Thiago Maia

For the Portuguese footballer, see Tiago Maia.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Maia and the second or paternal family name is Alencar.
Thiago Maia
Personal information
Full name Thiago Maia Alencar
Date of birth (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997
Place of birth Boa Vista, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Santos
Number 29
Youth career
Extremo Norte
2010–2011 São Caetano
2011–2015 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Santos 29 (2)
National team
2013–2014 Brazil U17 8 (0)
2015– Brazil U20 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 April 2016

Thiago Maia Alencar (born 13 March 1997), known as Thiago Maia, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos, as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Boa Vista, Roraima, Thiago Maia began his career at lowly locals Extremo Norte. In August 2010 he moved to São Paulo, joining São Caetano's youth categories, and later moved to Santos in the following year.[1]

On 25 October 2014 Thiago Maia made his first-team debut, replacing fellow youth graduate Serginho in a 1–1 away draw against Chapecoense for the Série A championship.[2] During the 2015 campaign, he proffited from the injury of Alison, establishing himself as a starter from June and earning plaudits for his performances.[3]

On 22 August 2015 Thiago Maia scored his first professional goal, netting the second in a 5–2 home routing of Avaí.[4] On 13 October, after lengthy negotiations, he renewed his contract until 2019.[5]

International career

In January 2015, after featuring regularly with the under-17s, Thiago Maia was called up to the Brazil under-20 side, alongside Santos teammates Gabriel and Caju, for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2016[6]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2014 Série A 100010
2015 2820090372
2016 001600000160
Subtotal 29216090542
Career total 29216090542

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