![]() Almada during the 2023 MLS All-Star Game | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Thiago Ezequiel Almada[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 26 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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– | Botafogo | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2024 | Argentina U23 | 13 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Argentina | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2024 |
Thiago Ezequiel Almada (born 26 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo 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.