Thiago Eduardo de Andrade (born 31 October 2000) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Japanese club

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in the

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Early life

Born in

Araras Araras () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the interior of São Paulo (state), State of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 135,506 as of the 2020 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE estimate. Etymology ...

, Andrade began his youth career at

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. He later joined Portuguese club

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for six months, before returning to Brazil to join

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. He was the top scorer in the Brazil U20 Cup in 2020, earning a call-up to the first team the following year.

Club career

Andrade made his professional debut for

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 Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...

. In April 2021, he agreed to a mutual termination of his contract with the club. In April 2021, Andrade joined

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club

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on a contract through 2024, with an option for 2025. He made his debut for the club on 19 June 2021, scoring his first goal in the match. In April 2023, Andrade was loaned to

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club

on a season-long loan deal with a purchase option. At the end of the year, Athletico Paranaense opted to decline the purchase option and he returned to New York City. In February 2024, he was sent on a season-long loan to

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club Shenzhen Peng City. In December 2024, Andrade was selected by

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in the

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, before immediately being traded to

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in exchange for a first round pick in the

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and $250,000 in conditional General Allocation Money. However, he instead chose to transfer to Japanese

club

Career statistics

Honours

New York City *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrade, Thiago 2000 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Esporte Clube Bahia players New York City FC players Club Athletico Paranaense players Shenzhen Peng City F.C. players Cerezo Osaka players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Major League Soccer players Chinese Super League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Footballers from Araras 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen