Thiago Cionek

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rangel and the second or paternal family name is Cionek.

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 Italian Serie C Group C club Avellino. Born in Brazil, he played for the Poland national team.

Thiago Cionek

Cionek in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Thiago Rangel Cionek[1]
Date of birth	(1986-04-21) 21 April 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Avellino
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	87	(1)
2023–	Avellino	36	(1)
International career
2014–2018	Poland	21	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

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.

Cionek in 2011

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 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

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

As of match played 22 December 2024^[10][11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jagiellonia Białystok	2008–09	Ekstraklasa	12	1	7[a]	1	—		19	2
	2009–10	Ekstraklasa	27	1	5	0	—		32	1
	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	21	0	4[b]	0	1	0	26	0
	2011–12	Ekstraklasa	29	1	1	0	2	0	32	1
	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		91	3	17	1	3	0	111	4
Padova	2012–13	Serie B	30	0	0	0	—		30	0
	2013–14	Serie B	1	0	2	0	—		3	0
	Total		31	0	2	0	—		33	0
Modena	2013–14	Serie B	33	1	0	0	—		33	1
	2014–15	Serie B	36	1	3	0	—		39	1
	2015–16	Serie B	15	0	2	0	—		17	0
	Total		84	2	5	0	—		89	2
Palermo	2015–16	Serie A	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2016–17	Serie A	29	0	1	0	—		30	0
	2017–18	Serie B	16	1	2	0	—		18	1
	Total		50	1	3	0	—		53	1
SPAL	2017–18	Serie A	15	1	0	0	—		15	1
	2018–19	Serie A	31	0	2	0	—		33	0
	2019–20	Serie A	28	0	2	1	—		30	1
	Total		74	1	4	1	—		78	2
Reggina	2020–21	Serie B	29	1	1	0	—		30	1
	2021–22	Serie B	27	0	1	0	—		28	0
	2022–23	Serie B	32	0	1	0	—		33	0
	Total		88	1	3	0	—		91	1
Avellino	2023–24	Serie C	30	1	1[c]	0	—		31	1
	2024–25	Serie C	6	1	2[c]	0	—		8	1
	Total		36	2	3	0	—		39	2
Career total			454	10	37	2	3	0	494	12

1. Five appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup
2. One appearance in Polish Super Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia Serie C

International

As of 20 November 2018^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Poland	2014	2	0
	2015	2	0
	2016	6	0
	2017	6	0
	2018	5	0
Total		21	0

Honours

Jagiellonia Białystok

• Polish Cup: 2009–10
• Polish Super Cup: 2010

References

1. "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. Thiago Cionek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)

External links

• Thiago Cionek at National-Football-Teams.com
• Thiago Cionek at 90minut.pl (in Polish)