Thiago Andrade
Brazilian footballer (born 2000)
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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 | 23 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:36, 26 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
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]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
- Includes MLS Cup playoffs
- Includes Copa do Brasil, U.S. Open Cup, Chinese FA Cup
- Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance in Leagues Cup
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearance in Campeones Cup
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
Honours
New York City