Thiago Augusto Fernandes (born 20 May 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Al-Riffa. Born in Brazil, Augusto represents the

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internationally.

Club career

Thiago Augusto started playing football in

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, then to Maringá Futebol Clube and

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, all in his home country,

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Manama Club

He was then transferred to Manama Club in Bahrain.

Felda United

In April 2015, Thiago Augusto was transferred to

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. He plays under the squad number 49. He has played 10 matches and scored 13 goals. Thiago was the topscorer for the club during 2015 season. He have a sharp finishing, great individual skill and great header. Coupling with

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often intimidating opponent. Just before the 2016 season kicked off, Thiago suffered a lengthy injury that sidelined him from then Felda United head coach

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's squad, although the club still kept Thiago under contract. But when the mid-season transfer window opened, Irfan decided against listing him in the competitions squad to avoid disrupting the already-established team dynamics, and loaned him out to

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. Despite helping Kedah lift the

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title at the end of the season, Thiago was not retained by either Kedah or Felda, and briefly rejoined his other former club

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Kedah

In July 2016, he was loaned out to

from

Felda United Felda United Football Club was a Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang, owned by the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA).

. His arrival saw another

player, Ahmad Fakri Saarani moved to

Felda United Felda United Football Club was a Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang, owned by the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA).

for the remaining campaign of the

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2016 season, in an exchange deal between the two football teams. This move saw Thiago teamed up with his compatriot,

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. He made his debut also marked with his debut goal on 13 July 2016 against

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, the winning goal in a 4–3 result.

Felda United

In June 2017, Thiago return to Malaysian football as he re-signed to

Felda United Felda United Football Club was a Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang, owned by the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA).

for a second stint as replacement for the underperforming Argentine Gastón Cellerino, having played for them from 2015 to 2016.

Manama Club

He rejoined his former Bahraini club

at 2019 after Felda United not extend his contract in 2018.

Al Muharraq

He transferred to

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in July 2019.

International career

Thiago Augusto had represented Brazil U20 team, but was not included in the final squad of the

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, where Brazil emerged champions and qualified for the

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, He was also not included for the latter tournament.

Bahrain national team

On 23 November 2019, Helio Sousa, Bahrain's national team manager, announced that Augusto will join the national team for the

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. He was subsequently naturalized granting him Bahraini citizenship. His debut for Bahrain was in the tournament playing against

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making him the first Brazilian player to represent Bahrain in the national team. He scored his first two international goals against

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in a 4–2 win, advancing Bahrain to the semi-finals of the tournament. Bahrain eventually won the Gulf Cup for the first time after a 1–0 win over

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in the final.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Kedah FA

: Winners (1):

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Felda United

: Third place (1):

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: Winners (1):

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Country

Bahrain

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: Winners (1):

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thiago Augusto 1990 births Living people Footballers from Joinville Bahraini men's footballers Bahrain men's international footballers Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazilian emigrants to Bahrain Men's association football forwards FELDA United F.C. players Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players Naturalized citizens of Bahrain Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Al-Muharraq SC players Bahraini Premier League players Al Bataeh Club players UAE First Division League players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen