.jpg) Ferreira withPortugal U19 in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tiago Emanuel Canelas Almeida Ferreira[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (age 32)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Paços Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Infesta | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → Pasteleira (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | →Padroense (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Porto B | 70 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Waregem | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | União Madeira | 32 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Universitatea Craiova | 61 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | MTK | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Tractor | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Kukësi | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Trofense | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | União Leiria | 41 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Paços Ferreira | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Portugal U16 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Portugal U17 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Portugal U19 | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Portugal U20 | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:18, 29 August 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Tiago Emanuel Canelas Almeida FerreiraCvIH[2] (born 10 July 1993) is a Portuguese professionalfootballer who plays as acentral defender forLiga Portugal 2 clubPaços de Ferreira.
Born inPorto, Ferreira played youth football with five clubs inthe area, finishing his development withFC Porto after joining at the age of 14. He made his professional debut withthe reserves that competed in thesecond division, his first appearance in the competition being on 12 August 2012 in a 2–2 away draw againstC.D. Tondela.[3]
Ferreira played 35 matches and scored one goal[4] in the2013–14 season to help his team to a final runner-up position in the second tier, but they were ineligible for promotion. In summer 2014, after failing to appear once in competitive games for the main squad, he was released.[5]
On 15 July 2014,free agent Ferreira signed a four-year contract withS.V. Zulte Waregem.[6][7] He made hisBelgian Pro League debut on 3 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss atK.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen.[8]
Ferreira returned to his country in the 2015 off-season, joiningC.F. União on a three-year deal.[9] His maiden appearance in thePrimeira Liga took place on 28 November, when he played one minute in a 2–2 away draw againstVitória de Setúbal.[10]
Sparingly played by managerLuís Norton de Matos in hisdebut campaign, Ferreira also saw his side be relegated.[11] He asked to be released from contract in May 2017 claiming unpaid wages, which led to criticism from club president Filipe Silva.[12]
On 21 July 2017, Ferreira joined Romanian clubCS Universitatea Craiova.[13] He played his first game in theLiga I nine days later, when he featured 77 minutes in a 1–1 away draw withFC Steaua București.[14]
Ferreira was released by mutual consent on 23 April 2020.[15]
On 11 June 2020, Ferreira agreed to a contract atMTK Budapest FC of the HungarianNemzeti Bajnokság I.[16] He scored his only goal on 29 April 2021, in a 1–3 home defeat againstFehérvár FC.[17]
After struggling to find a place in the team under coachesVaszilisz Teodoru andGábor Márton, Ferreira severed is ties in January 2022.[18][19]
Subsequently, Ferreira represented in quick successionTractor SC (Persian Gulf Pro League),[20]FK Kukësi (AlbanianKategoria Superiore),[21]C.D. Trofense[22] andU.D. Leiria (Portuguese second division).[23][24]
Ferreira earned 84caps forPortugal at youth level.[25] He appeared in twoFIFA World Cup tournaments with theunder-20 team, helping them to finish second in the2011 edition inColombia.[26][27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 | ||
| Zulte Waregem | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| União Madeira | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Liga Pro | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2017–18 | Liga I | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Liga I | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
| MTK | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Tractor | 2021–22 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Kukësi | 2022–23 | Kategoria Superiore | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Trofense | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| União Leiria | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 242 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 5 | ||
Universitatea Craiova
Portugal U20
Orders
Knight of theOrder of Prince Henry[29]
