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 .
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 4 May 2024 [ 28]
Honours
Universitatea Craiova
Portugal U20
Orders
References
^ a b c d "Tiago Ferreira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 November 2020 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ Biggers, Sam (15 July 2014). "Porto sells Tiago Ferreira" . Portugal Futbol. Retrieved 20 October 2014 .
^ "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 .
^ "Tiago Ferreira é reforço dos insulares" [Tiago Ferreira is an addition to the inslanders]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017 .
^ "Sabe a (muito) pouco" [Pretty (bad) taste in mouth]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Mulțumim, Tiago Ferreira!" [Thanks, Tiago Ferreira!] (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020 .
^ "Portugál belső védő az első igazolás!" [Portuguese centre-back is the first confirmed!] (in Hungarian). MTK Budapest. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ "A Fehérvár elrontotta Kanta József búcsúját" [Fehérvár ruined József Kanta's goodbye] (in Hungarian). Index . 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2023 .
^ "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 .
^ Dantas, Daniel (11 February 2022). "Tiago Ferreira: "In football, you cannot take anything for granted" " . Soccer Hub. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ "Tractor complete signing of Tiago Ferreira" . Tehran Times . 5 April 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ Paulo, Joaquim (22 June 2023). "U. Leiria garante defesa Tiago Ferreira" [U. Leiria confirm defender Tiago Ferreira]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ a b "Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil" . FIFA. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2017 .
^ 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 .
^ Tiago Ferreira at Soccerway
^ "Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [Portuguese Honorary Orders] (in Portuguese). President of Portugal . Retrieved 16 March 2021 .
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