Thaciano

Thaciano

Thaciano as a Grêmio player in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Thaciano Mickael da Silva
Date of birth	(1995-05-12) 12 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Campina Grande, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Santos
Number	16
Youth career
	Porto-PE
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Porto-PE	41	(5)
2015	→ Boa Esporte (loan)	11	(4)
2016–2019	Boa Esporte	36	(11)
2016–2017	→ Santos (loan)	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Grêmio (loan)	26	(3)
2019–2023	Grêmio	80	(8)
2021	→ Bahia (loan)	11	(2)
2021–2022	→ Altay (loan)	28	(3)
2023–2024	Bahia	78	(15)
2025–	Santos	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:02, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Thaciano Mickael da Silva (born 12 May 1995), simply known as Thaciano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos.

Club career

Porto-PE

Born in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Thaciano was a Porto de Caruaru youth graduate. Promoted to the first team in 2013, he made his senior debut on 20 January of that year by starting in a 0–4 Campeonato Pernambucano home loss against Central.

Thaciano was an undisputed for Porto during the 2014 campaign, as his side achieved a place in Série D.

Boa Esporte

On 13 January 2015, after fully recovering from an injury, Thaciano joined Série B side Boa Esporte on loan until the end of the year. ^[1] He made his professional debut on 1 September, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Paraná. ^[2]

Thaciano scored his first goal on 16 October 2015, netting the second in a 2–2 home draw against Sampaio Corrêa. ^[3] He contributed with 11 appearances, scoring four goals, as his side suffered relegation.

Ahead of the 2016 season, Thaciano was bought outright by Boa.

Loan to Santos

On 9 May 2016, Thaciano was loaned to Santos for one year. ^[4] The following January, after appearing with the B-team in the Copa Paulista, he was promoted to the first team by manager Dorival Júnior. ^[5]

2017 season

On 29 June 2017, Thaciano returned to his parent club after an agreement between Santos and Boa Esporte was not reached; he only represented the main squad once, in a friendly against KAC Kénitra. ^[6] On 16 July, he scored a brace for Boa in a 2–2 away draw against Londrina.

Grêmio

On 29 November 2017, after scoring a career-best ten goals, Thaciano agreed to a two-year loan deal with Grêmio, with a buyout clause. ^[7] On 7 May 2019, he was bought outright by the club for a fee of R$ 2 million for 80% of his federative rights, and signed a three-year contract. ^[8]

On 23 November 2020, Thaciano renewed his link with the Tricolor until 2024. ^[9]

Loans to Bahia and Altay

On 1 April 2021, Thaciano was loaned to Bahia until the end of the year. ^[10] On 16 July, however, he moved abroad and joined Süper Lig side Altay also in a temporary deal. ^[11]

Bahia return

On 31 March 2023, Thaciano signed a permanent deal with Bahia until 2025. ^[12] He immediately established himself as a starter, before renewing his contract until 2027 on 21 March 2024. ^[13]

Thaciano finished the 2024 season with 15 goals, also scoring the club's goal number 10,000 back in March. ^[14]

Santos return

On 13 January 2025, Santos announced the return of Thaciano on a permanent four-year contract. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of 23 January 2025 ^[16]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto-PE	2013	Pernambucano	—		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2014	Série D	8	2	24	3	—		—		—		32	5
	2015	Pernambucano	—		4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	Total		8	2	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	5
Boa Esporte	2015	Série B	11	4	—		—		—		—		11	4
	2016	Série C	0	0	9	1	—		—		—		9	1
	2017	Série B	27	10	—		—		—		—		27	10
	Total		38	14	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	15
Santos (loan)	2016	Série A	—		—		—		—		16 [a]	5	16	5
	2017		0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	5	16	5
Grêmio	2018	Série A	17	1	3	0	1	1	6 [b]	0	0	0	27	2
	2019		22	2	5	2	4	0	4 [b]	1	—		35	5
	2020		25	2	7	0	8	1	4 [b]	1	—		44	4
	2021		0	0	3	1	0	0	2 [b]	0	—		5	1
	2022	Série B	13	2	—		—		—		—		13	2
	2023	Série A	0	0	11	1	1	0	—		1 [c]	0	13	1
	Total		77	7	29	4	14	2	16	2	1	0	137	15
Bahia (loan)	2021	Série A	11	2	0	0	3	1	6 [d]	1	6 [e]	1	26	5
Altay (loan)	2021–22	Süper Lig	28	3	—		3	0	—		—		31	3
Bahia	2023	Série A	35	6	—		—		—		—		35	6
	2024		35	7	8	2	8	2	—		9 [e]	4	60	15
	Total		70	13	8	2	8	2	—		9	4	95	21
Santos	2025	Série A	0	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Career total			232	41	82	10	28	5	22	3	32	10	396	69

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearance(s) in Recopa Gaúcha
4. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
5. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Bahia

• Copa do Nordeste: 2021

Grêmio

• Recopa Sudamericana: 2018
• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
• Recopa Gaúcha: 2019, 2023

References

1. "Recuperado de lesão, Thaciano deixa Porto-PE e acerta com o Boa Esporte" [Recovered from injury, Thaciano leaves Porto-PE and signs with Boa Esporte] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
2. "Com gol no fim, Paraná vira e vence o Boa Esporte fora de casa" [With goal in the end, Paraná complete comeback and defeat Boa away from home] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
3. "Boa Esporte e Sampaio fazem duelo acirrado, mas empatam e se complicam na Série B" [Boa Esporte and Sampaio make a tight match, but draw and make their lifes harder in Série B] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
4. "Boa Esporte empresta meia Thaciano para o Santos" [Boa Esporte loan midfielder Thaciano to Santos] (in Portuguese). Boa Esporte Clube. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
5. "Santos FC divulga numeração fixa dos jogadores para Temporada 2017" [Santos FC reveal the players' fixed numbers for the 2017 season] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
6. "Sem acordo, Thaciano não renova com o Santos e volta ao Boa Esporte" [Without agreement, Thaciano does not renew with Santos and returns to Boa Esporte] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
7. "Thaciano é o primeiro reforço para 2018" [Thaciano is the first addition for 2018] (in Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
8. "Grêmio empresta Thonny Anderson ao Athletico e acerta compra de Thaciano" [Grêmio loan Thonny Anderson to Athletico and buy Thaciano outright] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
9. "Grêmio renova com meia Thaciano até 2024" [Grêmio renew with midfielder Thaciano until 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal O Sul. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
10. "Bahia anuncia contratação de Thaciano, emprestado pelo Grêmio" [Bahia announce signing of Thaciano, on loan from Grêmio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
11. "Bahia oficializa transferência de Thaciano para clube da Turquia" [Bahia turn official the transfer of Thaciano to Turkish club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
12. "Bahia anuncia a contratação de Thaciano com vínculo até 2025" [Bahia announce the signing of Thaciano with a link until 2025] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
13. "Destaque do Bahia, Thaciano renova contrato até 2027" [Spotlight of Bahia, Thaciano renews contract until 2027] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
14. "Thaciano entra no top-3 de meio-campistas com mais gols pelo Bahia no século; veja ranking" [Thaciano gets into the top 3 of midfielders with more goals for Bahia in the century; see list] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
15. "Thaciano retorna ao Santos FC e assina contrato até o fim de 2028" [Thaciano returns to Santos FC and signs contract until the end of 2028] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
16. Thaciano at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

External links

• Santos FC profile (in Portuguese)
• Thaciano at Sambafoot