Tiago Morais

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Tiago Morais
Personal information
Full name Tiago Fontoura da Fonseca Morais
Date of birth (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Espinho, Portugal
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Lille
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2013 Arcozelo
2013–2017 Boavista
2017–2018 Benfica
2018–2019 Padroense
2019–2020 Boavista
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Boavista 36 (6)
2022–2023Leixões (loan) 28 (3)
2024– Lille 0 (0)
International career
2021 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2021 Portugal U19 2 (0)
2023– Portugal U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:40, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Tiago Fontoura da Fonseca Morais (born 3 September 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lille.

Contents

Club career

Boavista

Morais made his professional debut with Boavista in a 4–1 Primeira Liga loss to S.C. Braga on 28 December 2020. [1] At 17 years and 3 months old, Morais is the youngest debutant for Boavista in the Primeira Liga. [2]

On 1 August 2021, Morais scored a brace in a 2–0 home victory over Portimonense, in the second round of the Taça da Liga; becoming Boavista's youngest ever goalscorer at 17 years and 332 days, breaking João Vieira Pinto's previous record. [3]

On 23 August 2022, Morais signed a new contract with Boavista until 2026 and was sent on a season-long loan to Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões S.C.. [4] Five days later, he made his debut for the Matosinhos side, coming off the bench to replace Kiki Silva in the final minutes of a 3–0 home victory over Nacional in the league. [5] On 1 October 2022, Morais scored his first goal for Leixões, the second in a 5–0 thrashing away at Campeonato de Portugal side CF Vasco da Gama Vidigueira, in the second round of the Taça de Portugal. [6] He scored his first league goal on 12 March 2023, in a 1–1 draw at home to Estrela da Amadora in the Liga Portugal 2. [7]

After returning from his loan at Leixões, Morais scored his first Primeira Liga goal for Boavista on 19 August 2023, in a 4–1 victory away at Portimonense. [8]

Lille

On 30 January 2024, Morais signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lille. [9] [10] The French side paid a reported €4 million transfer fee. [11]

International career

Internationally, Morais has represented Portugal at U18 and U19 level. [12] He made his debut for the U18s on 5 June 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home victory over Norway in a friendly game. [13] On 3 September of the same year, Morais made his debut for the U19s, starting in a 2–0 home defeat to Belgium, again in a friendly. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 January 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boavista 2020–21 Primeira Liga 400040
2021–22 Primeira Liga1301022162
2022–23 Primeira Liga20000020
2023–24 Primeira Liga1762010206
Total3663032428
Leixões (loan) 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 2834110334
Career total6497142007512

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References

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  4. "Tiago Morais renova pelo Boavista e é cedido ao Leixões" [Tiago Morais renews for Boavista and is loaned to Leixões] (in European Portuguese). Record. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. "Final da partida: Leixões 3-0 Nacional" [End of match: Leixões 3-0 Nacional]. Imprensa de Hoje (in European Portuguese). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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  9. "L'international Espoirs portugais Tiago Morais au LOSC" [Portuguese international hopeful Tiago Morais at LOSC] (in French). Lille OSC. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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  11. "OFICIAL: Boavista confirma acordo com Lille por Tiago Morais" [OFFICIAL: Boavista announces deal with Lille for Tiago Morais]. CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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  15. Tiago Morais at Soccerway