Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tiago Alexandre Sousa Esgaio [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 August 1995||
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 | 25 | (2) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:38, 18 May 2025 (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.
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]
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]
Esgaio's older brother, Ricardo, is also a footballer and a right-back. [13] [14]