Thiago Cunha
Thiago dos Santos Cunha (born 25 April 1985) is a Brazilian-born Timorese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Náutico.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago dos Santos Cunha | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Volta Redonda (RJ), Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ayutthaya United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Real Murcia | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Queimadense | 22 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Palmeiras | 15 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Vila Nova | 17 | (4) |
| 2010 | → Nacional de Patos (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2010 | Desportivo Brasil | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Treze (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2010 | Bragantino | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Santa Cruz | 24 | (11) |
| 2012 | Guaratinguetá | 4 | (1) |
| 2012 | Treze | 16 | (8) |
| 2012–2015 | Chonburi | 70 | (52) |
| 2016 | Port | 15 | (11) |
| 2016 | Mumbai City | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Londrina | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Barito Putera | 3 | (2) |
| 2017 | Chonburi | 4 | (2) |
| 2018 | Náutico | ||
| 2019 | Ayutthaya United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:30, 29 May 2017 (UTC) | |||
Career
Thiago was revealed in the academy of Barra da Tijuca and moved to Wigan Athletic Academy and had tickets for Brazilian clubs and abroad to get to Santa Cruz in 2008, where he was fast and good passing, scoring several goals. Then he was traded with Palmeiras.
His debut was in a game of Copa Sudamericana against Vasco on 17 September 2008. Palmeiras won the match by 3 x 0 with two goals of his own and eliminated the team from Rio who had won the first game 3-1.
Thiago has a contract with Brazil Sports, Traffic Team, which bought 70% of his economic rights of Iraty (SC).
In early 2010 he played for Nacional (PB) where he scored 11 goals.
He was loaned to Treze (PB) until the end of the 2010 Brazilian Serie D.
Chonburi F.C.
In 2012,Cunha completed his move to Chonburi F.C.
2012-13 season
In 2012 AFC Cup,Cunha was a hat-trick scorer for Chonburi F.C. in 2nd leg, before the team won the match against the Syrian side 4-2 Al-Shorta at Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa (jordan)
Port F.C.
Despite a successful 2015 season where Chonburi finished fourth, at the end of the season Cunha announced he would be joining Thai Port F.C. despite the fact that the club had been relegated.[1] on 29 August 2016 it was announced that Cunha was leaving Port F.C. after scoring five goals in 21 matches.[2]
International career
In 2014 Cunha became a naturalized citizen of East Timor. On 19 January 2017, the Asian Football Confederation found, however, that he had a falsified Timorese birth or baptismal certificate.[3] Subsequently, they declared Cunha and eleven other Brazilian footballers ineligible to represent East Timor.[4][5] In Cunha's case, he did not register international matches played for the Southeast Asian country.
References
This article draws heavily on the corresponding article in the Portuguese-language Wikipedia.
- Insawang, Arwatchanon (17 December 2015). "Thiago Cunha leaves Chonburi for Port FC". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- "Thiago Cunha decides to leave Port FC". Football Channel Asia. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- "Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste expelled from AFC Asian Cup 2023". The-AFC.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- "AFC Disciplinary Committee decision 20170119DC01" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- Chade, Jamil (20 January 2017). "Com brasileiros 'falsificados' em campo, Timor Leste é banido de competições" [With Brazilians "falsified" on field, East Timor is banned from competitions] (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
External links
- Profile at Chonburi Official Website
- Thiago Cunha at Soccerway