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Portuguese footballer

Tiago Djaló
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Djaló with Lille in 2021
Full name Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Amadora, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender

Current team

 Lille
Number 3
2009–2012 Metralhas
2012–2013 Damaiense
2013–2018 Sporting CP
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sporting CP B 12 (1)
2019 Milan 0 (0)
2019– Lille 78 (3)
2016–2017 Portugal U17 14 (0)
2018 Portugal U18 3 (1)
2018 Portugal U19 1 (0)
2019– Portugal U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:48, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:06, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɣu dʒɐˈlɔ]; 9 April 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for French club Lille mainly as a central defender but also as a full-back.

Club career[edit]

Sporting CP[edit]

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]

Milan[edit]

In January 2019, Djaló was signed by A.C. 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[edit]

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 debut in the French Ligue 1 ten days later, starting in central defence alongside his compatriot José Fonte in the 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]

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]

International career[edit]

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.[16][17]

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.[18] In October, he was named in a preliminary 55-man squad for the finals in Qatar.[19]

Honours[edit]

Lille

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c “Tiago Djaló” (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ “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.
  4. ^ “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.
  5. ^ “Tiago Djalo arrives for Milan”. Football Italia. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. ^ “2019/20 training camp: the squad”. A.C. Milan. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ “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.
  9. ^ “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.
  10. ^ “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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Krishnan, Joe (23 October 2019). “Lille 1–1 Valencia LIVE: Uefa Champions League 2019/20 result”. Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b 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.
  14. ^ “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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ “Portugal empata a zero com a Eslovénia” [Portugal draw nil-nil with Slovenia]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  17. ^ “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.
  18. ^ “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.
  19. ^ “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.
  20. ^ “Lille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain: Les Dogues clinch first French Super Cup”. Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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