Tiago Ilori

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Tiago Ilori

Tiago Abiola Delfim Almeida Ilori (born 26 February 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Erovnuli Liga club Dila.

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Tiago Ilori
Ilori playing for Portugal U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Tiago Abiola Delfim Almeida Ilori[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Hampstead, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Dila
Number 34
Youth career
2002–2006 Imortal
2006–2012 Sporting CP
2007–2008Estoril (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Sporting CP 12 (1)
2012–2013 Sporting CP B 20 (0)
2013–2017 Liverpool 0 (0)
2014Granada (loan) 9 (0)
2014–2015Bordeaux (loan) 12 (1)
2015–2016Aston Villa (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2019 Reading 53 (1)
2019–2023 Sporting CP 14 (0)
2021Lorient (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2022Boavista (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023Paços Ferreira (loan) 3 (0)
2024 Belenenses 8 (0)
2025– Dila 0 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U19 15 (1)
2012–2013 Portugal U20 9 (0)
2013–2015 Portugal U21 10 (1)
2016 Portugal U23 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
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He started his career with Sporting CP, making his debut with the first team in 2011 before signing with Liverpool two years later. He spent three seasons in the English Championship with Reading after joining in January 2017, and also played in Spain and France.

Ilori earned 36 caps for Portugal at youth level, including ten with the under-21 team.

Club career

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Sporting CP

Born in Hampstead, London[2] to a British father of Nigerian descent and a Portuguese mother, Ilori spent his childhood in the town of Albufeira in the Algarve, where he started playing football with local Imortal DC. He joined Sporting CP's youth ranks in the summer of 2006 as a striker, being loaned to Lisbon neighbours G.D. Estoril Praia at the age of 14 and returning for three more years already reconverted as a stopper.[3]

Ilori made his official debut for the Lions' first team on 6 November 2011, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 Primeira Liga home win against U.D. Leiria.[4] On 14 December he played his first game in the UEFA Europa League, starting in a 2–0 group stage loss to SS Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico as his team had already secured the first place in their group.[5]

In only his fourth competitive appearance for Sporting, on 16 February 2013 at Gil Vicente FC, Ilori again played the entire match, and helped to a 3–2 victory by scoring the former's second goal in the sixth minute.[6]

Liverpool

On 2 September 2013, Ilori was signed by Liverpool for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £7 million.[7][8] It was also announced that The Football Association were in talks with the player for him to switch nationality and represent England internationally.[3][9]

On 5 January 2014, Ilori was named on his new team's bench for the first time, in an FA Cup match against Oldham Athletic.[10] Fifteen days later, he was loaned to Granada CF in La Liga until the end of the campaign.[11] On 7 February he made his debut for the Andalusians, in a 1–0 away defeat to RCD Espanyol.[12] In the following round he also started, and assisted Piti for the game's only goal at home against Real Betis.[13]

Ilori was loaned again on 18 August 2014, now to FC Girondins de Bordeaux from France.[14] He scored in his third Ligue 1 appearance, helping a to a 1–1 draw at AS Saint-Étienne.[15]

Fellow Premier League club Aston Villa signed Ilori on a season-long loan deal on 1 September 2015.[16] On 7 January 2016, the move was cancelled and he returned to Liverpool, making his first competitive appearance with the first team the following day by starting the FA Cup third round match against Exeter City, which ended with a 2–2 draw at St James Park.[17]

Reading

Ilori completed a transfer to EFL Championship side Reading on 18 January 2017, for a reported £3.75 million.[18][19] He made his debut three days later, starting in a 3–2 away loss against Derby County.[20] He totalled eight matches for the season, including the penalty shootout loss to Huddersfield Town in the play-off final on 29 May.[21]

On 5 August 2017, Ilori was sent off in the first game of the new campaign for a foul on Paweł Wszołek, from which Conor Washington scored a penalty in a 2–0 Queens Park Rangers victory.[22] He scored his first goal in English football on 15 September 2018, in a 3–2 win at Preston North End.[23]

Return to Sporting

On 29 January 2019, Ilori returned to Sporting for an undisclosed fee,[24] with the player signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.[25] During most of his spell, he played second-fiddle to Sebastián Coates and Jérémy Mathieu.[26][27]

Ilori joined FC Lorient on 1 February 2021, on loan until 30 June.[28] In August, in a similar deal, he moved to Boavista FC.[29]

In July 2022, still owned by Sporting, Ilori signed a one-year loan deal with F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[30] In August 2023, he left the Estádio José Alvalade after his contract expired.[31]

Later career

Ilori returned to Portugal and its capital on 30 December 2023, agreeing to a six-month contract at C.F. Os Belenenses of the Liga Portugal 2.[32] On 25 March 2025, he moved to the Georgian Erovnuli Liga with FC Dila Gori on a deal until the end of the season.[33]

International career

Ilori played for Portugal at four youth levels, representing the nation at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the 2013 Toulon Tournament and the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[34] He remained eligible to play for Portugal, England and Nigeria as a senior.[35]

Career statistics

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Ilori in 2012
As of match played 13 October 2023[36][37]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP 2011–12 Primeira Liga 1000001[a]020
2012–13 11100001[a]0121
Total 12100002000141
Liverpool 2013–14 Premier League 00000000
2014–15 0000000000
2015–16[38] 0030000030
2016–17 00000000
Total 003000000030
Granada (loan) 2013–14 La Liga 900090
Bordeaux (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 1 1212010151
Aston Villa (loan) 2015–16[38] Premier League 00000000
Reading 2016–17[39] Championship 5000003[b]080
2017–18[40] 2903020340
2018–19[41] 1911020221
Total 53140400030641
Sporting CP 2018–19 Primeira Liga 6030001[a]0100
2019–20 8000104[a]0130
2020–21 0000000000
Total 14030105000230
Lorient (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 00000 000
Boavista (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 10 1 1 0 1 0 12 1
Paços Ferreira (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 11341307070301444
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Sporting CP

References

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