Mosquito (footballer)

Thiago Rodrigues da Silva (born 6 January 1996), commonly known as Mosquito, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Chiangmai United.[1]

For the Brazilian football goalkeeper with the same name, see Thiago Rodrigues da Silva.
Mosquito
Personal information
Full name Thiago Rodrigues da Silva
Date of birth (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chiangmai United
Youth career
2009–2011 Vasco da Gama
2012–2013 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Atlético Paranaense 12 (1)
2015–2017 Deportivo Maldonado 2 (0)
2015 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → Llagostera (loan) 3 (0)
2016 → Atlético Paranaense (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Boavista (loan) 11 (2)
2017–2018 Arsenal de Sarandí 8 (1)
2018 Najran 0 (0)
2019–2020 Boavista 19 (0)
2020–2021 Deportivo Maldonado 23 (1)
2021–2022 Villa Nova 13 (3)
2022–2023 Lampang 23 (5)
2023– Chiangmai United 1 (1)
International career
2010 Brazil U14
2011 Brazil U15 7 (12)
2013 Brazil U17 9 (6)
2014 Brazil U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2022

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, 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 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
  1. Mosquito, de Ciudad de Dios a Punta del Este elobservador.com.uy (Archived)
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "Reinado inicial de Osasuna" [Initial reign of Osasuna] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  12. 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.
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