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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Lyon (on loan from 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 | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Lyon (loan) | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Argentina U23 | 13 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Argentina | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Thiago Ezequiel Almada (born 26 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Lyon, on loan from 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. He also won the 2024 Copa Libertadores with Botafogo.