Tiago Araújo
Portuguese footballer
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Tiago Filipe Alves Araújo (born 27 March 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a full back for Belgian Pro League club Gent.
Full name
Tiago Filipe Alves Araújo
Date of birth
27 March 2001
Place of birth
Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
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Araújo in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago Filipe Alves Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Póvoa Lanhoso | ||
| 2013–2020 | Benfica | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Benfica B | 25 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Arouca (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Estoril | 54 | (3) |
| 2024– | Gent | 47 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Portugal U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Portugal U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2026 | |||
Playing career
On 4 April 2019, Araújo signed a contract with S.L. Benfica.[1] He made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 3–2 LigaPro win over U.D. Vilafranquense on 13 September 2020.[2] On 21 November 2020, he made his first team debut in a 1–0 cup win over Paredes.[3]
On 24 August 2024, Araújo signed a four-season contract with Gent in Belgium.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 March 2026 [5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Benfica | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arouca (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Estoril Praia | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 68 | 3 | |||
| Gent | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 60 | 1 | |||
| Career totals | 142 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 170 | 6 | ||
Notes
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League