Thiago Maia
Full name: Thiago Maia Alencar
Country: Brazil
Date of birth: 13/03/1996 (18 years old)
Place of birth: Boa Vista (Brazil)
Height: 180cm
Youth career: Extremo Norte, São Caetano, FC Santos (since 2011)
Current club: FC Santos
Squad number: —
Current national team: Brazil U-20
Position: defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder
Preferred foot: left
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup (3/0), 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship 2015 (4/0), South American Under-20 Football Championship (5/0)
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Similar type of player: Kevin Strootman
Strengths:
– passing 
– vision
– technique
– ball control
– elegance 
– defensive contribution 
– composure
– teamwork
– intelligence 
Style of play:
– creative box-to-box midfielder/deep-lying playmaker
– likes to play long balls
– very good in combination play
– often uses his creativity to set up goals for other players
– dictates tempo
– excellent range of passing
– likes to charge forward with the ball at his feet
– always demanding the ball
– improves the team’s off the ball movement when in possession
– very confident on the ball
He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-2-3-1.
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Achievements:
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League summary:
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2014: 1 match/0 goals (Santos)
Description:
Thiago Maia started his footballing adventure at a small club by the name of Extremo Norte. In 2010, he moved to Sao Caetano, and a year later to the massive Santos. He made his Campeonato Brasileiro debut on 25 October 2014, replacing fellow youth graduate Serginho in a 1–1 away draw against Chapecoense. Currently his footballing talent is maturing at “Alvinegro Praiano”, around other very talented players such as Gabriel Barbosa, Caju or Jorge Eduardo. Thiago is also a youth international of Brazil. He played at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and Sudamericano U-20 2015, where young “Canarinhos” did not achieve success despite high expectations.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
8/10 
First team material in a top European club.
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