Brazilian footballer
Thiago Heleno Henrique Ferreira (born 17 September 1988), known as Thiago Heleno , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Athletico Paranaense as a central defender .
Club career
Born in Sete Lagoas , Minas Gerais , Thiago Heleno was a Cruzeiro youth graduate. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 16 April 2006, coming on as a second-half substitute for injured Moisés in a 1–2 away loss against São Caetano .[ 1]
Thiago Heleno scored his first professional goal on 3 June 2006, netting the first in a 2–0 win at Fortaleza .[ 2] the year with 17 appearances, losing his recently gained first-choice status in September.
Thiago Heleno appeared regularly for Raposa in the following years, being an undisputed starter in 2008 . In August 2010 he was sold to ghost club Deportivo Maldonado , being subsequently loaned to fellow top league club Corinthians .[ 3]
Thiago Heleno appeared in only five league matches (scoring in a 3–4 home loss against Atlético Goianiense ), and was released at the end of the season.[ 4] Palmeiras .[ 5]
On 26 March 2011, Thiago Heleno scored a double in a 3–0 Campeonato Paulista home win against Bragantino , which granted his team's qualification to the following round.[ 6] [ 7]
In 2013 Thiago Heleno signed for Criciúma , but left the club in July after failing to make a single appearance for the club.[ 8] Figueirense ,[ 9] Série B in his first season .
International career
Thiago Heleno represented Brazil at under-17 and under-20 levels , winning the 2005 South American Under 17 Football Championship with the former and the 2007 South American Youth Championship with the latter.
Career statistics
As of 17 July 2023 [ 10]
Club
Season
League
State League
Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Cruzeiro
2006
Série A
17
1
0
0
0
0
1[ a]
0
—
18
1
2007
27
0
4
1
2
0
2[ a]
1
—
35
2
2008
32
0
7
1
0
0
7[ b]
1
—
46
2
2009
16
0
6
0
0
0
8[ b]
0
—
30
0
2010
4
0
6
0
0
0
9[ b]
0
—
19
0
Subtotal
96
1
17
2
2
0
27
2
0
0
142
5
Corinthians
2010
Série A
5
1
—
—
—
—
5
1
Palmeiras
2011
Série A
29
0
14
3
5
0
2[ a]
0
—
50
3
2012
14
1
0
0
4
1
2[ a]
0
—
20
2
Subtotal
43
1
14
3
9
1
4
0
0
0
70
5
Criciúma
2013
Série A
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
—
0
0
Figueirense
2014
Série B
33
2
13
2
2
1
—
—
48
5
2015
Série A
25
0
16
0
4
1
—
—
45
1
Subtotal
58
2
29
2
6
2
—
—
93
6
Athletico Paranaense
2016
Série A
33
4
9
1
7
0
—
2[ c]
0
51
5
2017
28
4
4
0
2
0
9[ b]
1
—
43
5
2018
20
2
0
0
7
1
7[ a]
0
—
34
3
2019
16
1
0
0
0
0
4[ b]
0
—
20
1
2020
29
2
7
0
1
0
6[ b]
0
1[ d]
0
44
2
2021
28
1
4
0
9
0
10[ a]
0
—
51
1
2022
13
0
4
0
2
0
5[ b]
0
2[ e]
0
26
0
2023
13
0
11
0
6
0
5[ b]
0
—
35
0
Subtotal
180
14
39
1
34
1
46
1
5
0
304
17
Career total
380
19
99
8
51
4
77
3
5
0
614
34
Honours
Club
Cruzeiro
Palmeiras
Athletico Paranaense
International
Brazil U17
Brazil U20
Individual
References
^ "De virada, São Caetano derrota o Cruzeiro em estréia no ABC" [In a comeback, São Caetano defeats Cruzeiro in debut at the ABC] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte . April 16, 2006. Retrieved December 25, 2015 .^ "Cruzeiro vence em Fortaleza e pula para a liderança provisória" [Cruzeiro wins in Fortaleza and jumps to a provisional leadership] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. June 3, 2006. Retrieved December 25, 2015 .^ "Corinthians confirma acerto e Thiago Heleno é regularizado na CBF" [Corinthians confirms deal and Thiago Heleno is registered at CBF] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. August 19, 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2015 .^ "Thiago Heleno e Corinthians: os motivos de uma separação amigável" [Thiago Heleno and Corinthians: the reasons of a friendly separation] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte . December 30, 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2015 .^ "Palmeiras confirma Thiago Heleno e anuncia lateral Cicinho, ex-Santo André" [Palmeiras confirms Thiago Heleno and announces full-back Cicinho, ex-Santo André] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil . January 13, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2015 .^ "Thiago Heleno marca dois, Palmeiras vence e lidera" [Thiago Heleno scores two, Palmeiras wins and leads] (in Portuguese). Veja . March 26, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2015 .^ "Palmeiras faz limpa na defesa e oficializa mais 4 dispensas" [Palmeiras does a cleanup at the defense and turns four releases official] (in Portuguese). Terra. December 3, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2015 .^ "Sem ter estreado, Thiago Heleno está prestes a deixar o Criciúma" [Without debuting, Thiago Heleno is near to leave Criciúma] (in Portuguese). Terra. July 10, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2015 .^ "Figueirense apresenta zagueiro Thiago Heleno e atacante Dudu" [Figueirense presents stopper Thiago Heleno and forward Dudu] (in Portuguese). INfoesporte. January 15, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2015 .^ Thiago Heleno at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2015.^ "(FOTO) El 11 ideal de la Copa Libertadores 2022" . OneFootball (in Spanish). October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022 .
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