Tiago Djaló

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

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Embaló and the second or paternal family name is Djaló.

Tiago Djaló
Djaló in 2018
Personal information
Full name Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000[1]
Place of birth Amadora, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Lille
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2012 Metralhas
2012–2013 Damaiense
2013–2018 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sporting CP B 12 (1)
2019 Milan 0 (0)
2019– Lille 49 (1)
National team‡
2016–2017 Portugal U17 14 (0)
2018 Portugal U18 3 (1)
2018 Portugal U19 1 (0)
2019– Portugal U21 6 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:32, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2021

Club career

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]

Milan

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

Djaló joined Lille on 1 August 2019 for an undisclosed fee, on a five-year deal.[8][9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

In the 2020–21 season, Djaló contributed 17 games to help his team win the national championship for the first time since 2011.[12] He scored his first league goal on 6 November 2021, opening an eventual 1–1 home draw against Angers.[13]

International career

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.[14][15]

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.[16]

Honours

Lille

References
  1. "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. 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.
  11. Krishnan, Joe (23 October 2019). "Lille 1–1 Valencia LIVE: Uefa Champions League 2019/20 result". Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. "Portugal empata a zero com a Eslovénia" [Portugal draw all-nil with Slovenia]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. "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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