Thiago Fernandes Rodrigues

Thiago Fernandes Rodrigues (born 13 March 2001), known as Thiago, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Flamengo.[1]

Thiago Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Thiago Fernandes Rodrigues
Date of birth (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Flamengo
Youth career
2018 Náutico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Náutico 39 (8)
2020– Flamengo 0 (0)
2020 → Náutico (loan) 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2020

Career

Early career

Born in the Pina neighborhood of souther Recife, Thiago was rejected from trials with Sport Recife and Palmeiras before being signed by Náutico of Recife.[2]

Náutico

Thiago made his professional debut for Náutico on 16 December 2018 in a friendly against Argentine club Newell's Old Boys, where he scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at the Estádio dos Aflitos. Playing primarily as a right-winger, Thiago was a starter for Náutico at the age of 18, finishing the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C season as Náutico's second-most goal scorer with 5 goals in 17 appearances. Náutico were league champions and earned promotion to the 2020 Série B. Náutico also finished runners-up in the 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano (where Thiago earned recognition as the league "Revelação," or "Best Newcomer") and reached the semi-finals of the Copa do Nordeste.

Flamengo

On 12 December 2019, Náutico announced Thiago's transfer to Série A club Flamengo for an undisclosed fee.[1] Thiago had a €3 million release clause from Náutico. He joined Flamengo's U-20 team.

Náutico (loan)

On 7 May 2020 Flamengo loaned Thiago back to Náutico expecting him to get more match time experience.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of 15 October 2020.[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Náutico 2019 Série C 175––21[lower-alpha 1]3388
Flamengo 2020 Série A 0000000000
Náutico (loan) 2020 Série B 12000–4[lower-alpha 2]1161
Career total 2950000254549
Notes
  1. Twelve appearances and two goals in Campeonato Pernambucano, nine appearances and one goal in Copa do Nordeste.
  2. Three appearances and one goal in Campeonato Pernambucano, one appearance in Copa do Nordeste.

Honours

Club
Náutico

Individual

References
  1. "Náutico anuncia venda do atacante Thiago para o Flamengo". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  2. "De peladeiro de praia à seleção Sub-18: quem é Thiago, a joia do Náutico na mira do Flamengo". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  3. "Flamengo empresta o atacante Thiago Fernandes ao Náutico até o fim do ano". Globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 7 May 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. Thiago Fernandes Rodrigues at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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