Thiago Rodrigues da Silva (born 6 January 1996), commonly known as Mosquito, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 2 club Nakhon Si United.[1]
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Mosquito joined Vasco da Gama's youth setup in 2009, but left the club in 2011 due to unpaid wages.[2] On 4 May 2012 he agreed a deal with São Paulo,[3] but the deal was declared void only five days later.[4]
Mosquito joined Atlético Paranaense on 29 October 2012,[5] but was not allowed to play until February of the following year.[2] He made his senior debut on 2 February 2014, starting and scoring his side's only in a 1–2 away loss against Rio Branco for the Campeonato Paranaense championship;[6] it was his maiden appearance of the competition.
Mosquito made his Série A debut on 20 April 2014, playing the last 16 minutes of a 1–0 home win against Grêmio.[7] He scored his first professional goal on the 27th, netting his side's first of a 2–2 away draw against Vitória.[8]
On 20 February 2015, after being released by Furacão,[citation needed] Mosquito returned to his first club Vasco, signing a short-term deal.[9] He was excluded from the first team in July, after only appearing in two matches.[10]
On 14 August 2015 Mosquito moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a loan deal[citation needed] with Spanish Segunda División side UE Llagostera. He made his debut for the club on 22 August, replacing Chumbi in a 0–2 home loss against CA Osasuna.[11]
Arsenal de Sarandí
Mosquito signed a two-year contract with Arsenal de Sarandí in mid-2017.[12]
Honours
- Brazil U20
References
- ^ Mosquito, de Ciudad de Dios a Punta del Este elobservador.com.uy (Archived)
- ^ a b "Acordo libera Mosquito sem ônus para o Atlético" [Agreement releases Mosquito to Atlético with no costs] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Mosquito deixa o Vasco e acerta com o São Paulo" [Mosquito leaves Vasco and signs with São Paulo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "São Paulo desiste de Mosquito e vínculo com Macaé é descoberto" [São Paulo gives up of Mosquito and link with Macaé is discovered] (in Portuguese). Diário Lance!. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Alvo de polêmica, jovem Mosquito fica no Atlético-PR até o fim de 2013" [Target of controversy, young Mosquito stays in Atlético-PR until the end of 2013] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Atlético-PR de Petkovic perde para o Rio Branco e amarga a vice-lanterna" [Petkovic's Atlético-PR loses to Rio Branco and bitters the second-bottom place] (in Portuguese). IG Esporte. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Atlético-PR marca, segura pressão do Grêmio e vence no Orlando Scarpelli" [Atlético-PR scores, holds off Grêmio's pressure and wins at Orlando Scarpelli] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Vitória é vítima da própria armadilha e cede empate ao Atlético-PR: 2 a 2" [Vitória falls into their own trap and gives draw to Atlético-PR: 2–2] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Após ofertas e baixa de pedida, Mosquito acerta retorno ao Vasco" [After offers and lowering wages, Mosquito agrees returns to Vasco] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Mosquito deve deixar o Vasco depois de apenas 85 minutos em campo" [Mosquito may leave Vasco after only 85 minutes on the field] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Reinado inicial de Osasuna" [Initial reign of Osasuna] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Andrade, Por Juan; Frio, Cabo (12 September 2017). "Ex-Vasco, Mosquito vai parar na Argentina a convite do filho de Julio Grondona". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro.
External links
- Atlético Paranaense profile (in Portuguese)
- Mosquito at BDFutbol
- Mosquito at Soccerway
