Player Details

Name

Thiago dos Santos

Pronunciation

Thee-AH-go San-tose

Height

5' 11"

Weight

172 lbs

Date of Birth

9.5.1989 (34)

Birthplace

Curitiba, Parana Brazil

Position

Midfielder

Position Detail

Defensive Midfielder

Preferred Side

Centre

Roster Category

Senior

Player Category

International
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Matt Hedges, Ryan Hollingshead and Thiago Santos Feature in MLS Team of the Week

Matt Hedges, Ryan Hollingshead and Thiago Santos Feature in MLS Team of the Week

FRISCO, Texas - TheFC Dallas trio of Matt Hedges, Ryan Hollingshead and Thiago Santos have all been named to MLS's Team of the Week for their impressive contributions in Dallas' 1-0 victory over Nashville SC Wednesday night at Nissan Stadium. As usual, Hedges anchored Dallas' defense to great effect and
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FC Dallas Midfielder Thiago Santos Included in MLS' First Team of the Week for 2020

FC Dallas Midfielder Thiago Santos Included in MLS' First Team of the Week for 2020
For Tanner Tessmann, Saturday's Win Against Philadelphia Union Saw His Dream Come True

For Tanner Tessmann, Saturday's Win Against Philadelphia Union Saw His Dream Come True
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Career Summary

Acquired

FC Dallas has acquired midfielder Thiago Santos from Palmeiras on a permanent transfer using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) on December 5, 2019.

Languages Spoken: Portugese

Professional

2020: Thiago played 20 matches (started 19) and recorded 1623 minutes in the year. First ever MLS assist came on March 7 vs. Montreal Impact. Appeared in the MLS TOTW on three different occasions. The first two were on the bench for Week 1 & 2, and for Week 23 he appeared in the starting lineup.

Spent five seasons in the Brazilian first division, Campeonato Brasileiro, competing for Palmeiras since 2015. He has also played for América-MG from 2014-2015. Santos has six goals in 180 appearances for the Brazilian club and was a critical part of Palmeiras’ 2016 and 2018 Brazilian Championship titles.

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