| Thiago Borbas | |
| Full Name: | Thiago Nicolás Borbas Silva |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Red Bull Bragantino |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | Club Zorzal |
| Youthclubs2: | River Plate Montevideo |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | River Plate Montevideo |
| Caps1: | 84 |
| Goals1: | 28 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Red Bull Bragantino |
| Caps2: | 76 |
| Goals2: | 16 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 September 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 20 June 2023 |
Thiago Nicolás Borbas Silva (born 7 April 2002) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian club Red Bull Bragantino and the Uruguay national team.
Borbas started his youth career with Club Zorzal, after which he joined River Plate Montevideo.[1] He made his professional debut for River Plate on 5 September 2020 in a 2–0 league win against Montevideo Wanderers.[2] [3] He scored his first goal on 10 October 2020 in a 2–1 win against Progreso.[4]
On 30 November 2022, Brazilian club Red Bull Bragantino announced the signing of Borbas on a five-year deal until December 2027.[5] [6]
Borbas is a former Uruguay youth international.[7] On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[8] However, he didn't make it to the final squad which was announced three weeks later.[9]
In June 2023, Borbas received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba.[10] 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.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| River Plate Montevideo | 2020 | UPD | 18 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | UPD | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||||
| 2022 | UPD | 36 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 44 | 19 | |||
| Total | 84 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 29 | |||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2023 | Série A | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 13 | |
| 2024 | Série A | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 50 | 11 | ||
| Total | 52 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 100 | 24 | |||
| Career total | 136 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 194 | 53 | |||
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