Tiago Alves (footballer, born 1993)

Tiago Alves Sales, known as Tiago Alves (Brazilian Portuguese: [tʃiˈaɡu ˈawvis]; born 12 January 1993), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for J2 League club Tokushima Vortis.

Tiago Alves
Personal information
Full nameTiago Alves Sales
Date of birth (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthSão João do Araguaia, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)Winger
Team information
Current team
Tokushima Vortis
Number7
Youth career
2009–2011Santos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014Santos17(1)
2012Boa Esporte (loan)9(1)
2013América Mineiro (loan)13(2)
2014Penapolense (loan)5(0)
2014Paraná (loan)26(6)
2015–2016Penapolense0(0)
2015Pohang Steelers (loan)25(4)
2016Seongnam FC (loan)19(13)
2016–2018Al-Hilal FC10(1)
2017Shimizu S-Pulse (loan)17(4)
2018–2019Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors20(2)
2019Sagan Tosu (loan)4(0)
2020Sagan Tosu13(3)
2021Gamba Osaka17(2)
2022–2023Fagiano Okayama61(22)
2024–Tokushima Vortis9(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in São João do Araguaia, Pará, Tiago Alves graduated from Santos' youth setup. He made his professional debut on 2 February 2011, coming on as a second half substitute for Keirrison in a 2–2 away draw against Ponte Preta for the Campeonato Paulista championship.[1] He scored his first professional goal on 27 March 2011, in the 3–2 away victory against Ituano.

On 16 May 2012 Tiago Alves was loaned to Série B club Boa Esporte,[2] but returned to his parent club only three months later. On 3 December 2012, he was loaned to América Mineiro until the end of 2013 season.[3]

Tiago Alves was subsequently loaned to Penapolense and Paraná, only appearing regularly with the latter. On 4 January 2015 he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for K League 1 side Pohang Steelers.[4]

Tiago Alves made his debut for the club on 15 March, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring his side's second in a 2–4 home loss against Ulsan Hyundai FC.

At the beginning of 2016, Tiago was loaned to Seongnam FC. He scored 13 goals and offered 5 assists to keep Seongnam in the K League 1.

On 1 August 2016, Thiago Alves transferred to Al-Hilal FC, signing a 3 year contract for an undisclosed fee.

In March 2017 Shimizu S-Pulse announced the signing of Tiago Alves on a season-long loan from Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal.[5]

Career statistics

As of 30 October 2022[6]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos2011Série A90310000121
20120050000050
Total908100000000171
Boa Esporte (loan)2012Série B9191
América-MG (loan)20131122040172
Penapolense (loan)2014Série D005050
Paraná (loan)2014Série B266266
Pohang Steelers2015K League Classic25410264
Seongnam FC20161913102013
Al-Hilal2016–17Saudi Professional League10130131
Shimizu S-Pulse2017J1 League174311[a]0215
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2018K League 1182104[b]1233
201920102[b]050
Total2020020006100283
Sagan Tosu (loan)2019J1 League40100[a]050
Sagan Tosu20201331[a]0143
Gamba Osaka2021172300[a]00[b]01[c]0212
Fagiano Okayama2022J2 League3416101[d]03616
Career total2145415119120612025857

References