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Tiago Esgaio

Tiago Esgaio

Defender - Right-Back  at FC Arouca
Age30
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.75 m
Footright
BornAugust 1, 1995
at FC Arouca 692 days · joined 2024-07-01
👕100+ Apps
Market value €900k
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.05
goals / match
FC Arouca
top club · 120 apps

Career highs

€1.00m
peak value · 2021
€300k
top transfer fee · 21/22
2
best season · 19/20
int'l / penalties
190Appearances
9Goals
12Assists
35Yellow cards
0Red cards
74Full matches (90′)
Full nameTiago Esgaio
Name in home countryTiago Alexandre de Sousa Esgaio
Date of birth1995-08-01 (30 yrs)
Place of birthNazaré, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height175.00 m
Current clubFC Arouca
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentMadeinFootball
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Arouca
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Arouca
27 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: SC Braga → Arouca
24/25 · Transfer · €200k
Jun 2024
Transfer: Arouca → SC Braga
22/23 · Return from loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Arouca
35 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2023
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Arouca
35 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2021
Transfer: SC Braga → Arouca
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Arouca, SC Braga
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: B SAD → SC Braga
21/22 · Transfer · €300k
Jul 2020
20/21 — B SAD
35 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — B SAD
30 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: B SAD U23 → B SAD
19/20 · Transfer
Jun 2019
Transfer: Torreense → B SAD U23
18/19 · Return from loan
Nov 2018
Transfer: B SAD U23 → Torreense
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
Transfer: Torreense → B SAD U23
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — SC União Torreense
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
16/17 — SC União Torreense
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: Caldas → Torreense
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Caldas SC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: Rio Ave FC U19 → Caldas
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
Transfer: Leiria U19 → Rio Ave FC U19
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: Leiria Sub-17 → Leiria U19
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Leiria Sub-15 → Leiria Sub-17
10/11 · Transfer
Jun 2010
Transfer: Nazarenos S15 → Leiria Sub-15
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Nazarenos Fo. → Nazarenos S15
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
6,698 min
Minutes played by club
FC Arouca 38.7%
SC Braga 0.0%
B SAD 61.3%
SC União Torreense 0.0%
Caldas SC 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Arouca 5 21/22 25/26 120 5 9 2,591
SC Braga 1 21/22 21/22 1 0 0 0
B SAD 2 19/20 20/21 65 4 3 4,107
SC União Torreense 2 16/17 17/18 2 0 0 0
Caldas SC 1 15/16 15/16 2 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€250K3€500K4€750K5€1M19/20 — 2 goals (B SAD)19/20 — 2 assists419/2020/21 — 2 goals (B SAD)20/21 — 1 assists320/2121/22 — 1 assists121/2222/23 — 1 goals (FC Arouca)22/23 — 3 assists422/2323/24 — 2 goals (FC Arouca)23/24 — 3 assists523/2424/25 — 2 goals (FC Arouca)24/25 — 2 assists424/2525/2619/20 — €400K20/21 — €500K21/22 — €1M22/23 — €700K23/24 — €900K24/25 — €1M25/26 — €900KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

15/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1819/20: 2219/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 2224/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

