Thiago Almada
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Almada with Lyon in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thiago Ezequiel Almada | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2018 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Vélez Sarsfield | 45 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Atlanta United | 77 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Botafogo | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Lyon (loan) | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Atlético Madrid | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Argentina U23 | 13 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Argentina | 12 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Thiago Ezequiel Almada (born 26 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team.
Almada was a member of the Argentina team that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup, making history by becoming the first active Major League Soccer (MLS) player to win the tournament, and is regarded as one of the best MLS players of all time. He also won the 2024 Copa Libertadores and the Brazilian Série A with Botafogo.