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Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɣu dʒɐˈlɔ]; 9 April 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Porto, on loan from Serie A club Juventus.
![]() Djaló with Lille in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 April 2000||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Porto (on loan from Juventus) | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Metralhas | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Damaiense | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2018 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Sporting CP B | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2024 | Lille | 78 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Juventus | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | → Porto (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Portugal U21 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 26 May 2024 (UTC) |
Djaló was born in Amadora, Lisbon metropolitan area to Bissau-Guinean parents, and he joined Sporting CP's academy in 2013 from Sport Futebol Damaiense.[2] On 24 February 2018, still a junior, he made his professional debut in the LigaPro with their reserves, playing 74 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Académica de Coimbra.[3]
On 11 April 2018, Djaló scored his first goal in the second division, closing the 1–1 home draw with Famalicão.[4]
In January 2019, Djaló was signed by AC Milan as his contract with Sporting was about to expire.[5] In July, alongside several other youth team players, he was invited to train with the first team by the newly appointed coach Marco Giampaolo.[6] He appeared in his only match for the club in a friendly with Novara, coming on as a second-half substitute.[7]
Djaló joined Lille 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 French Ligue 1 ten days later, starting in central defence alongside his compatriot José Fonte in the 2–1 home victory over Nantes.[11] He first appeared in the UEFA Champions League on 23 October, featuring 87 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Valencia in the group stage also at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.[12]
In the 2020–21 season, Djaló contributed 17 games to help his team win the national championship for the first time since 2011.[13] On 1 August, he started as Lille won the Trophée des Champions 1–0 against Paris Saint-Germain at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel.[14] He scored his first league goal on 6 November that year, opening an eventual 1–1 home draw with Angers.[15]
On 4 March 2023, early in a league fixture away to Lens, Djaló suffered an anterior 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 Italian Serie A, signing a contract until June 2026 with Juventus;[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 in the final of the Coppa Italia on 15 May, a 1–0 win over Atalanta in Rome.[20] His league debut took place ten days later, when he played 16 minutes of the 2–0 victory against Monza.[21]
Djaló moved to Porto on 2 September 2024, on a season-long loan.[22]
Djaló won 26 caps for Portugal at youth level. His first for the under-21 side occurred on 14 November 2019, in a 0–0 friendly draw against Slovenia held in Estoril.[23][24]
On 21 March 2022, Djaló received his first call-up to the senior squad, after Pepe tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs against Turkey.[25] In October, he was named in a preliminary 55-man squad for the finals in Qatar.[26]
Djaló is multilingual, being fluent in English, French, Cape Verdean Creole and Guinea-Bissau Creole apart from his native Portuguese. He also speaks some Spanish.[27]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sporting CP B | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
Total | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||||
AC Milan | 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Lille | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 78 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 3 | ||
Juventus | 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Porto | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 91 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 4 |
Lille
Juventus
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