Tiago Alves (footballer, born 1993)
Brazilian footballer
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Tiago Alves Sales, known as Tiago Alves (Brazilian Portuguese: [tʃiˈaɡu ˈawvis]; born 12 January 1993), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club, Jeju SK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago Alves Sales | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | São João do Araguaia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jeju SK | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Santos | 17 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Boa Esporte (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2013 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Penapolense (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Paraná (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Penapolense | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Pohang Steelers (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Seongnam FC (loan) | 19 | (13) |
| 2016–2018 | Al-Hilal FC | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Shimizu S-Pulse (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 20 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Sagan Tosu (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Sagan Tosu | 13 | (3) |
| 2021 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Fagiano Okayama | 61 | (22) |
| 2024 | Tokushima Vortis | 19 | (1) |
| 2025 | Uthai Thani | 15 | (2) |
| 2025– | Jeju SK | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025, 12:00 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in São João do Araguaia, Pará, Tiago Alves graduated from Santos' youth setup. He made his professional debut on 2 February 2011, coming on as a second half substitute for Keirrison in a 2–2 away draw against Ponte Preta for the Campeonato Paulista championship.[1] He scored his first professional goal on 27 March 2011, in the 3–2 away victory against Ituano.
On 16 May 2012, Tiago Alves was loaned to Série B club Boa Esporte,[2] but returned to his parent club only three months later. On 3 December 2012, he was loaned to América Mineiro until the end of 2013 season.[3]
Tiago Alves was subsequently loaned to Penapolense and Paraná, only appearing regularly with the latter. On 4 January 2015, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for K League 1 side Pohang Steelers.[4]
Tiago Alves made his debut for the club on 15 March, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring his side's second in a 4–2 home loss against Ulsan Hyundai FC.
At the beginning of 2016, Tiago was loaned to Seongnam FC. He scored 13 goals and offered 5 assists to keep Seongnam in the K League 1.
On 1 August 2016, Thiago Alves transferred to Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal, signing a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
In March 2017 Shimizu S-Pulse announced the signing of Tiago Alves on a season-long loan from Al Hilal.[5]
On 22 July 2025, Tiago Alves signed to K League 1 club, Jeju SK for mid 2025 season.
Career statistics
- As of 21 September 2025.[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2011 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Boa Esporte (loan) | 2012 | Série B | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| América-MG (loan) | 2013 | Série B | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Penapolense (loan) | 2014 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Paraná (loan) | 2014 | Série B | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 6 | |||||
| Pohang Steelers | 2015 | K League Classic | 25 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
| Seongnam FC | 2016 | K League Classic | 19 | 13 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | ||||
| Al-Hilal | 2016–17 | Saudi Professional League | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2017 | J1 League | 17 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2018 | K League 1 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 1 | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Sagan Tosu (loan) | 2019 | J1 League | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Sagan Tosu | 2020 | J1 League | 13 | 3 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Gamba Osaka | 2021 | J1 League | 17 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Fagiano Okayama | 2022 | J2 League | 34 | 16 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 36 | 16 | |||
| 2023 | 27 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 61 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 22 | ||
| Chapecoense | 2024 | Série B | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Tokushima Vortis | 2024 | J2 League | 19 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Uthai Thani | 2024–25 | Thai League 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||
| Jeju SK | 2025 | K League 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 281 | 63 | 24 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 335 | 68 | ||
- Appearance(s) in J.League Cup
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Japanese Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in J1 League Promotion Playoffs
