Bosque for the first time since his injury, and ten days later featured in their 1-0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying win away to Ukraine.
Álvaro Odriozola sent in a cross from the right side of the box and Thiago directed the ball into the bottom corner from close range with his head. In May 2018, he was named in Spain's 24-men squad for the warm up matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Thiago appeared in two matches, against Portugal and Morocco.
Thiago is a highly creative and technically gifted playmaker, with excellent dribbling skills and ball control, which allows him to operate effectively in a deep-seated playmaking role as a central midfielder, although he is also capable of playing in a more advanced role as an attacking midfielder.
Called "An extraordinary player" by Xavi in 2013, Thiago has been noted for his accurate distribution of the ball, as he possesses great passing technique and vision, and maintained a 90.2% pass success rate throughout the 2016-17 Bundesliga season, higher than any other player in Germany.
Thiago is the son of the Brazilian former footballer and 1994 World Cup winner Mazinho.
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