Thiago Alcantara Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Girlfriend, Biography & More

Thiago Alcantara (born April 11, 1991) is an Italian-born Spanish Professional Football Player and Social Media Sensation from San Pietro Vernotico. His full name is Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento. He plays as a central midfielder for the Spanish national team and Bayern Munich (famous German football club).

The footballer is recently in limelight for the news of “Liverpool transfer”^[1]Liverpool as his contract with the current football club Bayern Munich is expiring on June 30, 2021.

FC Bayern Munich was founded in the year, 1900 by 11 football players. Furthermore, it is based in Munich, Bavaria which is one of the most successful football clubs in German history.

They already won 30 national titles and 20 national cups, along with various European honors. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is the current chief of this club.

Thiago joined FC Bayern Munich in 2013 with a deal of four years and made his debut in a 4-2 defeat to rivals Borussia Dortmund. Later, he has helped the club in achieving seven consecutive league titles.

Early Life, Parents, & Siblings

The talented soccer player was born in Italy to rich Brazilian origin parents in 1991. His birthday falls on the 11th of April. Hence, Thiago Alcantara’s age is 29 years old, as of 2020.

Since his father “Mazinho Alcantara” was a famous Brazilian footballer, he lived a celebrity childhood life. During an interview, he said that he was very passionate about football and wanted to be a footballer one day like his dad.

Further, Thiago added that in 1994 his dad won the FIFA World Cup with Brazil which inspired his life and pointed him in the right direction from a very early age.

As per the reports, Mazinho is a former footballer and World Cup champion. At the time of Thiago’s birth he was playing for Lecce in Serie A. His mother “Valéria Alcantara” is also a former Volleyball player who represented her colleges as well as her country.

He was raised by one of the well-respected family along with his one brother Rafinha Alcantara, who is also a footballer of age 26. In addition, the siblings usually accompanied their daddy during his practice and training sessions, and after training, he uses to teach and train them at a very young age.

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Height & Weight

The football star, Thiago Alcantara stands tall with a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.74 meters tall). His estimated body weight is 71kg (156 lbs) with a slim yet athletic build. As a player, he started his training at a very early age.

How tall is Thiago Alcantara? 5 ft 9 in Height and 156 pounds weight

He seems to follow a healthy lifestyle from a very early age. On a daily basis, Alcantara tries to eat 3500 calories at least which gives him enough energy to practice the game.

He is a great fitness icon to many fans and posts videos about how to workout at home. He has a perfectly toned body. His shoe size is 42 Eu, and he is a right-footed football player with black hair and dark brown eyes.

Marriage, Spouse & Girlfriend

The 29-years-old soccer star tries to keep his love life away from any limelight in order to maintain a low key profile. Many paparazzi follow almost every day in order to get a sneak peek in his personal affairs.

Thiago Alcantara Wedding with his wife Julia Vigas on June 27, 2015

Therefore, we came to known that Thiago Alcantara started dating his then-girlfriend “Julia Vigas” in the year 2012. After two years of their romantic relationship, he tied the knot with his lovely spouse on June 27 in the year 2015 in Catalonia, Spain.

When we talk about her career then Julia is a hotel owner. She is not very active on various social media accounts such as Instagram and Twitter.

Thiago Alcantara with his Spouse Julia Vigas, and Children

Through their marriage, the beautiful pair is blessed with a son named Gabriel Alcantara who was born in 2016. On January 10, 2020, the family becomes more joyful after the birth of their daughter named Siena Alcantara.

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Football Career

Since childhood, he never seemed to be much worried about his career as he was crystal clear to follow his father’s footsteps and make a career in football.

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At a very young age of 14, he started his steps into the world of football. On 17 May 2009, the player officially began to play for the youth system of Flamengo and later move to Ureca and at age of 18.

In addition, Thiago made his debut for the first team Barcelona. After winning honors including four La Liga titles, the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup for Barcelona, he left the club in 2013.

Moreover, in the same year, On 14 July 2013, he made a four years contract with the current Football club, Bayern Munich for €25 million he won various titles and trophies and took this club in a very good position.

Alcantara made his international career debut in 2011. In his global career, he holds the 2008 Under-17 European Championship and 2 times Under-21 European Championship.

On 21 December 2013, he scored his first competitive goal for FC Bayern Munich, in the FIFA Club World Cup Final against Morocco, achieving the 2–0 win for the German club.

In the year 2014, he did not play in the World Cup because of his knee injury and withdrew. The sources claimed that in 2016, the champion of the football world got selected for UEFA and in 2018 for the FIFA World Cup.

Again, On 27 August 2015, Thiago signed a new four-year contract with Bayern FC. He continues to play for the same club for many years.

This contract was last extended on Apr 28, 2017, recently, the headlines came for leaving the club, as the contract is ending on June 30, in the year 2021. Thiago Alcantara’s Net worth is $34 million US Dollars (as of 2020).

Some Lesser Known Facts about Thiago Alcantara

• The famous footballer, Thiago is a very creative and technically gifted player.
• He has brilliant dribbling and ball control skills.
• Thiago’s favorite and lucky number is 6.
• He has a great collection of Audi’s, BMW, Sports cars, Ferrari, Honda cars.
• The zodiac sign of the great footballer is Aries which is the first astrological sign in the Zodiac gang. The ruling planet of this air sign is Mars.
• He loves to spend time with his family, and always ready for the tours with family.

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• Being in this club he achieved 4 major titles many times, 6 times Bundesliga titles, 3 times DFB-Pokal titles, 3 DFL-Super cup titles, 1-time FIFA Club World Cup title.
• Furthermore, In 2013, UEFA U-21, he won two achievements Championship Golden Player and Championship Silver Boot.
• Thiago has played at least 1,500 minutes in a top European league.
• The famous footballer is a part of FDP Cluj helping kids charity.
• His spouse turned 30 on February 28, 2020, and posted about it on her Instagram page. Thiago is one year younger than her.