Tiago Djaló

Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɣu dʒɐˈlɔ]; 9 April 2000) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre back for Lille OSC.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Embaló and the second or paternal family name is Djaló.

Tiago Djaló
Djaló in February 2018
Personal information
Full name Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló
Date of birth (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000
Place of birth Amadora, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back[1]
Club information
Current team
 Lille
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2012 CD Metralhas
2012–2013 SF Damaiense
2013–2018 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sporting CP B 12 (1)
2019 Milan 0 (0)
2019– Lille 14 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Portugal U17 14 (0)
2018– Portugal U18 3 (1)
2018– Portugal U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:14, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:51, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

Club career

On 24 February 2018, Djaló made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2017–18 LigaPro match against Académica.[2]

In January 2019, Djaló was signed by A.C. Milan and joined their youth team until the end of season.[3] In July 2019, alongside several other youth team players, he was invited to train with the first team by the newly appointed coach Marco Giampaolo.[4] On 19 July 2019, he played his debut and the only game for Milan, a pre-season friendly against Novara, coming on as a substitute in the second half.[5]

On 1 August 2019, Djaló was sold to Lille OSC for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until 30 June 2024.[6][7] On 11 August 2019, he made his debut for the club, as well as in senior competitive football, starting in central defense alongside José Fonte in a home Ligue 1 opening game against Nantes.[8] On 23 October 2019, he made his debut in the UEFA Champions League, playing 87 minutes in a home 1–1 draw against Valencia.[9]

International career

Djaló was born in Portugal and is of Bissau-Guinean descent. He is a youth international for Portugal.[10]

References
  1. Tiago Djaló at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Sporting B 2-2 Académica". ForaDeJogo. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. "Tiago Djalo arrives for Milan | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net.
  4. "2019/20 training camp: the squad". AC Milan. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019.
  5. "Il racconto del test a Milanello contro il Novara". Milan News (in Italian).
  6. "Comunicato ufficiale: tiago djalò" (in Italian). AC Milan. 2 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019.
  7. "Grand espoir du football portugais, Tiago Djaló est Lillois". www.losc.fr (in French).
  8. "Résultat et résumé Lille - Nantes, Ligue 1, 1re journée, Dimanche 11 Août 2019". L'Équipe (in French).
  9. "LOSC-Valencia 2020 History | Line-ups | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com.
  10. "Tiago Djaló, il Milan è pronto a chiudere". www.corrieredellosport.it (in Italian).
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