Thiego

William Thiego

Personal information
Full name	William Thiego de Jesus
Date of birth	22 July 1986
Place of birth	Aracajú, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Central Defender
Club information
Current team	Chapecoense
Youth career
2004-2006	Sergipe
2006–2007	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006	Sergipe	0	(0)
2007–2012	Grêmio	25	(1)
2010	→ Kyoto Sanga F.C. (loan)	10	(0)
2011	→ Bahia (loan)	5	(0)
2012	→ Ceará (loan)	17	(1)
2013	Figueirense	21	(3)
2014	Khazar Lankaran	29	(2)
2015–	Chapecoense	12	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:58, 6 October 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Willian Thiego de Jesus (born 22 July 1986 in Aracajú) known as William Thiego or simply Thiego, is a Brazilian central defender who plays for Chapecoense.

Career

Sergipe

William Thiego started his career as a defender, playing for his hometown club Sergipe, and catch the eye of a Grêmio scout.

Grêmio

Thiego joined Grêmio in 2006, playing for the youth team. In 2007, he was promoted to the first squad and feature in both Campeonato Gaúcho and Campeonato Brasileiro in this year.

On June 14, 2008, he scored his first league goal, a powerful close-range shot, in a 3-0 away win against Goiás.^[1]

Thiego was sent on a one-year loan to Kyoto Sanga F.C. in January 2010.^[2]

On 16 January 2013, Thiego signed a one-year deal with Figueirense.^[3] Following the expiration of his Figueirense contract, Thiego signed an 18-month contract with Khazar Lankaran of the Azerbaijan Premier League on 27 January 2014.^[4] Thiego left Khazar Lankaran in December 2014, after having his contract cancelled by the club.^[5]

Chapecoense

In January 2015, William Thiego signed for Chapecoense.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 27 December 2014^[7]

Club statistics

Season	Club	League	League		Cup		Continental		Other[nb 1]		Total
			App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
2010	Kyoto Sanga (loan)	J. League	10	0	1	0	-		-		11	0
2011	Bahia (loan)	Série A	5	0	5	0	-		11	0	21	0
2012	Ceará (loan)	Série B	17	1	2	0	-		12	0	31	1
2013	Figueirense		21	3	5	1	-		17	0	43	4
2013–14	Khazar Lankaran	Azerbaijan Premier League	14	2	4	0	0	0	-		18	2
2014–15			15	0	0	0	-		-		15	0
Total	Japan		10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	Brazil		43	4	12	1	0	0	40	0	95	5
	Azerbaijan		29	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	33	2
Total			82	6	17	1	0	0	40	0	139	7

Honours

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2007

Notes

1. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Brazilian State Leagues, Azerbaijan Supercup

References

1. "Grêmio goleia o Goiás e já é vice-líder do Brasileirão". clicRBS. 2008-06-14.
2. "Grêmio empresta W. Thiego ao futebol japonês" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 13 January 2010.
3. "Figueirense acerta contratação de Willian Thiego, ex-Ceará" (in Portuguese). esportes. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
4. "Tyeqo de Jesusla müqavilə imzalandı" (in Azerbaijani). http://www.lankaranfc.com/. Retrieved 27 January 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
5. В Хазаре останутся всего 3 легионера. http://www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014. External link in |website= (help)
6. "Chapecoense deve anunciar zagueiro Willian Thiego nos próximos dias". http://espn.uol.com.br/ (in Portuguese). ESPN. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
7. "THIEGO". http://uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)

External links

• (Portuguese) CBF
• (Portuguese) Profile at zerozero.pt
• Thiego profile at Soccerway