Taigo
Brazilian footballer
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Taigo Vital Amorim de Araujo, commonly known as Taigo (born 28 May 1997) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for Portuguese side CD Operário in the Liga Meo Azores.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taigo Vital Amorim de Araujo | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Telêmaco Borba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Operário | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Coritiba | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | → Coritiba B | ||
| 2018 | Dinamo Vranje | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | São Paulo–RS | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Guarany de Sobral | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Operário Lagoa | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2020 | |||
Career
Taigo was born in Telêmaco Borba,[1] in state of Paraná, Brazil. As a youngster, Taigo participated in motocross championships in state of Parana in Brazil.[2]
Taigo started his football career at Coritiba U-13. Afterwards, he went through Silvio Pereira school, Colégio Positivo with Anderson Valério, and CER Aquárius with Edilson Pukanski.[1] By 2015 he had seven Paraná youth state championships, two titles of Gradisca Tournament in Italy, and a Brazilian championship in under-15 level.[1]
He begin playing for Coritiba B team since 2013[citation needed] and regularly since 2015[3]
In summer 2018 he moved to Europe and signed with Serbian newly-promoted top-league side FK Dinamo Vranje. He made his debut in the 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga on 26 August 2018, in a home game against FK Zemun, a 1–0 victory.[4]
During the winter season-break, he returned to Brazil and played in 2019 first with Sport Club São Paulo and then with Guarany Sporting Club, better known as Guarany from Sobral.[citation needed]
In the 2020–21 season he made a new attempt in Europe, this time by signing with Portuguese side CD Operário, located in the Azores Islands.[citation needed]