Thiago Neves

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Neves and the second or paternal family name is Augusto.

Thiago Neves
Thiago Neves playing for Al-Hilal in 2010
Personal information
Full name Thiago Neves Augusto
Date of birth (1985-02-27) 27 February 1985 (age 39)
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 6 (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
Representing  Brazil
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thiago Neves Augusto (born 27 February 1985), known as Thiago Neves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1]

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.[citation needed] Neves scored a hat-trick against rivals Al-Ittihad which shaped their historic 5–0 victory.

Neves returned to Brazil in 2011, joining Flamengo in January.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6][7] On 19 September 2020 Thiago was presented as a Sport Recife player, but after a year his contract was terminated.[8][9]

International career[edit]

Thiago Neves with Brazil.

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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10][11]
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]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
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

Flamengo

Cruzeiro

Grêmio

Brazil

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tiago Neves" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Fluminense Football Club" (in Portuguese). fluminense.com.br. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Fla supera as barreiras e anuncia Thiago Neves nesta terça" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  4. ^ Prudente, Por Edgard Maciel de Sá e Richard Souza Presidente; SP. "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.
  5. ^ Horizonte, Por Marco Antônio AstoniBelo. "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.
  6. ^ "Oficial: Grêmio anuncia contratação do meia Thiago Neves por uma temporada". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Grêmio rescinde o contrato do meia Thiago Neves depois de 14 jogos". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Thiago Neves". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Thiago Neves". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2010–2011". rsssfbrasil.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  13. ^ "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.
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