Thiago Augusto Fernandes (born 20 May 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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. Born in Brazil, Augusto represents the

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internationally.

Club career

Thiago Augusto started playing football in Grêmio de Esportes Maringá, then to Maringá Futebol Clube and Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube, all in his home country, Brazil.

Manama Club

He was then transferred to Manama Club in Bahrain.

Felda United

In April 2015, Thiago Augusto was transferred to Felda United in Malaysia. He plays under the squad number 49. He has played 10 matches and scored 13 goals. Thiago was the topscorer for the club during 2015 season. He have a sharp finishing, great individual skill and great header. Coupling with

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often intimidating opponent. Just before the 2016 season kicked off, Thiago suffered a lengthy injury that sidelined him from then Felda United head coach

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's squad, although the club still kept Thiago under contract. But when the mid-season transfer window opened, Irfan decided against listing him in the competitions squad to avoid disrupting the already-established team dynamics, and loaned him out to Kedah. Despite helping Kedah lift the

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title at the end of the season, Thiago was not retained by either Kedah or Felda, and briefly rejoined his other former club Manama.

Kedah

In July 2016, he was loaned out to Kedah from Felda United. His arrival saw another Kedah player,

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moved to Felda United for the remaining campaign of the Malaysia Super League 2016 season, in an exchange deal between the two football teams. This move saw Thiago teamed up with his compatriot,

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. He made his debut also marked with his debut goal on 13 July 2016 against Sarawak in Malaysian Cup, the winning goal in a 4–3 result.

Felda United

In June 2017, Thiago return to Malaysian football as he re-signed to Felda United for a second stint as replacement for the underperforming Argentine Gastón Cellerino, having played for them from 2015 to 2016.

Manama Club

He rejoined his former Bahraini club Manama at 2019 after Felda United not extend his contract in 2018.

Al Muharraq

He transferred to

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in July 2019.

International career

Thiago Augusto had represented Brazil U20 team, but was not included in the final squad of the

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, where Brazil emerged champions and qualified for the

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, He was also not included for the latter tournament.

Bahrain national team

On 23 November 2019,

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, Bahrain's national team manager, announced that Augusto will join the national team for the

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. He was subsequently naturalized granting him Bahraini citizenship. His debut for Bahrain was in the tournament playing against Oman making him the first Brazilian player to represent Bahrain in the national team. He scored his first two international goals against Kuwait in a 4–2 win, advancing Bahrain to the semi-finals of the tournament. Bahrain eventually won the Gulf Cup for the first time after a 1–0 win over Saudi Arabia in the final.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Kedah FA

: Winners (1):

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Felda United

* Malaysia Super League : Third place (1):

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* Malaysia Premier League : Winners (1):

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Country

Bahrain

Arabian Gulf Cup The Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي, ''Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi''), often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nat ...

: Winners (1):

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Augusto, Thiago 1990 births Living people People from Joinville Bahraini footballers Bahrain international footballers Brazilian footballers Brazil youth international footballers Brazilian emigrants to Bahrain Association football forwards Felda United F.C. players Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players Naturalized citizens of Bahrain Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Al-Muharraq SC players Bahraini Premier League players Al Bataeh Club players UAE First Division League players Sportspeople from Santa Catarina (state)