Thiago Andrade

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Thiago Andrade
Personal information
Full name Thiago Eduardo de Andrade
Date of birth (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Araras, Brazil
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cerezo Osaka
Youth career
–2019 Fluminense
2019 Portimonense
2019–2021 Bahia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Bahia 9 (1)
2021–2024 New York City FC 58 (10)
2023Athletico Paranaense (loan) 10 (0)
2024Shenzhen Peng City (loan) 22 (2)
2025– Cerezo Osaka 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:36, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Thiago Eduardo de Andrade (born 31 October 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Japanese club Cerezo Osaka in the J1 League.

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Early life

Born in Araras, Andrade began his youth career at Fluminense. [1] He later joined Portuguese club Portimonense for six months, before returning to Brazil to join Bahia. [2] He was the top scorer in the Brazil U20 Cup in 2020, earning a call-up to the first team the following year. [3]

Club career

Andrade made his professional debut for Bahia on 6 January 2021 against Grêmio, starting in a 2–1 defeat.[ citation needed ] He scored his first goal a couple weeks later on 20 January in a 1–0 victory over Athletico Paranaense.[ citation needed ] In April 2021, he agreed to a mutual termination of his contract with the club. [4]

In April 2021, Andrade joined Major League Soccer club New York City FC on a contract through 2024, with an option for 2025. [2] He made his debut for the club on 19 June 2021, scoring his first goal in the match. [5] [6] In April 2023, Andrade was loaned to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Athletico Paranaense on a season-long loan deal with a purchase option. [7] [8] At the end of the year, Athletico Paranaense opted to decline the purchase option and he returned to New York City. [9] In February 2024, he was sent on a season-long loan to Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Peng City. [10] [11]

In December 2024, Andrade was selected by San Diego FC in the 2024 MLS Expansion Draft, [12] before immediately being traded to Toronto FC in exchange for a first round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft and $250,000 in conditional General Allocation Money. [13] [14] However, he instead chose to transfer to Japanese J1 League club Cerezo Osaka. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 September 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffs [a] National cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bahia 2020 Série A 910091
2021 00102 [c] 030
Total9100100020121
New York City FC 2021 MLS 214101 [d] 0234
2022 33520315 [e] 11 [f] 0447
2023 41000041
Total5810303151207112
Athletico Paranaense (loan) 2023 Série A100204 [g] 0160
Shenzhen Peng City (loan) 2024 Chinese Super League 22221243
Career total99133082914012316

Honours

New York City

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References

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  10. "Thiago loaned to Shenzhen Peng City FC". Hudson River Blue. 8 February 2024.
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  15. "チアゴ アンドラーデ選手 トロントFCより完全移籍加入について" [Thiago Andrade joins on a permanent transfer from Toronto FC]. Cerezo Osaka (in Japanese). 13 January 2025.
  16. Thiago Andrade at Soccerway