Thiago Neves

Thiago Neves

Thiago playing for Al-Hilal in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Thiago Neves Augusto
Date of birth	(1985-02-27) 27 February 1985
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Cruzeiro
Number	30
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–	Cruzeiro	17	(6)
National team‡
2008	Brazil U-23	7	(3)
2008–2012	Brazil	7	(0)
Honours Representing  Brazil Men's Football 2008 Beijing Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 August 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 September 2012

Thiago Neves Augusto (born 27 February 1985 in Curitiba), known as Thiago Neves, is a Brazilian footballer^[1] who plays for Cruzeiro as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

He scored a hat-trick in the home leg of the Copa Libertadores final – Thiago Neves had by then already scored once in the away leg (in Ecuador) — (during the 2008 Copa Libertadores) but ending up on the losing side, as Fluminense drew 5–5 on aggregate with LDU de Quito and were eventually downed in the penalty shootout. Neves was one of the players who missed a penalty.

On 30 August 2008, it was announced that Thiago Neves joined Hamburger SV player 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 rest of them belonged to a third party owner, "D.I.S Esporte e Organização de Eventos LTDA".^[2]

He left the club on 31 January 2009 and joined Al-Hilal for €7 million. Neves scored a hat-trick against the rival team Al-Ittihad which shaped their historic 5–0 victory. In 2012, he signed for Fluminense for the exact fee he was sold and at the end of that season he was crowd champion in Brazil for his new club. On July 2013 he was sold back to Al-Hilal for €6 million.

After four years in the Middle East, Neves returned to Brazil to play for Cruzeiro along his former teammate Rafael Sóbis. Using the number 30, Thiago Neves quickly adapted back to Brazilian football and became a reference in Cruzeiro's midfield.

International career

Neves with Brazil.

He made his international debut in a friendly match against Sweden on 26 March 2008. Later that year, he was called up to be part of the Brazil U-23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He scored two goals in the second match of the group stage over New Zealand national under-23 football team in a 3–0 win. Brazil finished third.

Career statistics

International

As of 15 November 2012.^[5]

National team Club Season Apps Goals Brazil Fluminense 2008 1 0 Flamengo 2011 1 0 Fluminense 2012 4 0 Total 6 0

International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 2008 1. 26 April 2008 London, England  Sweden 1–0 0 Friendly 2011 2. 7 June 2011 São Paulo, Brazil  Romania 1–0 0 Friendly 2012 3. 19 September 2012 Goiânia, Brazil  Argentina 2–1 0 2012 Superclásico de las Américas

Honours

References

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External links

• Thiago Neves at TheFinalBall.com
• Thiago Neves at kicker.de (in German)
• Football Lineups Profile
• Thiago Neves at Soccerway