Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɣu dʒɐˈlɔ]; 9 April 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Porto, on loan from Serie A club Juventus, and the Portugal national team.
 Djaló with Lille in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 April 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Porto (on loan from Juventus) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Metralhas | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Damaiense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Sporting CP B | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Lille | 78 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Juventus | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Porto (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Portugal U21 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Portugal | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:29, 11 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:45, 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editSporting CP
editDjaló was born in Amadora, Lisbon metropolitan area to Bissau-Guinean parents, and he joined Sporting CP's academy in 2013 from Sport Futebol Damaiense.[2] On 24 February 2018, still a junior, he made his professional debut in the LigaPro with their reserves, playing 74 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Académica de Coimbra.[3]
On 11 April 2018, Djaló scored his first goal in the second division, closing the 1–1 home draw with Famalicão.[4]
AC Milan
editIn January 2019, Djaló was signed by AC Milan as his contract with Sporting was about to expire.[5] In July, alongside several other youth team players, he was invited to train with the first team by the newly appointed coach Marco Giampaolo.[6] He appeared in his only match for the club in a friendly with Novara, coming on as a second-half substitute.[7]
Lille
editDjaló joined Lille on 1 August 2019 on a five-year deal, for an undisclosed fee reported to be within the area of €5 million.[8][9][10] He made his debut in the French Ligue 1 ten days later, starting in central defence alongside his compatriot José Fonte in the 2–1 home victory over Nantes.[11] He first appeared in the UEFA Champions League on 23 October, featuring 87 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Valencia in the group stage also at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.[12]
In the 2020–21 season, Djaló contributed 17 games to help his team win the national championship for the first time since 2011.[13] On 1 August, he started as Lille won the Trophée des Champions 1–0 against Paris Saint-Germain at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel.[14] He scored his first league goal on 6 November that year, opening an eventual 1–1 home draw with Angers.[15]
On 4 March 2023, early in a league fixture away to Lens, Djaló suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, being sidelined for several months. During his spell, he made 102 appearances in all competitions.[16][17]
Juventus
editOn 22 January 2024, Djaló returned to the Italian Serie A, signing a contract until June 2026 with Juventus;[18] the club paid a reported €3.6 million transfer fee, which could rise to €5.1 million with add-ons.[19] He remained on the bench in the final of the Coppa Italia on 15 May, a 1–0 win over Atalanta in Rome.[20] His league debut took place ten days later, when he played 16 minutes of the 2–0 victory against Monza.[21]
Djaló moved to Porto on 2 September 2024, on a season-long loan.[22] He scored on his debut on 20 October, closing the 3–0 win at amateurs Sintrense in the third round of the Taça de Portugal.[23][24] He repeated the feat the next game, opening a 2–0 home defeat of TSG Hoffenheim in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League to become the club's first-ever defender to achieve this.[25]
International career
editDjaló won 26 caps for Portugal at youth level. His first for the under-21 side occurred on 14 November 2019, in a 0–0 friendly draw against Slovenia held in Estoril.[26][27]
On 21 March 2022, Djaló received his first call-up to the senior squad, after Pepe tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs against Turkey.[28] In October, he was named in a preliminary 55-man squad for the finals in Qatar.[29]
Djaló finally made his full debut on 18 November 2024, playing 27 minutes of the 1–1 draw in Croatia for the UEFA Nations League in place of fellow debutant Tomás Araújo; Portugal had already secured first place in their group with one fixture remaining.[30][31]
Personal life
editDjaló is multilingual, being fluent in English, French, Cape Verdean Creole and Guinea-Bissau Creole apart from his native Portuguese. He also speaks some Spanish.[32]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| AC Milan | 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lille | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[e] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 78 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 3 | ||
| Juventus | 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Porto (loan) | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Career total | 94 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France and Coppa Italia
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 18 November 2024[36]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editLille
Juventus
