Thiago Borbas

Thiago Borbas
Personal information
Full name	Thiago Nicolás Borbas Silva
Date of birth	7 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Red Bull Bragantino
Number	18
Youth career
	Club Zorzal
	River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2022	River Plate Montevideo
2023–	Red Bull Bragantino
International career‡
2023–	Uruguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Thiago Nicolás Borbas Silva (born 7 April 2002) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian club Red Bull Bragantino and the Uruguay national team.^[1]

Club career

Borbas started his youth career with Club Zorzal, after which he joined River Plate Montevideo.^[2] He made his professional debut for River Plate on 5 September 2020 in a 2–0 league win against Montevideo Wanderers.^[3]^[4] He scored his first goal on 10 October 2020 in a 2–1 win against Progreso.^[5]

On 30 November 2022, Brazilian club Red Bull Bragantino announced the signing of Borbas on a five-year deal until December 2027.^[6]^[7]

International career

Borbas is a former Uruguay youth international.^[8] On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[9] However, he didn't make it to the final squad which was announced three weeks later.^[10]

In June 2023, Borbas received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba.^[11] He made his debut on 14 June by coming on as a 59th minute substitute for Matías Arezo in a 4–1 win against Nicaragua.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 August 2024^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate Montevideo	2020	UPD	18	3	—		2^[a]	0	—		20	3
	2021	UPD	30	7	—		—		—		30	7
	2022	UPD	36	18	0	0	8^[a]	1	—		44	19
	Total		84	28	0	0	10	1	0	0	94	29
Red Bull Bragantino	2023	Série A	33	9	1	0	7^[a]	2	9^[b]	2	50	13
	2024	Série A	19	2	4	2	14^[c]	4	13^[b]	3	50	11
	Total		52	11	5	2	21	6	22	5	100	24
Career total			136	39	5	2	31	7	22	5	194	53

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
^ ^a ^b Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores; ten appearances, four goals in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 20 June 2023^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay	2023	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Individual

Uruguayan Primera División Young Player of the Year: 2022^[13]
Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2022^[13]
Uruguayan Primera División top scorer: 2022^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Thiago Borbas at Soccerway
^ "Thiago Borbas, el goleador de River que enfrentará a su ídolo Luis Suárez". 17 September 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Wanderers vs. River Plate - 5 September 2020". Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Debutantes de la 10a fecha del Torneo Apertura 2020". 8 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Progreso vs. River Plate - 10 October 2020". Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ "URUGUAIO THIAGO BORBAS É O PRIMEIRO REFORÇO DO RED BULL BRAGANTINO PARA 2023" (in Portuguese). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ "Thiago Borbas se despidió de River Plate y será nuevo jugador de Red Bull Bragantino" (in Spanish). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ "Este lunes vuelve a entrenar la sub-20". Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ "Se confirmó la lista de convocados para la Copa Mundial de Catar 2022". 10 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ "Siguen sumándose futbolistas convocados a los entrenamientos". 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ "Selección: Uruguay derrotó 4-1 a Nicaragua en el Estadio Centenario abriendo la era Bielsa". 14 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Felipe Carballo obtuvo el premio de mejor jugador del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

External links

Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)

[CoS-13] Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

[CPau-14] Appearances in Campeonato Paulista

[15] Four appearances in Copa Libertadores; ten appearances, four goals in Copa Sudamericana

[soccerway-1] Thiago Borbas at Soccerway

[2] "Thiago Borbas, el goleador de River que enfrentará a su ídolo Luis Suárez". 17 September 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[3] "Wanderers vs. River Plate - 5 September 2020". Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[4] "Debutantes de la 10a fecha del Torneo Apertura 2020". 8 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[5] "Progreso vs. River Plate - 10 October 2020". Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[rbb-6] "URUGUAIO THIAGO BORBAS É O PRIMEIRO REFORÇO DO RED BULL BRAGANTINO PARA 2023" (in Portuguese). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[7] "Thiago Borbas se despidió de River Plate y será nuevo jugador de Red Bull Bragantino" (in Spanish). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[8] "Este lunes vuelve a entrenar la sub-20". Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[9] "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[10] "Se confirmó la lista de convocados para la Copa Mundial de Catar 2022". 10 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[11] "Siguen sumándose futbolistas convocados a los entrenamientos". 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[12] "Selección: Uruguay derrotó 4-1 a Nicaragua en el Estadio Centenario abriendo la era Bielsa". 14 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[auf2022-16] "Felipe Carballo obtuvo el premio de mejor jugador del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

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