Tiago Morais
Personal information
Full name Tiago Fontoura da Fonseca Morais
Date of birth (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003
Place of birth Espinho, Portugal
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Boavista
Number 21
Youth career
2011–2013 Arcozelo
2013–2017 Boavista
2017–2018 Benfica
2018–2019 Padroense
2019–2020 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Boavista 31 (5)
2022–2023 → Leixões (loan) 28 (3)
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 16:24, 17 December 2023 (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 Primeira Liga club Boavista.

Club career

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]

International career

Internationally, Morais has represented Portugal at U18 and U19 level.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boavista 2020–21 Primeira Liga 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 13 0 1 0 2 2 16 2
2022–23 Primeira Liga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2023–24 Primeira Liga 12 5 2 0 1 0 15 5
Total 31 5 3 0 3 2 37 7
Leixões (loan) 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 28 3 4 1 1 0 33 4
Career total 59 8 7 1 4 2 70 11

References

  1. ↑ "Boavista vs. Sporting Braga - 28 December 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "Tiago Morais faz história na I Liga - O Jogo". www.ojogo.pt.
  3. ↑ "Boavista-Portimonense, 2-0: bis de Tiago Morais resolveu o jogo" [Boavista-Portimonense, 2-0: Tiago Morais' brace solved the game] (in European Portuguese). Record. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  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.
  6. ↑ "Leixões segue em frente na Taça de Portugal após vitória tranquila no Alentejo" [Leixões goes through in the Taça de Portugal after tranquil victory in Alentejo] (in European Portuguese). Record. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Leixões SC and Estrela da Amadora drew in Matosinhos". Liga Portugal. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Boavista goleia em Portimão" [Boavista thrashes in Portimão] (in European Portuguese). RTP. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Tiago Morais" (in European Portuguese). FPF. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Tiago Morais fez a estreia pela Seleção Nacional na vitória dos sub-18" [Tiago Morais made his Nacional Team debut in U18s victory] (in European Portuguese). Boavista FC. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Tiago Morais estreia-se na Seleção Nacional Sub-19" [Tiago Morais debuts for Under-19 National Team] (in European Portuguese). Boavista FC. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Tiago Morais at Soccerway
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