Thiago Cionek Explained

Thiago Cionek
Fullname:Thiago Rangel Cionek[1]
Birth Date:21 April 1986
Birth Place:Curitiba, Brazil
Height:1.84 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Avellino
Clubnumber:26
Youthclubs1:Vila Hauer EC
Years1:2005–2006
Clubs1:Cuiabá
Clubs2:Bragança
Years2:2006–2007
Caps2:2
Goals2:1
Years3:2007–2008
Clubs3:CRB
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:2008–2012
Clubs4:Jagiellonia Białystok
Caps4:91
Goals4:3
Years5:2012–2014
Clubs5:Padova
Caps5:31
Goals5:0
Years6:2013–2014
Clubs6:Modena (loan)
Caps6:33
Goals6:1
Years7:2014–2016
Clubs7:Modena
Caps7:51
Goals7:1
Years8:2016–2018
Clubs8:Palermo
Caps8:50
Goals8:1
Years9:2018–2020
Clubs9:SPAL
Caps9:74
Goals9:1
Years10:2020–2023
Clubs10:Reggina
Caps10:88
Goals10:1
Years11:2023–
Clubs11:Avellino
Caps11:30
Goals11:1
Nationalyears1:2014–2018
Nationalteam1:Poland
Nationalcaps1:21
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:22:31, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Thiago Rangel Cionek (pronounced as /pl/, pronounced as /pt-BR/; born 21 April 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian club Avellino. Born in Brazil, he played for the Poland national team.

Club career

Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Cionek began his career with local Cuiabá Esporte Clube. He moved to Europe for a brief spell at Portugal's GD Bragança before returning to Brazil with Clube de Regatas Brasil.In 2008, Cionek went back to Europe, playing four seasons with Jagiellonia Białystok in his ancestral Poland. The team won the 2009–10 Polish Cup and the 2010 Polish SuperCup.

He then had a year in the Italian Serie B with Padova Calcio, before signing for another club from the same division, Modena FC on 2 September 2013.[2] On 11 January 2016, he joined his third Italian club, US Città di Palermo of Serie A.[3] Two years later, with his contract due to expire at the end of the season, he was sold to SPAL of the same league on a 2-year contract.[4]

On 28 September 2020, he signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Reggina.[5]

On 9 August 2023, Serie C side Avellino announced the signing of Cionek on a two-year contract.[6]

International career

While having been born and raised in Curitiba, Brazil, Cionek's family is of Polish descent and he therefore applied for Polish citizenship, which he received in October 2011. Cionek made his international debut for the Poland national team on 13 May 2014, starting in a goalless friendly draw against Germany in Hamburg.[7] Cionek then was called up by Poland's national team to play in the 2016 European Championship in France.

In May 2018 he was named in Poland's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[8] On 19 June in Poland's initial World Cup match against Senegal, Cionek scored an own goal that opened a 2–1 loss.[9]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jagiellonia Białystok2008–09Ekstraklasa12171192
2009–10Ekstraklasa27150321
2010–11Ekstraklasa2104010260
2011–12Ekstraklasa2911020321
2012–13Ekstraklasa200020
Total913171301114
Padova2012–13Serie B30000300
2013–14Serie B102030
Total31020330
Modena2013–14Serie B33100331
2014–15Serie B36130391
2015–16Serie B15020170
Total84250892
Palermo2015–16Serie A500050
2016–17Serie A29010300
2017–18Serie B16120181
Total50130531
SPAL2017–18Serie A15100151
2018–19Serie A31020330
2019–20Serie A28021301
Total74141782
Reggina2020–21Serie B29110301
2021–22Serie B27010280
2022–23Serie B32010330
Total88130911
Avellino2023–24Serie C30110311
Career total44893523048611

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland201420
201520
201660
201760
201850
Total210

Honours

Jagiellonia Białystok

2009–10

2010

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland . FIFA . 22 . 15 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191206135930/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF . 6 December 2019.
  2. News: THIAGO RANGEL CIONEK AL MODENA, FILIPPO CARINI AL PADOVA. THIAGO RANGEL CIONEK TO MODENA, FILIPPO CARINI TO PADOVA. 15 January 2016. Modena FC. 2 September 2013. it. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091424/http://www.modenafc.net/news/dal-campo/item/686-thiago-rangel-cionek-al-modena-filippo-carini-al-padova. 22 December 2015.
  3. News: Calciomercato Palermo, dal Modena preso Cionek. Palermo transfer market, Cionek taken from Modena. 15 January 2016. Tuttosport. 11 January 2016. it.
  4. News: Official: Cionek signs for SPAL . 22 February 2019 . Football Italia . 13 January 2018.
  5. Reggina. THIAGO CIONEK È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO. 28 September 2020. it.
  6. INGAGGIATO IL CALCIATORE THIAGO CIONEK. Avellino. 9 August 2023. it. 9 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Germany 0-0 Poland. European Football. 13 October 2014.
  8. Web site: World Cup 2018: Poland announce preliminary 35-man squad . 15 May 2018 . 20 June 2018 . Talksport.
  9. News: Fletcher . Paul . 19 June 2018 . World Cup 2018: Senegal capitalise on poor defending in 2-1 win over Poland . . . . 27 January 2020.