Tiago_Emanuel_Ferreira

Tiago Ferreira (footballer, born 1993)

Tiago Ferreira (footballer, born 1993)

Portuguese footballer

Tiago Emanuel Canelas Almeida Ferreira CvIH[2] (born 10 July 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga Portugal 2 club União de Leiria.

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Club career

Porto

Born in Porto, Ferreira played youth football with five clubs in the area, finishing his development with FC Porto after joining at the age of 14. He made his professional debut with the reserves that competed in the second division, his first appearance in the competition being on 12 August 2012 in a 2–2 away draw against C.D. Tondela.[3]

Ferreira played 35 matches and scored one goal[4] in the 2013–14 season to help his team to a final runner-up position in the second tier, but they were ineligible for promotion. In summer 2014, after failing to appear once in competitive games for the main squad, he was released.[5]

Zulte Waregem

On 15 July 2014, free agent Ferreira signed a four-year contract with S.V. Zulte Waregem.[6][7] He made his Belgian Pro League debut on 3 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss at K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen.[8]

União Madeira

Ferreira returned to his country in the 2015 off-season, joining C.F. União on a three-year deal.[9] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 28 November, when he played one minute in a 2–2 away draw against Vitória de Setúbal.[10]

Sparingly played by manager Luís Norton de Matos in his debut campaign, Ferreira also saw his side be relegated.[11] He asked to be released from contract in May 2017 claiming unpaid wages, which led to criticism from club president Filipe Silva.[12]

Universitatea Craiova

On 21 July 2017, Ferreira joined Romanian club CS Universitatea Craiova.[13] He played his first game in the Liga I nine days later, when he featured 77 minutes in a 1–1 away draw with FC Steaua București.[14]

Ferreira was released by mutual consent on 23 April 2020.[15]

MTK

On 11 June 2020, Ferreira agreed to a contract at MTK Budapest FC of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[16] He scored his only goal on 29 April 2021, in a 1–3 home defeat against Fehérvár FC.[17]

After struggling to find a place in the team under coaches Vaszilisz Teodoru and Gábor Márton, Ferreira severed is ties in January 2022.[18][19]

Later career

Subsequently, Ferreira represented in quick succession Tractor SC (Persian Gulf Pro League),[20] FK Kukësi (Albanian Kategoria Superiore),[21] C.D. Trofense[22] and U.D. Leiria (Portuguese second division).[23][24]

International career

Ferreira earned 84 caps for Portugal at youth level.[25] He appeared in two FIFA World Cup tournaments with the under-20 team, helping them to finish second in the 2011 edition in Colombia.[26][27]

Career statistics

As of 13 October 2023[28]
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  1. Appearance (s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in the Supercupa României

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

Portugal U20

Orders

References

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    "Tiago Ferreira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Presidente Cavaco Silva condecorou selecção nacional de futebol sub-20" [President Cavaco Silva decorated national under-20 football team] (in Portuguese). Arquivo Presidência. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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    "Tondela-FC Porto B, 2–2: Dellatorre evita derrota dos dragões" [Tondela-FC Porto B, 2–2: Dellatorre prevents dragon loss]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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    "Beira-Mar-FC Porto B, 2–3: Dragões operam reviravolta" [Beira-Mar-FC Porto B, 2–3: Dragons come from behind]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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    Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (16 September 2023). ""Tive de fazer mais um ano nos juniores no FC Porto e isso travou um bocado a minha evolução. Eu já estava num patamar que pedia mais"" ["I had to spend an additional year with FC Porto juniors and that thwarted my evolution a little bit. I was already at a level that was asking for more"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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    "Oficial: Tiago Ferreira (ex-FC Porto) no Zulte Waregem" [Official: Tiago Ferreira (ex-FC Porto) at Zulte Waregem] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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    Biggers, Sam (15 July 2014). "Porto sells Tiago Ferreira". Portugal Futbol. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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    "Swingende Dutra legt Zulte Waregem over de knie" [Swinging Dutra puts Waregem over their knee] (in Dutch). Sporza. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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    "Tiago Ferreira é reforço dos insulares" [Tiago Ferreira is an addition to the inslanders]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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    "Sabe a (muito) pouco" [Pretty (bad) taste in mouth]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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    Freitas, José Carlos (30 April 2017). "Norton de Matos: "União da Madeira foi um pesadelo"" [Norton de Matos: "União da Madeira was a nightmare"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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    Fernandes, João Manuel (2 June 2017). "Filipe Silva: "Tiago Ferreira está muito mal aconselhado"" [Filipe Silva: "Tiago Ferreira is as poorly advised as can be"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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    Virtosu, Alexandru (21 July 2017). "Fotbal / Tiago Ferreira și Alex Mitriță, prezentați oficial. Marcel Popescu: Nu ne-am oprit din transferuri" [Football / Tiago Ferreira and Alex Mitriță, officially presented. Marcel Popescu: We have not stopped doing deals]. Gazeta de Sud (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  14. [14]
    Alexandru, Dan (30 July 2017). "Liga 1: Remiza spectaculoasa intre FCSB si CSU Craiova" [League 1: Spectacular draw between FCSB and CSU Craiova] (in Romanian). Ziare. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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    "Mulțumim, Tiago Ferreira!" [Thanks, Tiago Ferreira!] (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  16. [16]
    "Portugál belső védő az első igazolás!" [Portuguese centre-back is the first confirmed!] (in Hungarian). MTK Budapest. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  17. [17]
    "A Fehérvár elrontotta Kanta József búcsúját" [Fehérvár ruined József Kanta's goodbye] (in Hungarian). Index. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  18. [18]
    "OFICIAL: Tiago Ferreira termina ligação ao MTK Budapeste" [OFFICIAL: Tiago Ferreira ends link to MTK Budapest] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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    Dantas, Daniel (11 February 2022). "Tiago Ferreira: "In football, you cannot take anything for granted"". Soccer Hub. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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    "Tractor complete signing of Tiago Ferreira". Tehran Times. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  21. [21]
    "I dalë nga akademia e Porto-s, Kukësi prezanton blerjen e radhës" [From Porto's academy, Kukësi present the next purchase] (in Albanian). Balkan Web. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  22. [22]
    Marques dos Santos, Pedro (27 December 2022). "Tiago Ferreira é reforço do Trofense" [Tiago Ferreira is Trofense addition]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  23. [23]
    Paulo, Joaquim (22 June 2023). "U. Leiria garante defesa Tiago Ferreira" [U. Leiria confirm defender Tiago Ferreira]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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    "Tiago Ferreira continua na II Liga e é reforço da União de Leiria" [Tiago Ferreira remains in II League and is União de Leiria addition] (in Portuguese). OneFootball. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  25. [25]
    Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (20 July 2014). "Tiago Ferreira: «Na Bélgica há muito espaço para os jovens»" [Tiago Ferreira: "In Belgium young players have a lot of room"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  26. [26]
    "Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil". FIFA. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  27. [27]
    Da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (14 January 2021). "Caetano desistiu aos 29 anos. E os outros heróis do Mundial2011 sub20?" [Caetano called it quits at the age of 29. What about the other under20 World Cup2011 heroes?] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  28. [28]
    Tiago Ferreira at Soccerway
  29. [29]
    "Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [Portuguese Honorary Orders] (in Portuguese). President of Portugal. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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