Thiago Pitarch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago Pitarch Pinar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 2007[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fuenlabrada, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2018–2022 | Getafe | ||
| 2022–2023 | Leganés | ||
| 2023–2026 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Real Madrid C | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Real Madrid B | 14 | (0) |
| 2026– | Real Madrid | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:04, 23 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:12, 28 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Thiago Pitarch Pinar (born 3 August 2007) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Madrid.
Club career
Youth career
Pitarch started his youth career at Atlético Madrid academy, where he spent five years. In 2018, he moved to the Getafe academy where he stayed until 2022. He then moved to Leganés for one season before joining Real Madrid in 2023.[2][3]
Real Madrid
At Real Madrid, he started playing in the Juvenil C team before making the jump to Juvenil B ahead of the 2024–25 season. In January 2025, coach Álvaro Arbeloa promoted him to Juvenil A, where Pitarch became a starter.[4] Later in July 2025, he was promoted to their reserve team.[5] In August 2025, he extended his contract with the club until 2030.[6]
On 17 February 2026, he made his senior debut as a substitute in the stoppage time of 1–0 away win over Benfica in the Champions League.[7]
International career
Born in Spain, Pitarch is of Moroccan descent through his grandfather and is eligible to play for both Spain and Morocco.[8] He played for Spain at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9]
Style of play
Pitarch plays as a midfielder. He is capable of connecting lines, stepping into the area to score goals, and has precise ball distribution in midfield.[2][3]
Personal life
Pitarch was born in Fuenlabrada, Spain and he acquired double nationality Spanish and Moroccan as his father is originally from Al Hoceima.[3].
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid C | 2025–26 | Segunda Federación | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2025–26 | Primera Federación | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Real Madrid | 2025–26 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™ Squad List: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 September 2025. p. 22.
- ^ a b S. Tavero, Fernando (8 August 2025). "La sensación es Thiago Pitarch" [The sensation is Thiago Pitarch]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ a b c Pacheco, Jorge (9 August 2025). "Quién es Thiago Pitarch, la joya de la cantera del Real Madrid que marcó un gol en su debut con Xabi Alonso" [Who is Thiago Pitarch, the jewel of the Real Madrid youth academy who scored a goal on his debut under Xabi Alonso]. El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Tamaral, Silvia (30 July 2025). "El Madrid se frota las manos con Thiago Pitarch" [Madrid rubs its hands with Thiago Pitarch]. MARCA (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Leveridge, Sam (20 August 2025). "Who Is Real Madrid Prodigy Thiago Pitarch?". Forbes.
- ^ "Official: Real Madrid academy gem signs new contract with club". Yahoo! Sports. 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Benfica vs Real Madrid 0-1: Champions League playoff – as it happened". Al Jazeera. 17 February 2026.
- ^ Pacheco, Jorge (9 August 2025). "Quién es Thiago Pitarch, la joya de la cantera del Real Madrid que marcó un gol en su debut con Xabi Alonso". El Español.
- ^ "Estos son los 21 futbolistas que defenderán a España en el Mundial Sub-20 de Chile" [These are the 21 players who will defend Spain in the Under-20 World Cup in Chile]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 17 September 2025.
External links
- Thiago Pitarch at BDFutbol
- Thiago Pitarch at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Thiago Pitarch at the Real Madrid CF website