Thiago Maia

Maia's current-season form is level with last season (Season 30→30), while his Rating eased 41→31. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Internacional · 17th	16	0	2	6.71	31	30
2025/26	Internacional · 16th	31	2	1	6.94	41	30
2024/25	Internacional · 5th	27	2	4	7.02	56	35
2024/25	Flamengo	1	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Flamengo · 4th	32	0	0	6.66	61	18
2022/23	Flamengo · 5th	24	0	0	6.87	62	15

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Brazil · international

Side	Apps	G
Brazil U23	3	0
Brazil U20	5	0
Brazil U17	8	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Thiago Maia is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Internacional, rated 40.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (58.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maia.

On the season, Maia graded 30 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.283 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 30 → 30). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41. At 29 Maia is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25

40.9

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

29.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

58.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.28

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Internacional finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.28

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 58.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 40.9 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %58.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.09

Assists / 900.045

Goal contribution / 900.135

Defensive actions / 903.283

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.135

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~23), then tapers with age. At 29, Maia sits on 12.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Maia's projected Rating — 40.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles32

Interceptions34

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€4M total transfer fees · 5 moves

InternacionalJul 2024 – now

Internacional(on loan)Mar 2024 – Jul 2024

FlamengoJan 2022 – Mar 2024€ 4M

Flamengo(on loan)Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

LilleJul 2017 – Jan 2020

Santosuntil Jul 2017

About Thiago Maia

Thiago Maia Alencar is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for Internacional, born on March 23, 1997 in Boa Vista, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Internacional currently sit 17th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, Thiago Maia has made 16 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 564 minutes, averaging a 6.55 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the Serie A and the Copa Do Brasil.

When Thiago Maia plays, Internacional's record this season is 5W-5D-7L — and his match ratings average 6.85 at home against 6.56 on the road.

Recent matches

October 16, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Mirassol (82 minutes, 6.43 rating)
October 11, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Gremio (69 minutes, 6.17 rating)
October 7, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Corinthians (65 minutes, 7.03 rating)
September 20, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Sao Paulo (45 minutes, 6.82 rating)
September 6, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Santos (62 minutes, 1 assist, 6.7 rating)
September 3, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Gremio (71 minutes, 5.82 rating)
August 30, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Bahia (50 minutes, 1 assist, 6.5 rating)
May 23, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Vitoria (12 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 9, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Coritiba (9 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 3, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Fluminense (25 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Thiago Maia's next match is on November 4, 2026, when Internacional face Coritiba at home in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Thiago Maia at 40.9 with a Season form score of 29.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 21 career titles — among them the Gaúcho 1 and the CONMEBOL Libertadores. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, Thiago Maia has totalled 302 club appearances with 7 goals and 12 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 34 appearances for Lille.

Thiago Maia's career has also included time at Flamengo, Lille and Santos.

On the international stage, Thiago Maia has represented Brazil U23, Brazil U20, Brazil U17 — 16 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Internacional finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Watch points