Thiago Heleno
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Portuguese name|Henrique|Ferreira}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2011}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Thiago Heleno
| image =
| fullname = Thiago Heleno Henrique Ferreira
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|9|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sete Lagoas, Brazil
| height = {{convert|1.87|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = Centre back
| currentclub = Athletico Paranaense
| clubnumber = 44
| youthyears1 = 2004–2005
| youthclubs1 = Cruzeiro
| years1 = 2006–2010
| clubs1 = Cruzeiro
| caps1 = 114
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2010–2016
| clubs2 = Deportivo Maldonado
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2010
| clubs3 = → Corinthians (loan)
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2011–2012
| clubs4 = → Palmeiras (loan)
| caps4 = 57
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2013
| clubs5 = → Criciúma (loan)
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2014–2015
| clubs6 = → Figueirense (loan)
| caps6 = 87
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2016
| clubs7 = → Atlético Paranaense (loan)
| caps7 = 42
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2017–
| clubs8 = Athletico Paranaense
| caps8 = 177
| goals8 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2005
| nationalteam1 = Brazil U17
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2007
| nationalteam2 = Brazil U20
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 23:28, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2006/04/16/ult59u101520.jhtm|title=De virada, São Caetano derrota o Cruzeiro em estréia no ABC|trans-title=In a comeback, São Caetano defeats Cruzeiro in debut at the ABC|publisher=UOL Esporte|language=pt|date=16 April 2006|accessdate=25 December 2015}}
Thiago Heleno scored his first professional goal on 3 June 2006, netting the first in a 2–0 win at Fortaleza.{{cite web|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2006/06/03/ult59u102447.jhtm|title=Cruzeiro vence em Fortaleza e pula para a liderança provisória|trans-title=Cruzeiro wins in Fortaleza and jumps to a provisional leadership|publisher=UOL Esporte|language=pt|date=3 June 2006|accessdate=25 December 2015}} He finished 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.{{cite web|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2010/08/19/corinthians-confirma-acerto-e-thiago-heleno-e-regularizado-na-cbf.jhtm|title=Corinthians confirma acerto e Thiago Heleno é regularizado na CBF|trans-title=Corinthians confirms deal and Thiago Heleno is registered at CBF|publisher=UOL Esporte|language=pt|date=19 August 2010|accessdate=25 December 2015}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/corinthians/noticia/2010/12/thiago-heleno-e-corinthians-os-motivos-de-uma-separacao-amigavel.html|title=Thiago Heleno e Corinthians: os motivos de uma separação amigável|trans-title=Thiago Heleno and Corinthians: the reasons of a friendly separation|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=30 December 2010|accessdate=25 December 2015}} In January 2011 he moved to fierce rival Palmeiras.{{cite web|url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/169661_palmeiras-confirma-thiago-heleno-e-anuncia-lateral-cicinho-ex-santo-andre|title=Palmeiras confirma Thiago Heleno e anuncia lateral Cicinho, ex-Santo André|trans-title=Palmeiras confirms Thiago Heleno and announces full-back Cicinho, ex-Santo André|publisher=ESPN Brasil|language=pt|date=13 January 2011|accessdate=25 December 2015}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://veja.abril.com.br/agencias/ae/esporte/detail/2011-03-26-1812700.shtml|title=Thiago Heleno marca dois, Palmeiras vence e lidera|trans-title=Thiago Heleno scores two, Palmeiras wins and leads|publisher=Veja|language=pt|date=26 March 2011|accessdate=25 December 2015}} He was released in December 2012, after the club's relegation.{{cite web|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/palmeiras/palmeiras-faz-limpa-na-defesa-e-oficializa-mais-4-dispensas,f378f10b1c26b310VgnVCM20000099cceb0aRCRD.html|title=Palmeiras faz limpa na defesa e oficializa mais 4 dispensas|trans-title=Palmeiras does a cleanup at the defense and turns four releases official|publisher=Terra|language=pt|date=3 December 2012|accessdate=25 December 2015}}
In 2013 Thiago Heleno signed for Criciúma, but left the club in July after failing to make a single appearance for the club.{{cite web|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/criciuma/sem-ter-estreado-thiago-heleno-esta-prestes-a-deixar-o-criciuma,346c8edd2b7cf310VgnCLD2000000dc6eb0aRCRD.html|title=Sem ter estreado, Thiago Heleno está prestes a deixar o Criciúma|trans-title=Without debuting, Thiago Heleno is near to leave Criciúma|publisher=Terra|language=pt|date=10 July 2013|accessdate=25 December 2015}} On 15 January 2014 he joined Figueirense,{{cite web|url=http://pop.infoesporte.com.br/noticias/figueirense/mercado/15012014/figueirense-apresenta-zagueiro-thiago-heleno-e-atacante-dudu/|title=Figueirense apresenta zagueiro Thiago Heleno e atacante Dudu|trans-title=Figueirense presents stopper Thiago Heleno and forward Dudu|publisher=INfoesporte|language=pt|date=15 January 2014|accessdate=25 December 2015}} winning promotion from 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
{{updated|17 July 2023}}{{soccerway|thiago-heleno-henrique-ferreira/8974|accessdate=26 December 2015}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Cruzeiro
|2006 |rowspan="5"|Série A |17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2007
|27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2008
|32 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 46 | 2 | ||
| 2009
|16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2010
|4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Subtotal
!96 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 5 | |
| valign="center"|Corinthians
|2010 |Série A |5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | |||||
| rowspan="3"|Palmeiras
|2011 |rowspan="2"|Série A |29 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 50 | 3 | ||
| 2012
|14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Subtotal
!43 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 5 | |
| valign="center"|Criciúma
|2013 |Série A |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Figueirense
|2014 |33 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 48 | 5 | |||
| 2015
|Série A |25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Subtotal
!58 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 93 | 6 | |||
| rowspan="9"|Athletico Paranaense
|2016 |rowspan="8"|Série A |33 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga | 0 | 51 | 5 | ||
| 2017
|28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2018
|20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2019
|16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2020
|29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1Appearance(s) in Supercopa do Brasil | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2021
|28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 51 | 1 | ||
| 2022
|13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2023
|13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Subtotal
!180 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 304 | 17 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!380 | 19 | 99 | 8 | 51 | 4 | 77 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 614 | 34 |
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Honours
=Club=
Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2006, 2008, 2009
Palmeiras
Athletico Paranaense
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2016, 2020, 2023
- Copa Sudamericana: 2018, 2021
=International=
Brazil U17
;Brazil U20
=Individual=
References
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External links
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- {{Soccerway|thiago-heleno-henrique-ferreira/8974}}
{{Clube Atlético Paranaense squad}}
{{2022 South American Team of the Year}}
{{Copa Sudamericana winning captains}}
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Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Category:Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Category:Criciúma Esporte Clube players
Category:Figueirense FC players
Category:Club Athletico Paranaense players
Category:Copa Sudamericana–winning players
Category:Deportivo Maldonado players
Category:Brazil men's youth international footballers