Tiago Morais
Portuguese footballer (born 2003)
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Tiago Fontoura da Fonseca Morais (born 3 September 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for French Ligue 1 club Lille.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago Fontoura da Fonseca Morais | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Espinho, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Arcozelo | ||
| 2013–2017 | Boavista | ||
| 2017–2018 | Benfica | ||
| 2018–2019 | Padroense | ||
| 2019–2020 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Boavista | 36 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | → Leixões (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2024– | Lille | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2025–2026 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:40, 20 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Boavista
Morais made his professional debut with Boavista in a 4–1 Primeira Liga loss to Braga on 28 December 2020.[1] At 17 years and 3 months old, Morais is the youngest debutant for Boavista in the Primeira Liga.[2]
On 1 August 2021, Morais scored a brace in a 2–0 home victory over Portimonense, in the second round of the Taça da Liga; becoming Boavista's youngest ever goalscorer at 17 years and 332 days, breaking João Vieira Pinto's previous record.[3]
On 23 August 2022, Morais signed a new contract with Boavista until 2026 and was sent on a season-long loan to Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões.[4] Five days later, he made his debut for the Matosinhos side, coming off the bench to replace Kiki Silva in the final minutes of a 3–0 home victory over Nacional in the league.[5] On 1 October 2022, Morais scored his first goal for Leixões, the second in a 5–0 thrashing away at Campeonato de Portugal side Vasco da Gama Vidigueira, in the second round of the Taça de Portugal.[6] He scored his first league goal on 12 March 2023, in a 1–1 draw at home to Estrela da Amadora in the Liga Portugal 2.[7]
After returning from his loan at Leixões, Morais scored his first Primeira Liga goal for Boavista on 19 August 2023, in a 4–1 victory away at Portimonense.[8]
Lille
On 30 January 2024, Morais signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lille.[9][10] The French side paid a reported €4 million transfer fee.[11]
In July 2024, Morais returned to Portugal, joining Rio Ave on a season-long loan deal.[12]
On 8 August 2025, Morais was loaned to Casa Pia for the 2025–26 season.[13]
International career
Internationally, Morais has represented Portugal at U18 and U19 level.[14] He made his debut for the U18s on 5 June 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home victory over Norway in a friendly game.[15] On 3 September of the same year, Morais made his debut for the U19s, starting in a 2–0 home defeat to Belgium, again in a friendly.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 May 2026[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boavista | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 6 | ||
| Total | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 42 | 8 | |||
| Leixões (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | |
| Lille | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| Casa Pia (loan) | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 18 | ||
