Thiagus dos Santos


Thiagus Petrus Gonçalves dos Santos is a Brazilian professional handball player for FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team, of which he is the captain. He is known as a defensive specialist.

Career

In 2002, Thiagus Dos Santos came into contact with handball through some friends. From 2004, he played for Olímpico Atlético Clube from his hometown.
In 2006, he joined EC Pinheiros from São Paulo, where he became a part of the senior team a year later. Here, he won three Brazilian championships and the Pan American club Championship.
In 2012, he moved to Europe to join Spanish club Naturhouse La Rioja. His best result here was a second place in the Liga ASOBAL in 2014 and in 2015. Three years later, he joined Hungarian SC Pick Szeged, where he won the Hungarian championship in 2018. The following summer, he returned to Spain to join FC Barcelona, where he won the Spanish league and Cup. He also won the EHF Champions League in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
He won the 2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship with the Brazilian national team. He has represented Brazil at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympics.
In 2025, he was part of the Brazilian team that reached the quarterfinal of the World Championship for the first time, knocking out Sweden, Norway, and Spain.

Achievements

;Individual awards