Tiago Esgaio

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Esgaio.
Tiago Esgaio
Personal information
Full name Tiago Alexandre Sousa Esgaio[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Nazaré, Portugal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Arouca
Number 28
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)
2018–2021 B-SAD 60 (3)
2018–2019 → Torreense (loan) 23 (3)
2021–2024 Braga 1 (0)
2021–2024 → Arouca (loan) 73 (2)
2024– Arouca 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:36, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Tiago Alexandre Sousa Esgaio (born 1 August 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Arouca mainly as a right-back.

Club career

B-SAD

Born in Nazaré, Leiria District, played youth football for three clubs. He made his senior debut in the third division, spending 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 B-SAD to be made effective on 1 July.[3] He was then loaned to Torreense for the upcoming third-tier campaign.[4]

Back at Belenenses, Esgaio played his first match in the Portuguese top flight 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 3–1 loss at F.C. Famalicão.[6]

Braga and Arouca

On 23 June 2021, Esgaio joined S.C. Braga on a four-year deal.[7] Two months later, he was loaned to F.C. Arouca also of the top tier for the season;[8] the move was extended for 2022–23.[9] He scored his first goal for the latter club on 22 December 2022, equalising an eventual 2–1 away victory over Moreirense F.C. in the quarter-finals of the Taça da Liga.[10]

In June 2023, Esgaio was loaned to Arouca for another year.[11] In summer 2024, he was released by Braga and signed a permanent three-year contract for a €200,000 fee.[12]

Personal life

Esgaio's older brother, Ricardo, was also a footballer and a right-back.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tiago Esgaio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ "Tiago Esgaio assina pelo SC Braga" [Tiago Esgaio signs for SC Braga] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. ^ "OFICIAL: Tiago Esgaio emprestado ao Arouca" [OFFICIAL: Tiago Esgaio loaned to Arouca] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Arouca garante Tiago Esgaio, mais uma vez emprestado pelo Braga" [Arouca confirm Tiago Esgaio, once again loaned by Braga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  10. ^ Cruz, André (22 December 2022). "Taça da Liga: Moreirense-Arouca, 1–2 (crónica)" [League Cup: Moreirense-Arouca, 1–2 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Arouca confirma continuidade de Tiago Esgaio" [Arouca confirm continuity of Tiago Esgaio]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  12. ^ Marques dos Santos, Pedro (28 June 2024). "Oficial: Tiago Esgaio assina em definitivo pelo Arouca" [Official: Tiago Esgaio signs permanently for Arouca]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.