# Thaciano

Thaciano Mickael da Silva (born 12 May 1995), simply known as Thaciano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos.

## Club career
### Porto-PE

Born in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Thaciano was a Porto de Caruaru youth graduate. Promoted to the first team in 2013, he made his senior debut on 20 January of that year by starting in a 0–4 Campeonato Pernambucano home loss against Central.
Thaciano was an undisputed for Porto during the 2014 campaign, as his side achieved a place in Série D.

### Boa Esporte

On 13 January 2015, after fully recovering from an injury, Thaciano joined Série B side Boa Esporte on loan until the end of the year. He made his professional debut on 1 September, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Paraná.
Thaciano scored his first goal on 16 October 2015, netting the second in a 2–2 home draw against Sampaio Corrêa. He contributed with 11 appearances, scoring four goals, as his side suffered relegation.
Ahead of the 2016 season, Thaciano was bought outright by Boa.

#### Loan to Santos

On 9 May 2016, Thaciano was loaned to Santos for one year. The following January, after appearing with the B-team in the Copa Paulista, he was promoted to the first team by manager Dorival Júnior.

#### 2017 season

On 29 June 2017, Thaciano returned to his parent club after an agreement between Santos and Boa Esporte was not reached; he only represented the main squad once, in a friendly against KAC Kénitra. On 16 July, he scored a brace for Boa in a 2–2 away draw against Londrina.

### Grêmio

On 29 November 2017, after scoring a career-best ten goals, Thaciano agreed to a two-year loan deal with Grêmio, with a buyout clause. On 7 May 2019, he was bought outright by the club for a fee of R$ 2 million for 80% of his federative rights, and signed a three-year contract.
On 23 November 2020, Thaciano renewed his link with the Tricolor until 2024.

#### Loans to Bahia and Altay

On 1 April 2021, Thaciano was loaned to Bahia until the end of the year. On 16 July, however, he moved abroad and joined Süper Lig side Altay also in a temporary deal.

### Bahia return

On 31 March 2023, Thaciano signed a permanent deal with Bahia until 2025. He immediately established himself as a starter, before renewing his contract until 2027 on 21 March 2024.
Thaciano finished the 2024 season with 15 goals, also scoring the club's goal number 10,000 back in March.

### Santos return

On 13 January 2025, Santos announced the return of Thaciano on a permanent four-year contract. He scored his first goal for the club on 16 February, netting the side's second in a 3–1 Campeonato Paulista home win over Água Santa.

## Career statistics

    As of 4 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Porto-PE | 2013 | Pernambucano | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Porto-PE | 2014 | Série D | 8 | 2 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 |
| Porto-PE | 2015 | Pernambucano | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Porto-PE | Total | Total | 8 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 |
| Boa Esporte | 2015 | Série B | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 |
| Boa Esporte | 2016 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Boa Esporte | 2017 | Série B | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 10 |
| Boa Esporte | Total | Total | 38 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15 |
| Santos (loan) | 2016 | Série A | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | 16 | 5 |
| Santos (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Santos (loan) | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 5 |
| Grêmio | 2018 | Série A | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Grêmio | 2019 | Série A | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 5 |
| Grêmio | 2020 | Série A | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 4 |
| Grêmio | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Grêmio | 2022 | Série B | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Grêmio | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Grêmio | Total | Total | 77 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 15 |
| Bahia (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| Altay (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 28 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| Bahia | 2023 | Série A | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 6 |
| Bahia | 2024 | Série A | 35 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 60 | 15 |
| Bahia | Total | Total | 70 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 95 | 21 |
| Santos | 2025 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 232 | 41 | 89 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 403 | 71 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Recopa Gaúcha
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

## Honours

Bahia
* Copa do Nordeste: 2021
Grêmio
* Recopa Sudamericana: 2018
* Campeonato Gaúcho: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
* Recopa Gaúcha: 2019, 2023