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Thiago Cionek

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Thiago Cionek
Cionek in 2018
Personal information
Full name Thiago Rangel Cionek[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-21) 21 April 1986 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Cavese
Number 26
Youth career
Vila Hauer EC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Cuiabá
2006–2007 Bragança 2 (1)
2007–2008 CRB 1 (0)
2008–2012 Jagiellonia Białystok 91 (3)
2012–2014 Padova 31 (0)
2013–2014 → Modena (loan) 33 (1)
2014–2016 Modena 51 (1)
2016–2018 Palermo 50 (1)
2018–2020 SPAL 74 (1)
2020–2023 Reggina 88 (1)
2023–2025 Avellino 37 (2)
2025– Cavese 28 (1)
International career
2014–2018 Poland 21 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026

Thiago Rangel Cionek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtjaɡɔ ˈtɕɔnɛk], Brazilian Portuguese: [tʃiˈagu ˈtʃonek(i)]; born 21 April 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C Group C club Cavese. Born in Brazil, he played for the Poland national team.

Club career

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Cionek with Modena in 2015

Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Cionek began his career with local side 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 returned to Europe, playing four seasons with Jagiellonia Białystok in his ancestral Poland. With Jagiellonia Białystok, he won the 2009–10 Polish Cup and the 2010 Polish Super Cup.

He then spent a year in Serie B with Padova, before signing for another club from the same division, Modena, on 2 September 2013.[2] On 11 January 2016, he joined his third Italian club, Palermo of Serie A.[3] Two years later, with his contract was due to expire at the end of the season, he was sold to SPAL of the same league on a 21⁄2-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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 4 April 2026[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jagiellonia Białystok 2008–09 Ekstraklasa 12121—5[b]0192
2009–10 Ekstraklasa 27150——321
2010–11 Ekstraklasa 210301[c]01[d]0260
2011–12 Ekstraklasa 291102[c]0—321
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 2000——20
Total 91311130601114
Padova 2012–13 Serie B 30000——300
2013–14 Serie B 1020——30
Total 31020——330
Modena (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 30100—3[e]0331
Modena 2014–15 Serie B 34130—2[f]0391
2015–16 Serie B 15020——170
Total 81250—30892
Palermo 2015–16 Serie A 5000——50
2016–17 Serie A 29010——300
2017–18 Serie B 16120——181
Total 50130——531
SPAL 2017–18 Serie A 15100——151
2018–19 Serie A 31020——330
2019–20 Serie A 28021——301
Total 74141——782
Reggina 2020–21 Serie B 29110——301
2021–22 Serie B 27010——280
2022–23 Serie B 31010—1[e]0330
Total 87130—10911
Avellino 2023–24 Serie C 271——4[g]0311
2024–25 Serie C 91——3[h]0121
Total 362——70432
Cavese 2025–26 Serie C 281——00281
Career total 478112823017052613
  1. ↑ Includes Polish Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Five appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearances in Serie B relegation play-out
  7. ↑ Three appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs, one appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
  8. ↑ Two appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Supercoppa di Serie C

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland 201420
201520
201660
201760
201850
Total210

Honours

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Jagiellonia Białystok

Avellino

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "THIAGO RANGEL CIONEK AL MODENA, FILIPPO CARINI AL PADOVA" [THIAGO RANGEL CIONEK TO MODENA, FILIPPO CARINI TO PADOVA] (in Italian). Modena FC. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Calciomercato Palermo, dal Modena preso Cionek" [Palermo transfer market, Cionek taken from Modena] (in Italian). Tuttosport. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Official: Cionek signs for SPAL". Football Italia. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "THIAGO CIONEK È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggina. 28 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "INGAGGIATO IL CALCIATORE THIAGO CIONEK" (Press release) (in Italian). Avellino. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Germany 0-0 Poland". European Football. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "World Cup 2018: Poland announce preliminary 35-man squad". Talksport. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Fletcher, Paul (19 June 2018). "World Cup 2018: Senegal capitalise on poor defending in 2-1 win over Poland". BBC Sport. Salford: BBC. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Thiago Cionek at Soccerway
  11. 1 2 Thiago Cionek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  12. ↑ Chlebicki, Przemysław (20 April 2025). "Thiago Cionek i Jan Żuberek z awansem we Włoszech. Ich drużyna wygrała dziesiąty mecz z rzędu". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
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