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tiago Djaló" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Chioffi, Stefano (18 January 2019). "Tiago Djaló, il Milan è pronto a chiudere" [Tiago Djaló, deal nearly done for Milan]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Sporting B-Académica, 2–2: Muralha chamada Stojkovic" [Sporting B-Académica, 2–2: A wall called Stojkovic]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Sporting B-Famalicão, 1–1: leões vão em 11 jogos seguidos sem vencer" [Sporting B-Famalicão, 1–1: 11 games in a row without a win for the lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Campanale, Susy (25 January 2019). "Tiago Djalo arrives for Milan". Football Italia. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "2019/20 training camp: the squad". A.C. Milan. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Calcagni, Matteo (19 July 2019). "acmilan – Il racconto del test a Milanello contro il Novara" [acmilan – Here's how test against Novara at Milanello went down] (in Italian). Milan News. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Comunicato ufficiale: Tiago Djalò" [Official announcement: Tiago Djaló] (in Italian). A.C. Milan. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Grand espoir du football portugais, Tiago Djaló est Lillois" [Great hope of Portuguese football, Tiago Djaló is a Lille man] (in French). Lille OSC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Mercato: le jeune défenseur Tiago Djalo s'engage cinq ans avec le LOSC" [Transfer market: young defender Tiago Djaló joins LOSC for five years]. La Voix du Nord (in French). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Secret, Bryan (11 August 2019). "Résultat et résumé Lille – Nantes, Ligue 1, 1re journée, Dimanche 11 Août 2019" [Score and highlights Lille – Nantes, Ligue 1, 1st matchday, Sunday 11 August 2019]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Krishnan, Joe (23 October 2019). "Lille 1–1 Valencia LIVE: Uefa Champions League 2019/20 result". Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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- ^ "Lille conquista Supertaça com golo de Xeka" [Lille conquer Super Cup with goal from Xeka]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Pineau, Arthur (6 November 2021). "Ligue 1. Angers Sco arrache le point du match nul sur la pelouse de Lille dans les dernières minutes" [Ligue 1. Angers Sco get point for draw at Lille in the last minutes]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Ligue 1. Saison terminée pour le Lillois Tiago Djalo, victime d'une rupture d'un ligament croisé" [Ligue 1. Season ended for Lille man Tiago Djaló, victim to cruciate ligament rupture]. Ouest-France (in French). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ De Souza, Bradley (22 January 2024). "Football: Tiago Djalo quitte Lille et s'engage avec la Juventus jusqu'en 2026" [Football: Tiago Djaló leaves Lille and commits to Juventus until 2026] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Tiago Djaló joins Juventus". Juventus FC. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Cagica Oliveira, Mário (22 January 2024). "Juventus confirma contratação do português Tiago Djaló" [Juventus confirm signing of Portuguese Tiago Djaló] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Brega, Matteo (15 May 2024). "Juve, la Coppa Italia è tua! Vlahovic incontenibile, Atalanta sconfitta" [Juve, the Italian Cup is yours! Vlahovic unstoppable, Atalanta beaten]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Cornacchia, Filippo (25 May 2024). "Chiesa segna, Alex Sandro saluta la Juve col gol: Montero vince, il Monza si arrende" [Chiesa scores, Alex Sandro salutes Juve with a goal: Montero wins, Monza surrender]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Braga Sampaio, Inês (2 September 2024). "Tiago Djaló fecha defesa do FC Porto por empréstimo da Juventus" [Tiago Djaló completes FC Porto defence on loan from Juventus] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Silva, David (20 October 2024). "Taça: Sintrense-FC Porto, 0–3 (crónica)" [Cup: Sintrense-FC Porto, 0–3 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Tiago Djaló estreou-se com golo e vitória pelo FC Porto: "É um dia especial, já não jogava há quase 19 meses"" [Tiago Djaló had scoring and winning debut for FC Porto: "It's a special day, I hadn't played in almost 19 months"]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Almeida, Isaura (24 October 2024). "Samu finalizou o que Djaló começou e o FC Porto conseguiu a 1.ª vitória" [Samu ended what Djaló started and FC Porto got 1st win]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Portugal empata a zero com a Eslovénia" [Portugal draw nil-nil with Slovenia]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Seleção Sub-21 empatou com a Eslovénia em estreia de Tiago Djaló" [Under-21 national team drew with Slovenia in debut for Tiago Djaló]. Luso Jornal (in Portuguese). 15 November 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Pepe testa positivo à Covid-19 e Tiago Djaló é chamado à seleção nacional" [Pepe tests positive for Covid-19 and Tiago Djaló is called to the national team]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "A lista de pré-convocados da Seleção para o Mundial'2022: conheça todos os nomes" [The pre-selected for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ Kundert, Tom (17 November 2024). "Croatia v Portugal preview: Sporting wonderkid Quenda set to make history". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Tiago Djaló em estreia pela seleção nacional" [Tiago Djaló in debut for the national team] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Young, Peter (25 January 2024). "Video: New Juventus recruit Djalo shows off impressive language ability". Football Italia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Tiago Djaló at Soccerway
- ^ Tiago Djaló at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Tiago Djaló – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ "Tiago Djaló". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Lille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain: Les Dogues clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "La Juventus vince la Coppa Italia Frecciarossa" [Juventus win Frecciarossa Italian Cup] (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
External links
edit
- Tiago Djaló at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Tiago Djaló – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Tiago Djaló at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Tiago Djaló national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)