page_title: Thiago Alcântara
hierarchical_section_title: Thiago Alcântara
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context_page_description: Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento, simply known as Thiago, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Spain national team.
  Born in Italy to Brazilian parents, his father being former footballer and World Cup champion Mazinho who played for Lecce in Serie A at the time of Thiago's birth, he joined Barcelona aged 14, and made his first team debut in 2009. After winning honours including four La Liga titles, the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup for Barcelona, he was signed by Bayern for €25 million in 2013. At Bayern, he has won 16 trophies, including the Bundesliga in each of his first seven seasons and the UEFA Champions League in 2020 as part of a continental treble.
  After helping Spain to European Championships at under-19 and under-21 levels, he made his full international debut in 2011. He was part of the provisional squad for Spain in the 2014 World Cup but withdrew due to a knee injury. Thiago was selected for UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
context_section_description: Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento (born 11 April 1991), simply known as Thiago (Spanish: [ˈtjaɣo]; Portuguese: [tʃiˈaɡu]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Spain national team.
  Born in Italy to Brazilian parents, his father being former footballer and World Cup champion Mazinho who played for Lecce in Serie A at the time of Thiago's birth, he joined Barcelona aged 14, and made his first team debut in 2009. After winning honours including four La Liga titles, the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup for Barcelona, he was signed by Bayern for €25 million in 2013. At Bayern, he has won 16 trophies, including the Bundesliga in each of his first seven seasons and the UEFA Champions League in 2020 as part of a continental treble.
  After helping Spain to European Championships at under-19 and under-21 levels, he made his full international debut in 2011. He was part of the provisional squad for Spain in the 2014 World Cup but withdrew due to a knee injury. Thiago was selected for UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
caption: Thiago with Spain in 2019
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