Thiago Fernandes Rodrigues (born 13 March 2001), sometimes known as just Thiago or Thiaguinho, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Houston Dynamo, on loan from Flamengo.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Thiago Fernandes Rodrigues | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Houston Dynamo (on loan from Flamengo) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018 | Náutico | ||
| 2020 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Náutico | 29 | (7) |
| 2020– | Flamengo | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Náutico (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Houston Dynamo (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Houston Dynamo 2 (loan) | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:29, 20 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2020 | |||
Born in the Pina neighborhood of southern Recife, Thiago Fernandes was rejected from trials with Sport Recife and Palmeiras before being signed by Náutico of Recife.[1]
Thiago Fernandes made his professional debut for Náutico on 15 January 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 loss to Fortaleza in a Copa do Nordeste match.[2] On 16 February he scored his first goal for Náutico in a 4–2 win over Flamengo de Arcoverde in a Campeonato Pernambucano match.[2] 2019 saw Thiago emerge as a starter for Náutico at the age of 18, primarily playing as a right-winger.[3] He finished the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C season as Náutico's second-leading goal scorer with 5 goals in 17 appearances.[4] Thiago helped Náutico finish as Série C champions and earned promotion to Série B. Náutico also finished runners-up in the 2019 Campeonato Pernambucano (where Thiago earned recognition as the league "Revelação," or "Best Newcomer") and reached the semi-finals of the Copa do Nordeste.[4][5]
On 12 December 2019, Náutico announced Thiago Fernandes' transfer to Série A club Flamengo for an undisclosed fee.[3] Náutico maintained an 18% sell-on fee.[3]
On 7 May 2020, after playing for the Flamengo under-20 team and failing to make a first team appearance, Flamengo loaned Thiago Fernandes back to Náutico for the remainder of the season to get first team minutes.[6][7] On 19 July, in his first game back for Náutico, Thiago scored in a 2–1 win over Salgueiro in a Campeonato Pernambucano match.[8] He did not replicate his form from his previous stint with Náutico, scoring once and recording one assist in 15 appearances across all competitions.[8] On 5 November, Flamengo and Náutico agreed to end the loan early, with Thiago returning to the Flamengo U-20s for the remainder of 2020.[9]
On 2 March 2021 Thiago made his debut for the Flamengo first team in a Campeonato Carioca match, a 1–0 win over Nova Iguaçu.[10] He made his Série A debut on 6 December, coming off the bench in a 1–0 loss to Santos.[10] Thiago ended the season with 7 first team appearances, 2 in Série A, where Flamengo finished in 2nd place, and 5 in the Campeonato Carioca, helping Flamengo win the state league title.[10] He primarily played with the under-20 team throughout the season.[10]
During the 2022 season, he played twice in the Campeonato Carioca before being loaned to Houston.[11]
On 21 March 2022, Thiago was loaned to Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo for the remainder of the 2022 season as a U-22 Initiative signing, with Houston having an option to make the deal permanent.[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Náutico | 2019 | Série C | 17 | 5 | 12[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 39 | 8 | |
| Náutico (loan) | 2020 | Série B | 12 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 55 | 9 | ||
| Flamengo | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !9 | 0 | ||
| Houston Dynamo (loan) | 2022 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 64 | 9 | ||
Houston Dynamo FC – current squad | |
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