Tiago Esgaio

Tiago Alexandre Sousa Esgaio (born 1 August 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Belenenses SAD as a midfielder.

Tiago Esgaio
Personal information
Full name Tiago Alexandre Sousa Esgaio[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995[1]
Place of birth Nazaré, Portugal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Belenenses SAD
Number 13
Youth career
2003–2009 Nazarenos
2009–2013 União Leiria
2013–2014 Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Caldas 61 (7)
2016–2018 Torreense 62 (10)
2018– Belenenses SAD 28 (2)
2018–2019 → Torreense (loan) 23 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2020

Club career

Born in Nazaré, Leiria District, played youth football for three clubs. He made his senior debut in the third division, playing one season apiece with Caldas S.C. and S.C.U. Torreense.[2]

On 4 April 2018, Esgaio moved straight to the Primeira Liga after signing a three-year contract with Belenenses SAD to be made effective on 1 July.[3] He was then loaned to Torreense for the upcoming third-level campaign.[4]

Back at Belenenses, Esgaio played his first match in the Portuguese top tier on 15 September 2019, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away win against C.S. Marítimo.[5][2] He scored his first goal in the competition two weeks later, but in a 1–3 loss at F.C. Famalicão.[6]

Personal life

Esgaio's older brother, Ricardo, is also a footballer.[7][8]

References
  1. "Tiago Esgaio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. Paulo, Joaquim (16 September 2019). "Futebol: Tiago Esgaio estreia-se na Liga NOS" [Football: Tiago Esgaio makes NOS League debut]. Região de Cister (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Ferreira, Nuno Miguel (4 April 2018). "Tiago Esgaio contratado por três épocas" [Tiago Esgaio signed for three seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. "Campeonato de Portugal: mercado de transferências não pára" [Portugal Championship: unstoppable transfer market]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. Caires, Raul (15 September 2019). "Marítimo-Belenenses, 1–3 (crónica)" [Marítimo-Belenenses, 1–3 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. "Famalicão apanha susto, mas não desarma" [Scare for Famalicão, who continue standing] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. Silva, Tiago Filipe (30 November 2015). "Tiago Esgaio prefere o irmão a extremo: «Ficou com medo de arriscar»" [Tiago Esgaio prefers brother as winger: «He's now afraid of taking chances»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  8. Gouveia Pereira, Miguel (9 October 2019). ""Foi graças ao meu irmão que comecei a ganhar paixão pelo futebol"" ["It was thanks to my brother I started falling in love with football"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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