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Tiago Djaló
Djaló with Lille in 2021
Personal information
Full name Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Amadora, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:29, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

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.

Club career

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Sporting CP

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Djaló 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

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In 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

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Djaló 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]

Djaló against Salzburg in 2021

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

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On 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

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Djaló 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]

Personal life

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Djaló is multilingual, being fluent in English, French, Cape Verdean Creole and Guinea-Bissau Creole apart from his native Portuguese. He also speaks some Spanish.[30]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 November 2024[31][32][33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 2024–25 Primeira Liga 3 0 1 1 0 0 2[d] 1 0 0 6 2
Career total 94 4 9 1 1 0 16 1 1 0 121 6
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France and Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Lille

Juventus

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tiago Djaló" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Campanale, Susy (25 January 2019). "Tiago Djalo arrives for Milan". Football Italia. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ "2019/20 training camp: the squad". A.C. Milan. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Krishnan, Joe (23 October 2019). "Lille 1–1 Valencia LIVE: Uefa Champions League 2019/20 result". Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b Crépin, Timothé (24 May 2021). "Ligue 1: Lille est champion de France! FF passe le titre des Dogues à la loupe" [Ligue 1: Lille are French champions! FF puts Dogues title under magnifying glass] (in French). France Football. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Tiago Djaló joins Juventus". Juventus FC. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ "Portugal empata a zero com a Eslovénia" [Portugal draw nil-nil with Slovenia]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  27. ^ "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.
  28. ^ "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.
  29. ^ "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.
  30. ^ Young, Peter (25 January 2024). "Video: New Juventus recruit Djalo shows off impressive language ability". Football Italia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  31. ^ Tiago Djaló at Soccerway
  32. ^ Tiago Djaló at WorldFootball.net
  33. ^ Tiago DjalóUEFA competition record (archive)
  34. ^ "Lille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain: Les Dogues clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  35. ^ "La Juventus vince la Coppa Italia Frecciarossa" [Juventus win Frecciarossa Italian Cup] (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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