lost the starting place, and became the backup of De Angelis and Zigoni. He returned to starting XI again on 7 March 2012, partnering Zigoni. In June 2012 Inter also acquired Thiam outright, as Sassuolo gave up their 50% registration rights of Thiam. On 12 July 2012, Thiam moved to another third level club, South Tyrol (, ). Lanciano and Juventus On 15 July 2013, Thiam joined Serie B club Lanciano on a free transfer. On 30 January 2014, Lanciano signed goalkeeper Laurențiu Brănescu in a co-ownership deal for €250,000 cash plus 50% registration rights of Thiam (50% "card" of Thiam was valued at €1.4 million; 50% "card" of Brănescu was valued €1.65 million). Thiam signed a -year contract with The Old Lady. Thiam spent the rest of the 2013–14 season in Lanciano. He continues in Lanciano in the 2014–2015 season. In June 2015 Juventus signed Thiam outright for another €800,000; on 8 July Lanciano signed Filippo Penna (about €340,000) and Marco Di Benedetto (undisclosed) as compensations. Zulte Waregem (loan) On 26 July 2015, Thiam signed with Zulte Waregem in a temporary deal. The move made Juventus had a signing quota for non-European Union nationals (another quota was from Carlos Tevez), which the club later signed Alex Sandro, who counted as a non-EU. After the loan Thiam returned to Juventus for their pre-season camp. PAOK (loan) On 31 August 2016, Thiam joined PAOK on loan. Empoli (loan) On 13 January 2017, Thiam signed with Empoli in a temporary deal. He scored a goal against A.C. Milan on 23 April 2017, giving Empoli a crucial 3-points for their battle from relegation. He also played in the last round of the season, which Empoli relegated by losing to already relegated Palermo. After the loan, Thiam returned to Turin once again for their pre-season camp. It was reported that he canceled the contract with Juventus in a mutual consent in September 2017. Esteghlal On 6 February 2018, Thiam signed a -year contract with Esteghlal after he passed the medical examination. He was assigned the number 25 shirt to wear in the league, however he chose to wear his favourite number 7 in the AFC Champions League as it was vacant. Thiam made his debut on 8 February in a 3–0 victory against Sepidrood coming on as a substitute for Ali Ghorbani in the 82nd minute. He started his first match for Esteghlal in