Thiago Neves Augusto (born 27 February 1985) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1]
 Thiago Neves for Al-Hilal in 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thiago Neves Augusto | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1985 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Paraná | 29 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2006 | → Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 35 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | → Fluminense (loan) | 33 | (12) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Fluminense | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Hamburger SV | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Al-Hilal | 31 | (17) | |||||||||||
| 2009 | → Fluminense (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | → Flamengo (loan) | 33 | (12) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Fluminense | 31 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Al-Hilal | 42 | (23) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Al-Jazira | 27 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Cruzeiro | 152 | (41) | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Grêmio | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Sport Recife | 33 | (8) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Brazil U-23 | 7 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Brazil | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Born in Curitiba, Thiago Neves began his professional career with Paraná aged 20. His performances attracted attention overseas, and for the 2006 season he was loaned out to Vegalta Sendai of the J2 League.
In 2007, he joined Fluminense on a season-long loan. The Rio-based club made the move permanent after he impressed, scoring fourteen times in 42 appearances and also being crowned Copa do Brasil champion, his first title as a professional player.
In the 2008 Serie A, he was limited to only five appearances. However, Thiago Neves impressed in the Copa Libertadores, scoring seven in thirteen matches, including a hat-trick in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final – (Thiago Neves had by then already scored once in the away leg) but ending up on the losing side, as Fluminense drew 5–5 on aggregate with LDU Quito and were eventually downed in the penalty shootout, with Neves missing his penalty in the shoootout.
On 30 August 2008, Neves joined German club Hamburger SV and was seen as the ideal replacement for the outgoing Rafael van der Vaart. Fluminense received 30% of the profit of R$ 3,502 thousand and the rest of them belonged to a third party owner called DIS Esporte.[2] After only nine appearances, he left the club on 31 January 2009 and joined Al-Hilal for €7 million. However, the player did not play for the Saudi club and agreed to return to Fluminense, again on loan.[3]
Neves returned to Brazil in 2011, joining Flamengo in January.[4] In 2012, he rejoined Fluminense for the exact fee he was sold and at the end of that season he won three trophies as his club had a historic season.[5]
In July 2013 he was sold back to Al-Hilal for €6 million, and in 2016 to Al Jazira. After almost four years in the Middle East, on 5 January 2017 Cruzeiro agrees to hire Thiago until 2019.[6] Neves was instrumental in Cruzeiro's 2017 and 2018 Copa do Brasil titles, while playing some of his best football, scoring 17 goals in 2017 and 15 in 2018.
On 27 January 2020, after leaving Cruzeiro, Thiago joined Grêmio, but after fourteen matches he has his contract terminated by the board.[7][8] On 19 September 2020 Thiago was presented as a Sport Recife player, but after a year his contract was terminated.[9][10]
International career edit
Thiago Neves made his international debut in a friendly match against Sweden on 26 March 2008. Later that year, he was called up to the Brazil U23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the Group C match against China, he scored two goals in the 3-0 win.[citation needed] Brazil eventually finished third.
Neves was placed in the preliminary squad list for the 2011 Copa América by Mano Menezes, but later missed out on a place in the final list for the tournament. He was also called for the 2011 and 2012 editions of the Superclásico de las Américas.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paraná | 2005 | Série A | 29 | 3 | 29 | 3 | ||||||
| Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 2006 | J2 League | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 |
| Fluminense (loan) | 2007 | Série A | 33 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 14 | ||||
| Fluminense | 2008 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 8 | |||||
| Hamburger SV | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Fluminense (loan) | 2009 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| Al-Hilal | 2009–10 | Saudi Pro League | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 16 |
| 2010–11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Total | 31 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 22 | ||
| Flamengo (loan) | 2011 | Série A | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 21 |
| Fluminense | 2012 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 65 | 11 | ||
| Al Hilal | 2013–14 | Saudi Pro League | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 17 |
| 2014–15 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 41 | 20 | ||
| Total | 42 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 72 | 37 | ||
| Al-Jazira | 2015–16 | UAE Pro League | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 37 | 11 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Total | 27 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 13 | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2017 | Série A | 33 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 17 |
| 2018 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 15 | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 9 | ||
| Total | 85 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 153 | 41 | ||
| Grêmio | 2020 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Sport Recife | 2020 | Série A | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 436 | 107 | 71 | 26 | 100 | 33 | 87 | 21 | 689 | 191 | ||
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Fluminense
Al-Hilal
- Saudi Premier League: 2009, 2010
- Crown Prince Cup: 2010
- Kings Cup: 2015
Flamengo
- Taça Guanabara: 2011
- Taça Rio: 2011
- Campeonato Carioca: 2011
Cruzeiro
- Copa do Brasil: 2017, 2018
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2018, 2019
Grêmio
Brazil
- 2008 Summer Olympics: Bronze medal winner
- Superclásico de las Américas: 2012
Individual
- Bola de Prata: 2007, 2017
- Bola de Ouro: 2007
- Best Player of Campeonato Paranaense Under-20: 2004
- Saudi Professional League Player of the Round: Round 11
- 2011 Campeonato Carioca Best Attacking Midfielder
- 2011 Campeonato Carioca Best Player (People's Choice)
- 2011 Campeonato Carioca Best Player
- Campeonato Brasileiro Team of the year: 2017[14]
References edit
- ^ "Tiago Neves" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ "Fluminense Football Club" (in Portuguese). fluminense.com.br. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Thiago Neves retorna ao Fluminense obcecado por títulos" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Fla supera as barreiras e anuncia Thiago Neves nesta terça" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 10 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ Richard Souza, Edgard Maciel de Sá (11 November 2012). "Thiago Neves comemora o tetra: 'Eu devia esse título ao Fluminense'". globoesporte.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Astoni, Marco Antônio (5 January 2017). "Agora é oficial! Cruzeiro confirma contratação do meia Thiago Neves". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Oficial: Grêmio anuncia contratação do meia Thiago Neves por uma temporada". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Grêmio rescinde o contrato do meia Thiago Neves depois de 14 jogos". www.gazetaesportiva.com. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Thiago Neves é apresentado no Sport e se declara: 'Maior do Nordeste'". TNT Sports (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Sport anuncia rescisão do contrato de Thiago Neves, que fica livre no mercado". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Thiago Neves". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Thiago Neves". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2010–2011". rsssfbrasil.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Corinthians domina seleção do Brasileiro e tem quatro jogadores entre os melhores" [Corinthians dominate Brasileiro's Team of the Year and have four players amongst the best] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2017.Brought the last 3 teams he played to the second division.
External links edit
- Thiago Neves at National-Football-Teams.com
- Thiago Neves at kicker (in German)
- Football Lineups Profile
- Thiago Neves at Soccerway
- Thiago Neves at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
