Thiago Andrade

Thiago Eduardo de Andrade (born 31 October 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Japanese club Cerezo Osaka in the J1 League.

Early life Born in Araras, Andrade began his youth career at Fluminense. He later joined Portuguese club Portimonense for six months, before returning to Brazil to join Bahia. He was the top scorer in the Brazil U20 Cup in 2020, earning a call-up to the first team the following year.

Club career Andrade made his professional debut for Bahia on 6 January 2021 against Grêmio, starting in a 2–1 defeat. He scored his first goal a couple weeks later on 20 January in a 1–0 victory over Athletico Paranaense. In April 2021, he agreed to a mutual termination of his contract with the club.

In April 2021, Andrade joined Major League Soccer club New York City FC on a contract through 2024, with an option for 2025. In April 2023, Andrade was loaned to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Athletico Paranaense on a season-long loan deal with a purchase option. At the end of the year, Athletico Paranaense opted to decline the purchase option and he returned to New York City. In February 2024, he was sent on a season-long loan to Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Peng City.

In December 2024, Andrade was selected by San Diego FC in the 2024 MLS Expansion Draft, before immediately being traded to Toronto FC in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft and $250,000 in conditional General Allocation Money. However, he instead chose to transfer to Japanese J1 League club Cerezo Osaka.

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Honours New York City MLS Cup: 2021 Campeones Cup: 2022