Thiago Pitarch

Thiago Pitarch
Personal information
Full name	Thiago Pitarch Pinar
Date of birth	3 August 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth	Fuenlabrada, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Real Madrid Castilla
Number	27
Youth career
2013–2018	Atlético Madrid
2018–2022	Getafe
2022–2023	Leganés
2023–	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
2025–	Real Madrid Castilla
International career‡
2025–	Spain U20
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:45, 17 September 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:45, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

Thiago Pitarch Pinar (born 3 August 2007) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Madrid Castilla.

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]

At Real Madrid, he started playing in the Juvenil C team before making the jump to Juvenil B ahead of the 24/25 season. In January 2025, coach Álvaro Arbeloa promoted him to Juvenil A, where Pitarch became a starter.^[4]

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 has double nationality as his grandfather is originally from Al Hoceima, Morocco.^[3]

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.