Tiago Ferreira (footballer, born 1993)

Tiago Emanuel Canelas Almeida Ferreira (born 10 July 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Hungarian club MTK Budapest FC.

Not to be confused with Tiago Ferreira (footballer, born 1975).
Tiago Ferreira
Ferreira with Portugal U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Tiago Emanuel Canelas Almeida Ferreira[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993[1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 MTK
Number 4
Youth career
2001–2002 Infesta
2002–2007 Boavista
2006–2007 → Pasteleira (loan)
2007–2012 Porto
2008–2009 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Porto B 71 (1)
2014–2015 Waregem 2 (0)
2015–2017 União Madeira 32 (1)
2017–2020 Universitatea Craiova 61 (0)
2020– MTK 5 (0)
National team
2008 Portugal U15 3 (0)
2008–2009 Portugal U16 8 (0)
2009–2010 Portugal U17 16 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U18 9 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U19 18 (2)
2011–2013 Portugal U20 28 (2)
2013 Portugal U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2020

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.[2]

Ferreira played 35 matches and scored one goal[3] in the 2013–14 season to help his team to a final runner-up position in the second level, but they were ineligible for promotion. In summer 2014, after failing to appear once in competitive games for the main squad, he was released.

Zulte Waregem

On 15 July 2014, free agent Ferreira signed a four-year contract with S.V. Zulte Waregem.[4][5] He made his Belgian Pro League debut on 3 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 loss at K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen.[6]

União Madeira

Ferreira returned to his country in the 2015 off-season, joining C.F. União on a three-year deal.[7] 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.[8]

Sparingly played by manager Luís Norton de Matos in his debut campaign, Ferreira also saw his side be relegated. He asked to be released from contract in May 2017 claiming unpaid wages, which led to criticism from club president Filipe Silva.[9]

Universitatea Craiova

On 21 July 2017, Ferreira joined Romanian club CS Universitatea Craiova.[10] He played his first game in the Liga I nine days later, when he featured 77 minutes in a 1–1 away draw to FC Steaua București.[11]

Ferreira was released by mutual consent on 23 April 2020.[12]

International career

Ferreira earned 84 caps for Portugal at youth level. He appeared in two FIFA World Cup tournaments with the under-20 team, helping them finish second in the 2011 edition in Colombia.[13]

Honours

Club

Universitatea Craiova

International

Portugal

References
  1. "Tiago Ferreira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. Biggers, Sam (15 July 2014). "Porto sells Tiago Ferreira". Portugal Futbol. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. "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.
  7. "Tiago Ferreira é reforço dos insulares" [Tiago Ferreira is an addition to the inslanders]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 May 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. "Sabe a (muito) pouco" [Pretty (bad) taste in mouth]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. "Mulțumim, Tiago Ferreira!" [Thanks, Tiago Ferreira!] (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  13. Tiago Ferreira – FIFA competition record
  14. "Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil". FIFA. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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