Thiago Almada

BIOGRAPHY

Thiago Almada was born April 26, 2001, in Ciudadela, Argentina. He is a midfielder in Major League Soccer.

Almada made his official debut for Atlanta wearing the number 8, in a pre-season match versus Mexican outfit C.D. Guadalajara during Atlanta's pre-season tour of Mexico. Atlanta would end up losing the match 3–0. Almada made his MLS debut against expansion team Charlotte FC as a substitute, in Atlanta's win against them, 2-1. Almada had 18 touches in 34 minutes, he said that "I wanted to be here,” “I wanted to get to know everybody. It worked out well in the end. I’m here. I’m ready to fight for everything that we have to fight for.” Shortly after the Charlotte FC game, Almada scored his first ever MLS goal in a 3-3 draw vs CF Montreal. The goal would end up winning the MLS' Goal of The Week contest for Matchday 4.

Almada played for the Argentina U20 squad in 2019 and the Argentina U-23 squad in 2021. His debut in the Argentina national football team came on 23 September 2022, in Miami, during a friendly match against Honduras. Almada was officially called up to the 2022 Argentinian World Cup squad to replace injured Joaquín Correa only five days before Argentina’s first game of the tournament. He was a member of the squad that ultimately won the tournament, becoming the first active MLS player to win a World Cup.