Portuguese footballer (born 2000)
Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɣu dʒɐˈlɔ] ; 9 April 2000) is a Portuguese professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forSüper Lig clubBeşiktaş and thePortugal national team .
Djaló was born inAmadora ,Lisbon metropolitan area toBissau-Guinean parents, and he joinedSporting CP 'sacademy in 2013 from Sport Futebol Damaiense.[ 2] On 24 February 2018, still a junior, he made his professional debut in theLigaPro withtheir reserves , playing 74 minutes in a 2–2 home draw againstAcadémica de Coimbra .[ 3]
On 11 April 2018, Djaló scored his first goal in the second division, closing the 1–1 home draw withFamalicão .[ 4]
In January 2019, Djaló was signed byAC Milan as his contract with Sporting was about to expire.[ 5] In July, alongside several otheryouth team players, he was invited to train with the first team by the newly appointed coachMarco Giampaolo .[ 6] He appeared in his only match for the club in afriendly withNovara , coming on as a second-halfsubstitute .[ 7]
Djaló joinedLille 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 FrenchLigue 1 ten days later, starting in central defence alongside his compatriotJosé Fonte in the 2–1 home victory overNantes .[ 11] He first appeared in theUEFA Champions League on 23 October, featuring 87 minutes in a 1–1 draw againstValencia in thegroup stage also at theStade Pierre-Mauroy .[ 12]
Djaló againstSalzburg in 2021 In the2020–21 season , Djaló contributed 17 games to help his team win the national championship for the first time since2011 .[ 13] On 1 August, he started as Lille won theTrophée des Champions 1–0 againstParis Saint-Germain atBloomfield Stadium inTel Aviv , Israel.[ 14] He scored his first league goal on 6 November that year, opening an eventual 1–1 home draw withAngers .[ 15]
On 4 March 2023, early in a league fixture away toLens , Djaló suffered ananterior cruciate ligament injury , being sidelined for several months. During his spell, he made 102 appearances in all competitions.[ 16] [ 17]
On 22 January 2024, Djaló returned to the ItalianSerie A , signing a contract until June 2026 withJuventus ;[ 18] the club paid a reported €3.6 million transfer fee, which could rise to €5.1 million with add-ons.[ 19] He remained on the bench inthe final of theCoppa Italia on 15 May, a 1–0 win overAtalanta inRome .[ 20] His league debut took place ten days later, when he played 16 minutes of the 2–0 victory againstMonza .[ 21]
Djaló moved toPorto on 2 September 2024, on aseason -long loan.[ 22] He scored on his debut on 20 October, closing the 3–0 win at amateursSintrense in thethird round of theTaça de Portugal .[ 23] [ 24] He repeated the feat the next game, opening a 2–0 home defeat ofTSG Hoffenheim in theleague phase of theUEFA Europa League to become the club's first-ever defender to achieve this.[ 25]
However, after managerVítor Bruno 's dismissal and his replacement byMartín Anselmi in January 2025, Djaló was involved in several off-field problems and deemed surplus to requirements.[ 26] [ 27]
On 27 August 2025, Djaló joinedBeşiktaş on a permanent three-year deal for €3.5 million.[ 28] [ 29]
International career [ edit ] Djaló won 26caps forPortugal at youth level . His first for theunder-21 side occurred on 14 November 2019, in a 0–0 friendly draw againstSlovenia held inEstoril .[ 30] [ 31]
On 21 March 2022, Djaló received his first call-up to thesenior squad , afterPepe tested positive forCOVID-19 ahead of the2022 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs againstTurkey .[ 32] In October, he was named in a preliminary 55-man squad for the finals in Qatar.[ 33]
Djaló finally made his full debut on 18 November 2024, playing 27 minutes of the 1–1 draw inCroatia for theUEFA Nations League in place of fellow debutantTomás Araújo ; Portugal had already secured first place in their group with one fixture remaining.[ 34] [ 35]
Djaló is multilingual, being fluent in English, French,Cape Verdean Creole andGuinea-Bissau Creole apart from his native Portuguese. He also speaks some Spanish.[ 36]
As of match played 24 February 2025 [ 37] [ 38] [ 39] As of match played 18 November 2024 [ 40] Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps Goals Portugal 2024 1 0 Total 1 0
Lille
Juventus
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