Thiago Almada
#16 · Midfielder · age 25
Club
Atlético Madrid
Spain · La Liga
Caps
20
Intl goals
4
77
WC26 rating
high confidence
- Recent form
- 46
- Career peak
- 59
- League level
- 90
- Competition pedigree
- 88
- International pedigree
- 66
- Longevity
- 68
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Career by season
Source: sofascore · fetched 2026-05-29
Almada is Scaloni’s creative substitute — a player who can come on against a tired low block and conjure a moment from a tight space. He’s unlikely to start, but in a group with three opponents likely to sit deep, his game-changing potential off the bench is valuable.
Strengths
- Tight-space dribbling and creative passing
- Left-foot shooting from the edge of the box
- Set-piece delivery
Recent form
Rotation player at Atlético through 2025-26; minutes increased after January.
His 2022 World Cup winner's medal made him the first player to have lifted both the MLS Cup and the World Cup in the same calendar year.