Thiago Andrade

Thiago Andrade
Personal information
Full name Thiago Eduardo de Andrade
Date of birth (2000-10-31) 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 54 (10)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2026

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.

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. He scored his first goal a couple weeks later on 20 January in a 1–0 victory over Athletico Paranaense. 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 10 August 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs[a] National cup[b] Continental Other[c] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bahia 2020 Série A 91———0091
2021 00—10—2[d]030
Total 9100100020121
New York City FC 2021 MLS 21410——1[e]0234
2022 33520315[f]11[g]0447
2023 41—00—0041
Total 5810303151207112
Athletico Paranaense (loan) 2023 Série A 100—204[h]0—160
Shenzhen Peng City (loan) 2024 Chinese Super League 252—21——273
Cerezo Osaka 2025 J1 League 344—31—43418
2026 196—00—00196
2026-27 10—00—0010
Total 5410—3100436114
Career total 1562330113918318730

Honours

New York City

References

  1. ↑ "Atacante Thiago Andrade é anunciado pelo Athletico e enaltece projeto do clube: "Conquistar títulos"" [Striker Thiago Andrade is announced by Athletico and praises the club's project: "Winning titles"]. TV Globo (in Portuguese). 3 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "New York City FC Signs Forward Thiago Andrade from EC Bahia". New York City FC. 10 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Heneage, Kristan (10 April 2021). "Thiago Andrade: 10 things to know". New York City FC.
  4. ↑ "Atacante Thiago tem rescisão com o Bahia publicada no BID" [Striker Thiago has his contract termination with Bahia published in the BID]. Jornal A Tarde (in Portuguese). 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Nisse, Jake (21 July 2021). "Thiago Andrade a silver lining amid bumpy NYCFC stretch". New York Post.
  6. ↑ "Toronto FC acquire Thiago Andrade in trade with San Diego FC". Toronto FC. 11 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "It's official: Thiago joins Athletico Paranaense on loan". Hudson River Blue. 3 April 2023.
  8. ↑ Lewis, Michael (3 April 2023). "Loan Arranger: NYCFC's Thiago Andrade joins Brazilian club". Front Row Soccer.
  9. ↑ "Após fim do empréstimo, Thiago Andrade não tem contrato renovado e deixa o Athletico-PR" [After the end of the loan, Thiago Andrade's contract is not renewed and he leaves Athletico-PR]. Bahia Notícias (in Portuguese). 22 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Thiago loaned to Shenzhen Peng City FC". Hudson River Blue. 8 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "New York City FC Loans Forward Thiago Andrade to Shenzhen Peng City FC". New York City FC. 8 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "San Diego FC pick Thiago Andrade in 2024 Expansion Draft". Hudson River Blue. 11 December 2024.
  13. ↑ Lewis, Michael (12 December 2024). "From Coast to Coast: San Diego selects NYCFC's Andrade, who then is dealt to Toronto". Front Row Soccer.
  14. ↑ Davidson, Neil (11 December 2024). "Toronto FC acquires Brazilian winger Andrade in expansion draft deal". TSN.
  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
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