Personal information
Full name	Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento
Date of birth	11 April 1991 (age 22)
Place of birth	San Pietro Vernotico, Italy
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder

Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento (born 11 April 1991), known simply as Thiago, is professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC Barcelona. Thiago was born in San Pietro Vernotico, Italy and grew up in Spain. His father is former Brazilian World Cup winner Mazinho. 

He started at the lower levels of Flamengo and at the age of five, he moved to Spain with his father, and started playing with Galician team Ureca in Nigrán. In 2001 he played with Kelme CF when his father played with Elche CF. He returned to Flamengo aged 10 and, in 2005, once again moved back to Spain, signing with FC Barcelona, where his cousin Patrick was also playing for Barça. 

On 17 May 2009, aged 18 years old, Thiago made his debut with the first team when he came on as a substitute for Eiður Guðjohnsen in the 63rd minute against RCD Mallorca. On 20 February 2010, after coming on as a substitute for Yaya Touré in the 76th minute, Thiago scored his first goal for Barcelona's first team in a 4–0 win against Racing de Santander at the Camp Nou.