Tailson (footballer, born 1999)
Brazilian footballer
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Tailson Pinto Gonçalves (born 5 March 1999), simply known as Tailson (Brazilian Portuguese: [tɐˈiwsun]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Spartak Varna on loan from Botev Plovdiv.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tailson Pinto Gonçalves | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo André, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Spartak Varna (on loan from Botev Plovdiv) | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Santos | ||
| 2014 | Mauaense | ||
| 2015–2019 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Santos | 36 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Coritiba (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Náutico (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Ferroviária (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Retrô (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Politehnica Iași | 36 | (3) |
| 2025– | Botev Plovdiv | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Spartak Varna (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 January 2026 | |||
Club career
Santos
Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Tailson joined Santos' youth setup at the age of nine; in 2014 he left to join Mauaense, but returned to the club in 2015.[2] After appearing in the 2019 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was called up to the first team by manager Jorge Sampaoli.[3]
On 19 April 2019, Tailson left the club after his contract expired.[4] On 5 August, however, after being linked to FC Barcelona,[5] he signed a professional deal with the club.[6]
Tailson made his first team – and Série A – debut on 5 October 2019, starting and scoring the winner in a 1–0 away defeat of Vasco da Gama.[7]
Loans
On 12 March 2021, Tailson joined recently relegated side Coritiba on loan for the 2021 campaign.[8] He struggled to make an impact during his spell at the club, and was sent back to his parent club in July.[9]
On 9 August 2021, Tailson moved to Náutico also in the second division, on loan until December.[10] He returned to Santos for the 2022 season, but featured rarely.
On 1 February 2023, Tailson was loaned to Ferroviária until July.[11] On 9 June, he moved to fellow Série D team Retrô also in a temporary deal.[12] His loan was renewed for the Campeonato Pernambucano on 10 January 2024.[13]
On 7 June 2024, Tailson rescinded his contract with Santos one month before its expiration.[14]
Politehnica Iași
In July 2024, Tailson signed a contract with Romanian club Politehnica Iași.
Career statistics
- As of 1 June 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2019 | Série A | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2021 | Série B | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Náutico (loan) | 2021 | Série B | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Ferroviária (loan) | 2023 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Retrô (loan) | 2023 | Série D | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Politehnica Iași | 2024–25 | Liga I | 34 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 5 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Cupa României
- Appearance in Copa do Nordeste
Honours
Santos
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 2020