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Thiago Maia with the Brazil U23 team in 2016
Personal information
Full name Thiago Maia Alencar
Date of birth (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Boa Vista, Brazil
Height 1.80 m
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Internacional
(on loan from Flamengo)
Number 29
Youth career
Extremo Norte
2010–2011 São Caetano
2011–2015 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Santos 101 (3)
2017–2022 Lille 61 (0)
2020–2021 Flamengo (loan) 43 (1)
2022– Flamengo 70 (1)
2024– Internacional (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Brazil U17 8 (0)
2015 Brazil U20 8 (0)
2016–2019 Brazil U23 6 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:07, 8 March 2024 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2021

Thiago Maia Alencar (born 23 March 1997), known as Thiago Maia, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional, on loan from Flamengo.

Club career

Santos

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Thiago Maia playing for Santos in 2017

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.

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. During the 2015 campaign, he profited from the injury of Alison, establishing himself as a starter from June and earning plaudits for his performances.

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

Thiago Maia became an undisputed starter during the 2016 campaign, partnering Renato at the heart of the midfield. He was also linked to Chelsea, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain during the year.

Thiago Maia completed his 100th match for Peixe on 4 March 2017, in a 0–1 derby loss against Corinthians. In his Copa Libertadores debut five days later, he started and scored the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Sporting Cristal.

Lille

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Thiago Maia with Lille in 2018

On 15 July 2017, French club Lille reached an agreement with Santos for the transfer of Thiago Maia, for a fee of 14 million, after being signed by the head coach Marcelo Bielsa. He made 37 appearances for the club during the 2017–18 season, scoring one goal.

Flamengo

On 22 January 2020, Maia returned to Brazil, signing with Flamengo on an 18-month loan. An option to make the transfer permanent was included in the deal.

Maia's transfer to Flamengo was made permanent on 13 January 2022.

Loan to Internacional

On 7 March 2024, Internacional announced Thiago Maia on a loan deal until the end of the year, with the conditions for a subsequent permanent deal already agreed.

International career

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Maia taking a shot at the 2016 Summer Olympics

On 26 December 2014, 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.

On 29 June 2016 Thiago Maia was called up to Olympic team, alongside Santos teammates Gabriel and Zeca, for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He also became the first athlete from Roraima to appear in the tournament.

Career statistics

Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2014 Série A 1 0 0 0 1 0
2015 Série A 28 2 9 0 37 2
2016 Série A 31 0 17 0 4 0 52 0
2017 Série A 12 1 12 0 2 0 6 1 32 2
Total 72 3 29 0 15 0 6 1 122 4
Lille 2017–18 Ligue 1 34 0 1 1 2 0 37 1
2018–19 Ligue 1 24 0 1 0 1 0 26 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 61 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 67 1
Flamengo (loan) 2020 Série A 14 0 6 0 3 0 5 0 1 0 29 0
2021 Série A 23 1 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 31 2
Flamengo 2022 Série A 24 0 3 0 8 0 10 0 0 0 45 0
2023 32 0 10 1 10 1 7 0 5 0 64 2
2024 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 93 1 20 1 26 2 25 0 6 0 170 4
Internacional (loan) 2024 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 226 4 49 1 53 3 32 1 9 0 379 9

Honours

Santos
  • Campeonato Paulista: 2016
Flamengo
Brazil U23

Individual

  • Campeonato Paulista Team of the year: 2016

See also

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