Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thiago Eduardo de Andrade | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 2000 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Bahia | 9 | (1) |
2021–2024 | New York City FC | 58 | (10) |
2023 | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2024 | → Shenzhen 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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs [a] | National cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bahia | 2020 | Série A | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
2021 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
New York City FC | 2021 | MLS | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
2022 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 [e] | 1 | 1 [f] | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
2023 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
Total | 58 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 12 | ||
Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 [g] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Shenzhen Peng City (loan) | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 22 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
Career total | 99 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 123 | 16 |
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