Tiago Orobó

Tiago Pereira da Silva (born 28 October 1993), better known as Tiago Orobó, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ponte Preta, on loan from Fortaleza.

Tiago Orobó
Personal information
Full name Tiago Pereira da Silva
Date of birth (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993
Place of birth Orobó, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Ponte Preta (on loan from Fortaleza)
Number 99
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Araripina 5 (0)
2012–2014 Porto de Caruaru 24 (1)
2014 →Socorrense (loan) 14 (5)
2014–2015 Socorrense 17 (5)
2015–2016 Coruripe 0 (0)
2016 Jacuipense 8 (4)
2016 Confiança 14 (5)
2017 Campinense 6 (1)
2017–2018 Qadsia
2019 Maringá 11 (3)
2020 América de Natal 17 (14)
2020– Fortaleza 8 (1)
2020– →Ponte Preta (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2020

Professional career

Orobó joined the Araripina youth academy at age 16. Orobó made his professional debut with Araripina in a 1-0 Campeonato Pernambucano loss to Belo Jardim on 16 February 2012.[1] He spent most of his early career with various semi-pro clubs in Brazil, before signing with Fortaleza in 2020. Prior to joining Fortaleza, he was in a fine goalscoring form at América de Natal and, previously, spent the latter part of 2019 unemployed and even having a informal job at a bakery. Before the suspension of all football matches in Brazil and worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was the top goalscorer of 2020 in Brazil, all competitions counted. [2]

References
  1. "Belo Jardim vs. Araripina - 16 February 2012 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  2. "Ele estava há 5 meses desempregado e fez bico em padaria; agora, é o artilheiro do Brasil em 2020". ESPN.com. March 29, 2020.
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