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Thiago Borbas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Borbas and the second or maternal family name is Silva.
Thiago Borbas
Personal information
Full name Thiago Nicolás Borbas Silva
Date of birth (2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 (age 23)
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 Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 River Plate Montevideo 84 (28)
2023– Red Bull Bragantino 94 (17)
International career
2023 Uruguay 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025

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

Club career

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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

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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

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Club

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As of 10 August 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate Montevideo 2020 UPD 18 3 — — 2[c] 0 20 3
2021 UPD 30 7 — — — 30 7
2022 UPD 36 18 — 0 0 8[c] 1 44 19
Total 84 28 0 0 0 0 10 1 94 29
Red Bull Bragantino 2023 Série A 33 9 9 2 1 0 7[c] 2 50 13
2024 Série A 21 2 13 3 4 2 14[d] 4 52 11
2025 Série A 9 1 9 0 4 2 — 22 3
Total 63 12 31 5 9 4 21 6 124 27
Career total 147 40 31 5 9 4 31 7 218 56
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. ^ Includes Copa Uruguay, Copa do Brasil
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores; ten appearances, four goals in Copa Sudamericana

International

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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

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.
  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.
  13. ^ a b c "Felipe Carballo obtuvo el premio de mejor jugador del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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  • Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)