page_title: Thiago Maia
section_title: International career
hierarchical_section_title: Thiago Maia / International career
caption_attribution_description: Português: Futebol olímpico do Brasil estreia contra África do Sul
context_page_description: Thiago Maia Alencar, known as Thiago Maia, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Brazilian club Flamengo on loan from Lille.
context_section_description: On 26 December 2014, after featuring regularly with the under-17s, Thiago Maia was called up to the Brazil under-20 side, alongside Santos teammates Gabriel and Caju, for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.
  On 29 June 2016 Thiago Maia was called up to Olympic team, alongside Santos teammates Gabriel and Zeca, for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He also became the first athlete from Roraima to appear in the tournament.
caption: Maia taking a shot at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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