15/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1819/20: 2219/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 2224/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Liga Portugal FC Arouca 3 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Liga Portugal FC Arouca 25 2 1 2 0 1,092
24/25 Taça de Portugal FC Arouca 2 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 Allianz Cup FC Arouca 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Liga Portugal FC Arouca 28 2 3 4 0 1,142
23/24 Taça de Portugal FC Arouca 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 UECL Quali FC Arouca 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Allianz Cup FC Arouca 6 1 1 0 0 357
22/23 Liga Portugal FC Arouca 26 0 2 9 0 0
22/23 Taça de Portugal FC Arouca 3 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Liga Portugal FC Arouca 19 0 1 4 0 0
21/22 Liga Portugal SC Braga 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Supertaça SC Braga 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Taça de Portugal FC Arouca 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Liga NOS B SAD 32 1 1 6 0 2,737
20/21 Taça de Portugal B SAD 3 1 0 0 0 248
19/20 Liga NOS B SAD 28 2 2 8 0 1,122
19/20 Taça de Portugal B SAD 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Taça de Portugal SC União Torreense 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Taça de Portugal SC União Torreense 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Taça de Portugal Caldas SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-07-01 Nazarenos Fo. Nazarenos S15 Transfer 0
09/10 2010-06-01 Nazarenos S15 Leiria Sub-15 Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 Leiria Sub-15 Leiria Sub-17 Transfer 0
12/13 2012-07-01 Leiria Sub-17 Leiria U19 Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-01 Leiria U19 Rio Ave FC U19 Transfer 0
14/15 2014-07-01 Rio Ave FC U19 Caldas Transfer 0
16/17 2016-07-01 Caldas Torreense Transfer 0
18/19 2018-07-01 Torreense B SAD U23 Transfer 0
18/19 2018-11-14 B SAD U23 Torreense Loan 0
18/19 2019-06-30 Torreense B SAD U23 Return from loan 0
19/20 2019-07-01 B SAD U23 B SAD Transfer 0
21/22 2021-07-01 B SAD SC Braga Transfer 1000000 €300k
21/22 2021-08-25 SC Braga Arouca Loan 1000000
22/23 2024-06-30 Arouca SC Braga Return from loan 1000000
24/25 2024-07-01 SC Braga Arouca Transfer 1000000 €200k
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
22/23 unknown injury 2023-01-28 2023-02-27 31 5
24/25 Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area 2025-04-01 2025-05-31 61 7
Current€900k
Peak€1.00m
Low
Δ since start+€900k
€250k€500k€750k€1.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Morlaye Sylla 2 0 0
Mateo Cassierra 1 1 0
Jason Remeseiro 1 1 0
Rafa Mujica 2 5 0
Ignacio de Arruabarrena 2 0 0
Basso 2 0 0
Quaresma 1 0 0
Arsénio 1 0 0
Weverson 2 1 0
Rúben Lima 1 1 0
Antony 2 0 0
Uri Busquets 2 0 0
Cafú Phete 1 0 0
Cristo 1 0 0
Eboue Kouassi 1 0 0
Bruno Ramires 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
23/24 Liga Portugal FC Arouca 2 28
24/25 Liga Portugal FC Arouca 2 25
19/20 Liga NOS B SAD 2 28

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
23/24 Liga Portugal FC Arouca 3 28
22/23 Liga Portugal FC Arouca 2 26
19/20 Liga NOS B SAD 2 28

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
22/23 2024-06-30 Arouca SC Braga Return from loan €1.00m
21/22 2021-08-25 SC Braga Arouca Loan €1.00m
18/19 2019-06-30 Torreense B SAD U23 Return from loan
18/19 2018-11-14 B SAD U23 Torreense Loan

