Tiago_Djaló
Tiago Djaló
Portuguese footballer (born 2000)
Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɣu dʒɐˈlɔ]; 9 April 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Juventus.
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 | (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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:48, 4 March 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Sporting CP
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
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
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 Ligue 1 debut ten days later, starting in central defence alongside his compatriot José Fonte in a 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]
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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
On 22 January 2024, Djaló returned to 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]
Djaló won 24 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.[20][21]
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.[22] In October, he was named in a preliminary 55-man squad for the finals in Qatar.[23]
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.[24]
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 78 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 3 | ||
| Juventus | 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 90 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 4 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France and Coppa Italia
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Lille
- "Tiago Djaló" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Campanale, Susy (25 January 2019). "Tiago Djalo arrives for Milan". Football Italia. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- "2019/20 training camp: the squad". A.C. Milan. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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.
- Krishnan, Joe (23 October 2019). "Lille 1–1 Valencia LIVE: Uefa Champions League 2019/20 result". Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- 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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "Tiago Djaló joins Juventus". Juventus FC. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- 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.
- "Portugal empata a zero com a Eslovénia" [Portugal draw nil-nil with Slovenia]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Young, Peter (25 January 2024). "Video: New Juventus recruit Djalo shows off impressive language ability". Football Italia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- Tiago Djaló at Soccerway
- Tiago Djaló at WorldFootball.net
- Tiago Djaló – UEFA competition record (archive)
- "Lille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain: Les Dogues clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- Tiago Djaló at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Tiago Djaló – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Tiago Djaló at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Tiago Djaló national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)