Thiago Amaral

Thiago Eduardo do Amaral (born 25 January 1992), commonly known as Thiago Amaral, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indonesian Liga 1 club Persipura Jayapura.[1]

Not to be confused with Tiago Amaral.
Thiago Amaral
Amaral playing for Barito Putera in 2016
Personal information
Full name Thiago Eduardo do Amaral
Date of birth (1992-01-25) 25 January 1992
Place of birth São Bento do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Persipura Jayapura
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2007 Grêmio
2007–2008 Figueirense
2008–2011 Coritiba
2011 Avaí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Avaí 1 (0)
2013 Legião 4 (0)
2013 Juventus-SC 6 (2)
2014 VOCEM 12 (4)
2014 Operário 0 (0)
2015 Sloga Ljubuški 15 (9)
2016 Salalah 10 (0)
2016 Barito Putera 11 (1)
2017 Espirito Santo 5 (0)
2017 Tripoli 11 (4)
2017–2018 Zeravani 16 (12)
2018–2019 Erbil 10 (6)
2019 Bourj 2 (1)
2020– Persipura Jayapura 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2019

Club career

Youth career

Born and raised in São Bento do Sul, Brazil, Thiago began his footballing career in 2006 with the U-15 team of Brazilian top side, Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as Grêmio. In 2007, he moved to Florianópolis where he signed a long-term contract with Figueirense FC and played there until in 2012 when he moved to Florianópolis's Avaí FC.

Brazil

Thiago began his professional footballing career in 2012 with Coritiba-based, Corinthians Alagoano club, J. Malucelli Futebol.

In January 2013, he moved to Brasília, the capital of Brazil where he signed a short-term contract with Legião FC club. He made 4 appearances in the 2013 Campeonato Brasiliense. He then moved to Jaraguá do Sul where he signed a short-term contract with Grêmio Esportivo Juventus club. He scored 2 goals in 6 appearances in the 2013 Copa Santa Catarina.[2]

In 2014, he moved to São Paulo where he signed a short-term contract with VOCEM club. He scored 4 goals in 12 appearances in the 2014 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. Later in the same year, he moved to Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso where he trained with the first team of Operário Futebol Clube.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

He first moved out of Brazil in 2015 to Europe and more accurately to Bosnia and Herzegovina where he signed a one-year contract with NK Sloga Ljubuški club. He scored 9 goals in 15 appearances in the 2015 Druga Druga Liga

Oman

On 17 January 2016, he signed a one-year contract with Oman Professional League side, Salalah SC on a six-month contract.[3] He made his Oman Professional League debut on 22 January 2016 in a 1-1 draw against 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup runners-up, Sur SC.[4]

Indonesia
Thiago Amaral - PS Barito Putera 2016

In September 2016, he left for Indonesia and signed a one-year contract for Indonesia Soccer Championship A side, PS Barito Putera.[5]

Lebanon

He moved to Lebanon in September 2017 where on 7 September he signed a one-year contract with Lebanese Premier League side Tripoli SC. He made his Lebanese Premier League debut and scored his first goal in the competition on 17 September 2017 in a 5-1 loss against Al-Ansar SC.[6]

Iraq
Thiago Amaral - Erbil SC

In January 2018, he received a good proposal to play in the Kurdistan Premier League representing Zeravani SC. He made an impact, helping the team raise the champion's cup and being the league's top scorer, scoring 10 goals in 10 official games.

Soon after finishing the league season, he joined Erbil SC and made history, raising the team to the elite of Iraqi football, also winning the golden ball of the Kurdistan Premier League.

Return to Lebanon

Amaral returned to Lebanon in 2019, signing for newly promoted side Bourj FC.[7]

Return to Indonesia

Since the last time in Indonesia in 2016, Amaral returned to Indonesia in 2020, On January 21, he signed a year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 side Persipura Jayapura. [8]

References
  1. "Thiago Amaral". SOCCERWAY.
  2. "Juventus, de Jaraguá do Sul, começa preparação para a Copa Santa Catarina". anoticia.
  3. "تياجو أمارال أولـى صفقات نادي صلالـة الشتويـة". azamn.com.
  4. "SALALAH VS. SUR 1 - 1". SOCCERWAY.
  5. "Barito Putera Akhirnya Thiago Amaral Jadi Pemain Asing Terakhir yang Direkrut Barito". BanjarmasinPost.
  6. "TRIPOLI SC VS. AL ANSAR 1 - 5". SOCCERWAY.
  7. Haroun, Ali (2019-09-17). "ميركاتو لبناني كبير استعدادا لموسم 2019-2020". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  8. "Persipura resmi umumkan 24 pemain untuk liga 1, ada sylvano comvalius" (in Indonesian). indosport.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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