Last 50 matches for FC Arouca The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-16 PO1 FC Arouca 3–1 CD Tondela Available
2026-05-11 PO1 Gil Vicente FC 1–3 FC Arouca Available
2026-05-11 PO1 Gil Vicente FC 1–3 FC Arouca Available
2026-05-02 PO1 FC Arouca 2–2 CD Santa Clara Available
2026-05-02 PO1 FC Arouca 2–2 CD Santa Clara Available
2026-04-24 PO1 FC Alverca 2–1 FC Arouca Available
2026-04-24 PO1 FC Alverca 2–1 FC Arouca Available
2026-04-19 PO1 FC Arouca 1–0 CF Estrela da Amadora Available
2026-04-19 PO1 FC Arouca 1–0 CF Estrela da Amadora Available
2026-04-12 PO1 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FC Arouca Available
2026-04-06 PO1 FC Arouca 3–2 GD Estoril Praia Available
2026-03-21 PO1 Moreirense FC 0–1 FC Arouca Available
2026-03-14 PO1 FC Arouca 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica Available
2026-03-06 PO1 FC Famalicão 1–0 FC Arouca Available
2026-02-27 PO1 FC Porto 3–1 FC Arouca Available
2026-02-21 PO1 FC Arouca 3–0 CD Nacional Available
2026-02-14 PO1 Casa Pia AC 3–2 FC Arouca Available
2026-02-07 PO1 FC Arouca 3–2 Vitória Guimarães Available
2026-01-31 PO1 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Arouca Available
2026-01-24 PO1 FC Arouca 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal Available
2026-01-17 PO1 AVS 0–1 FC Arouca Available
2026-01-03 PO1 CD Tondela 3–1 FC Arouca Available
2025-12-28 PO1 FC Arouca 2–2 Gil Vicente FC Available
2025-12-21 PO1 CD Santa Clara 0–0 FC Arouca Available
2025-12-14 PO1 FC Arouca 1–0 FC Alverca Available
2025-12-07 PO1 CF Estrela da Amadora 3–1 FC Arouca Available
2025-12-01 PO1 FC Arouca 0–4 Sporting Clube de Braga Available
2025-11-07 PO1 GD Estoril Praia 4–3 FC Arouca Available
2025-11-02 PO1 FC Arouca 0–2 Moreirense FC Available
2025-10-25 PO1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 FC Arouca Available
2025-10-05 PO1 FC Arouca 1–1 FC Famalicão Available
2025-09-29 PO1 FC Arouca 0–4 FC Porto Available
2025-09-20 PO1 CD Nacional 1–2 FC Arouca Available
2025-09-14 PO1 FC Arouca 0–2 Casa Pia AC Available
2025-08-30 PO1 Vitória Guimarães 1–1 FC Arouca Available
2025-08-23 PO1 FC Arouca 3–3 Rio Ave FC Available
2025-08-17 PO1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 6–0 FC Arouca Available
2025-08-09 PO1 FC Arouca 3–1 AVS Available
2025-05-17 PO1 FC Arouca 4–1 Boavista FC INJURED Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area
2025-05-10 PO1 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 FC Arouca INJURED Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area
2025-05-04 PO1 FC Arouca 0–0 Casa Pia AC INJURED Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area
2025-04-26 PO1 CD Santa Clara 2–0 FC Arouca INJURED Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area
2025-04-19 PO1 FC Arouca 1–0 CF Estrela da Amadora INJURED Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area
2025-04-13 PO1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 FC Arouca INJURED Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area
2025-04-05 PO1 FC Arouca 1–2 FC Famalicão INJURED Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area
2025-03-29 PO1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 FC Arouca Available
2025-03-16 PO1 FC Arouca 1–1 GD Estoril Praia Available
2025-03-08 PO1 AVS 0–1 FC Arouca Available
2025-03-01 PO1 FC Arouca 0–2 FC Porto Available
2025-02-23 PO1 FC Arouca 2–2 SC Farense Available

Teams faced most often by Tiago Esgaio's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Casa Pia AC 8 2 3 3 6 7 -1 25%
FC Vizela 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 67%
FC Famalicão 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 50%
Vitória Guimarães 6 1 2 3 8 10 -2 17%
Rio Ave FC 6 0 3 3 4 7 -3 0%
GD Chaves 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 50%
FC Porto 6 1 1 4 5 15 -10 17%
SC Farense 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 50%
GD Estoril 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 50%
Sporting Clube de Portugal 4 0 1 3 3 10 -7 0%
Boavista FC 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 100%
CD Santa Clara 4 3 0 1 4 3 +1 75%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
15/16 Senior debut season
19/20 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 3 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 27 1,092 2 0 0 0.16
23/24 35 1,142 4 0 0 0.32
22/23 35 357 10 0 0 2.52
21/22 21 0 4 0 0 0
20/21 35 2,985 6 0 0 0.18
19/20 30 1,122 8 0 0 0.64

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga Portugal
162 apps
7 G
10 A
Taça de Portugal
18 apps
1 G
1 A
Allianz Cup
8 apps
1 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Tiago Esgaio

Who is Tiago Esgaio?

Tiago Esgaio is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Arouca.

How old is Tiago Esgaio?

Tiago Esgaio is 30 years old. He was born on August 1, 1995 in Nazaré.

What position does Tiago Esgaio play?

Tiago Esgaio plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Tiago Esgaio play for?

Tiago Esgaio currently plays for FC Arouca.

How many career goals has Tiago Esgaio scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Tiago Esgaio has scored 9 goals in 190 appearances.

What is Tiago Esgaio's market value?

Tiago Esgaio's most recent reported market value is €900k.