Thomás Jaguaribe Bedinelli (born 24 February 1993), sometimes known as just Thomás, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as an

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for Série B club Chapecoense.

Career

Thomás' youth football career started with the Brazil club CFZ, then he went to the other hometown club

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. He holds dual-citizenship and an Italian passport beside his Brazilian nationality. In 2006 Thomás arrived Italy to go through a trial period at Italian club

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. After that he entered the youth team of

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Flamengo

Thomás went into Flamengo's youth in 2008. In 2010, he became the champion of Campeonato Carioca de Juvenis with the team in an undefeated season and was the team's top scorer in the competition. In 2011, selected by head coach

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, Thomás entered Flamengo's senior squad, as well as earned his no. 25 jersey. He made his professional debut for Flamengo on 23 July 2011 against

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in Campeonato Brasileiro, and earned 9 appearances for Flamengo in Campeonato Brasileiro. In 2012, he changed his uniform to no. 20 and made 10 appearances in 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro season. On 16 March 2012, Thomás earned his first Copa Libertadores debut against Paraguayan club

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at group stage, started the game and played 78 minutes. He played for Flamengo in 28 professional matches including 19 Campeonato Brasileiro appearances and nine more

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games.

Siena (loan)

On 7 August 2013, Italian football club

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announced that they made an agreement with Flamengo to loan Thomás for one year. He made 12 appearances for Siena in

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, as no. 10 of Siena. Then he came back to Brazil and re-registered into Flamengo's squad on 16 June 2014 but failed to get more opportunities under

Ponte Preta (loan)

On 19 August 2014, Globo reported that

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club Ponte Preta signed Thomás on loan from Flamengo until the end of season. Thomás made a total of 21 appearances for Ponte Preta, including 13 Série B matches in which he scored his only goal against

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and 8

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matches. On 12 May 2015 he ended his loan and was back to Flamengo again.

Seattle Sounders (loan)

On 1 June 2015, the

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club

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announced on their website that Thomás had finished his permanent transfer from Flamengo to the Sounders. Thomás made his debut for the Sounders on 7 June 2015, replacing

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as a substitute on 80th minute during the road game against

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which Sounders lost 0–1. On 15 August 2015 Thomás scored his first goal for the Sounders in their 4–0 win against

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Joinville (loan)

During the 2015 offseason, Thomás was loaned to

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Other Brazilian Clubs

In January 2017 Santa Cruz signed Thomás. On 1 June 2017, Thomás signed a one-year deal with

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club

, and after a year and half he signed as a free transfer with

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club

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Apollon Smyrnis

On 22 June 2018, Thomás signed a three-year deal with

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club

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. On 16 December 2018, Thomás scored the only goal of the game in the 59th minute to clinch a long-awaited three-point haul for

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’ team in a win game against

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, who have now given their fans some hope in what has been a woeful campaign so far. It was the first win for the club in 2018–19 season in an ill-tempered Matchday 14 clash.

Atromitos

On 21 June 2021, Atromitos announced Thomás, having signed a two-year contract with the club.

Gwangju FC

For the 2023 season, Thomás has joined

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of South Korean

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Career statistics

Honours

International

Brazil U-20 * 8 Nations International Tournament:

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References

External links

Thomás Jaguaribe in Brazil: the talent factory 2011

Thomás Jaguaribe Bio Page on Seattle Sounders official website

Thomás Bio Page on the Joinville Esporte Clube official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bedinelli, Thomas 1993 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Serie B players Major League Soccer players Super League Greece players Super League Greece 2 players K League 1 players CR Flamengo footballers Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Siena FC SSD players Seattle Sounders FC players Joinville Esporte Clube players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Sport Club do Recife players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Atromitos F.C. players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Gwangju FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Footballers from Juiz de Fora 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy