Tiago Djaló

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

Tiago Djaló

Djaló with Lille in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló [1]
Date of birth	(2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth	Amadora, Portugal
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s)	Defender
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	70	(3)
International career‡
2016–2017	Portugal U17	14	(0)
2018	Portugal U18	3	(1)
2018	Portugal U19	1	(0)
2019–	Portugal U21	8	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing   Portugal UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:53, 11 January 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

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 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]

Djaló against Salzburg in 2021

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

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

Lille

• Ligue 1: 2020–21 ^[13]
• Trophée des Champions: 2021 ^[20]

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. "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. 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.

External links

• 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)
• Tiago Djaló – UEFA competition record ( archive )
• Tiago Djaló at Soccerway
• Tiago Djaló at WorldFootball.net