Thiago Almada
Argentine footballer (born 2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thiago Ezequiel Almada (born 26 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United and the Argentina national team.
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Full name | Thiago Ezequiel Almada[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlanta United | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2018 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2022 | Vélez Sarsfield | 45 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Atlanta United | 67 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Argentina U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Argentina | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023 |
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Almada was a member of the Argentina team that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup, making history by becoming the first active MLS player to win the tournament.