Anderson Talisca: Bio, Age, Salary, Stats, Playing Style, Partner & Net Worth

Anderson Souza Conceição, known as Anderson Talisca or simply Talisca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and forward for the Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Brazil national football team. He was one of the best players in the Saudi Arabian league, having spent most of his career in Asia in particularly in the Chinese Super League and Saudi Pro League, following a spell in Portugal with Benfica and with Besiktas in Turkey.

The player's impactful performance has resulted in the teams he has played for so far winning a few major titles. Talisca biography tells how versatile a player he is. He has appeared in more than 100 matches and scored 76 goals for the Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr. The attacking midfielder has a promising future ahead as he is an intelligent player who can read the game well. Talisca is one of the great asset a team can have.

Talisca Bio

Anderson Souza Conceição was born on February 01, 1994, in Bahia, Brazil. Talisca nationality is Brazilian. He has been called up for the Brazil National Team, but has yet to make his senior debut. Talisca age is now 31. He is a well-experienced player who has learned highly from playing in different leagues. Talisca height is 6 ft 3 in. He has been highly noted for his physical strength. Talisca weight is 80 kg. He might be playing his football halfway across the world, but he has remained firmly rooted in his hometown of Bahia, Brazil. Coming from a humble background, Talisca’s talents have changed his family’s fortunes. They now live in a luxurious mansion.

Talisca Family and Early Life

Anderson Talisca was born to Ivone da Silva and Augusto Carlos. He also has one sibling whose name is Alysson Souza. He was born on the 1st day of February 1994 at Feira de Santana in Bahia, Brazil. Growing up in Feira de Santana, young Talisca had a tough start to life owing to his parents’ separation when he was only five. As a result, the football prodigy grew up with each of his parents at different points in time.

Despite the trials and difficulties of the moment, Talisca held on to his childhood passion for playing football, beginning at the Feira de Santana Children’s Support Foundation (FAMFS), where he was known by the nickname “Doda”. The Talisca family realised his passion for football is so strong.

It is said that Anderson Talisca once tried a new career as a rapper. The soccer Athlete references Justin Bieber, Drake, and Chris Brown as his music role models. Talisca is an ambitious player who loves God and his Family. This is evident in the face of Jesus Christ tattooed on his left forearm. Also, his wife’s face is on his wrist. Above all, he loves giving back. He is renowned for giving $850 thousand of his Benfica signing fee to the Astro Community Sports Association. This was where he took his first major steps in football.

Talisca joined Bahia in 2009 and was their youth graduate. Talisca made his professional debut against Corinthians on 7 July 2013 and scored his first goal in the next match against São Paulo.

On 5 July 2014, after his debut season, Talisca moved to Portuguese champion Benfica for a €4.75 million fee, the highest paid for a Bahia player. In the next season, Talisca scored Benfica’s winning goal in a 2–1 away victory against Zenit Saint Petersburg in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League’s round of 16, to make the aggregate score 3–1.

On 24 August 2016, Talisca joined Turkish club BeÅŸiktaÅŸ on a 2-year loan deal for a €2 million fee for the first season. Talisca signed a contract worth €1.5 million in the first season, plus bonuses.

On 8 June 2018, Talisca was loaned out to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande for half a year, for a transfer fee worth €5.8 million. He made his debut for Guangzhou Evergrande as a starter and scored a hat-trick, including a direct free kick, to help his team win 4–0 over Guizhou Hengfeng in the league on 18 July. Later that year, Benfica announced that Talisca had moved permanently to the Chinese club for a transfer fee of €19.2 million.

Talisca career took a higher step when, on 17 May 2021, reports confirmed Talisca’s move to Saudi Professional League side Al Nassr for a reported transfer fee of $9.5 million. On 16 December 2022, he scored a hat-trick for the club, helping his side to a 4–1 away league victory against Al-Raed. On 7 April 2023, Talisca signed a new three-year contract to keep him at Al-Nassr until 2026. Anderson Talisca’s jersey number is 94.

Fenerbahce and Al-Nassr reached an agreement for the transfer of Anderson Talisca on January 27, 2025. So far, he has appeared in more than 25 matches and scored 14 goals and assisted twice for the Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.

Talisca national team is the Brazil National Football Team. Talisca career summary shows that in late 2014, Talisca was called up by Dunga to the Brazil national team to replace Lucas Moura in the international fixtures against Turkey and Austria. He was called again by coach Tite in March 2018 to take part in the away friendly fixtures against Russia and Germany. He has yet to make his debut for the senior team, however.