Thiago Motta

Italian-Brazilian association football player and manager

Thiago Motta (born 28 August 1982) is a Brazilian football player. He plays for Internazionale Milano.

Thiago Motta
Personal information
Full name Thiago Motta[1]
Date of birth (1982-08-28) 28 August 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Juventus (head coach)
Youth career
1997–1999 Juventus-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Barcelona B 84 (12)
2001–2007 Barcelona 96 (6)
2007–2008 Atlético Madrid 6 (0)
2008–2009 Genoa 27 (6)
2009–2012 Inter Milan 55 (11)
2012–2018 Paris Saint-Germain 166 (8)
Total 434 (43)
National team
2003 Brazil 2 (0)
2011–2016 Italy 30 (1)
Teams managed
2018–2019 Paris Saint-Germain U19
2019 Genoa
2021–2022 Spezia
2022–2024 Bologna
2024– Juventus
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2003 United States–Mexico
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2012 Poland–Ukraine
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona 2001–02 La Liga 18 1 0 0 7[c] 0 25 1
2002–03 21 3 0 0 13[c] 2 34 5
2003–04 20 1 0 0 5[d] 1 25 2
2004–05 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2005–06 15 1 0 0 7[c] 0 0 0 22 1
2006–07 14 0 2 0 7[e] 0 2[f] 0 25 0
Total 96 6 2 0 39 3 2 0 139 9
Atlético Madrid 2007–08 La Liga 6 0 0 0 2[d] 0 8 0
Genoa 2008–09 Serie A 27 6 0 0 27 6
Inter Milan 2009–10 Serie A 26 4 5 0 8[c] 0 1[g] 0 40 4
2010–11 19 4 3 0 5[c] 1 2[h] 0 29 5
2011–12 10 3 1 0 2[c] 0 1[g] 0 14 3
Total 55 11 9 0 15 1 4 0 83 12
Paris Saint-Germain 2011–12 Ligue 1 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
2012–13 12 1 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 15 1
2013–14 32 3 2 1 3 0 9[c] 2 1[i] 0 47 6
2014–15 27 0 2 0 2 0 6[c] 0 1[i] 0 38 0
2015–16 32 1 3 0 1 0 9[c] 0 1[i] 0 46 1
2016–17 30 0 4 1 2 0 5[c] 0 1[i] 0 42 1
2017–18 19 1 4 0 0 0 4[c] 0 1[i] 0 28 1
Total 166 8 18 2 8 0 35 2 5 0 232 12
Career total 350 31 29 2 8 0 91 6 11 0 489 39
  1. Includes Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, and Coupe de France
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 All appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 4.0 4.1 All appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  6. All appearances in Supercopa de España
  7. 7.0 7.1 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  8. All appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[5][6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2003 2 0
Total 2 0
Italy 2011 6 1
2012 7 0
2013 5 0
2014 5 0
2015 0 0
2016 7 0
Total 30 1
Career total 32 1
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Motta goal.
List of international goals scored by Thiago Motta
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 25 March 2011 Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia   Slovenia 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [7]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 28 September 2024
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Genoa[8]   22 October 2019 28 December 2019 10 2 3 5 11 17 −6 020.00
Spezia   8 July 2021 29 June 2022 40 11 6 23 44 74 −30 027.50
Bologna   12 September 2022 24 May 2024 76 35 24 17 107 74 33 046.05
Juventus   1 July 2024 Present 7 4 3 0 12 1 11 057.14
Career totals 133 52 36 45 174 166 8 039.10

Honours

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Player

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Barcelona[9]

Inter Milan[10][9]

Paris Saint-Germain[9]

Brazil

Italy

Individual

Manager

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Individual

References

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  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Thiago Motta". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. Thiago Motta at ESPN FC
  4. "Thiago Motta". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. "Seleção brasileira restritiva (Brazilian national restrictive team) 2000–2003". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  6. "Thiago Motta". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  7. "Motta makes his mark for Italy in Slovenia". UEFA. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  8. "Genoa CFC: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Thiago Motta – Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  10. "Thiago Motta". Inter Milan. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  11. "Paris Saint-Germain set record with fourth straight Coupe De France crown". Goal. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  12. Atkin, John (1 July 2012). "Spain overpower exhausted Italy to win UEFA EURO 2012 final". UEFA. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  13. "Gran Galà del Calcio 2011: Rizzoli premiato miglior arbitro" [Great Calcio Gala 2011: Rizzoli named best referee] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  14. "Ibrahimovic named Player of Year". Ligue 1. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  15. "Thiago Motta Coach of the Month for January". Serie A. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  16. "Thiago Motta Coach of the Month for February". Serie A. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  17. "Thiago Motta Philadelphia Coach of the Month for February". Serie A. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  18. "Thiago Motta Philadelphia Coach of the Month for March". Serie A. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.