Tiago Tomás
Portuguese footballer (born 2002)
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Tiago Barreiros de Melo Tomás (born 16 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
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Tómas with VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tiago Barreiros de Melo Tomás[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 June 2002[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cascais, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Carcavelos | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Colégio Marista | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Estoril | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2020 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Sporting CP | 48 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 41 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | VfL Wolfsburg | 58 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | VfB Stuttgart | 26 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U17 | 16 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Portugal U21 | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:39, 9 May 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Sporting CP
Born in Cascais, Lisbon District of Angolan descent,[2][3] Tomás came through the youth system of Sporting CP after a year at nearby Estoril. On 25 June 2020, he signed a five-year contract at the former club, with a buyout clause of €60 million.[4]
Tomás made his professional debut on 1 July 2020 one month after his 18th birthday, as an 81st-minute substitute for Matheus Nunes in a 2–1 Primeira Liga win against Gil Vicente at home.[5] He scored his first goal on 24 September, the only one of a home victory over Aberdeen in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[6] He contributed three goals from 30 appearances during the season, helping his team to conquer the league after 19 years.[7]
VfB Stuttgart loan
On 30 January 2022, Tomás was loaned to VfB Stuttgart until June 2023 with a buying option.[8] He played his first match in the Bundesliga six days later, replacing Chris Führich for the final ten minutes of the 3–2 home loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.[9][10] He scored twice in his next appearance, but was unable to keep his team from a 4–2 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.[11]
In the 2022–23 campaign, Tomás helped the Mercedes-Benz Arena club to avoid relegation via the playoffs, with the player coming from the bench in both legs of the 6–1 aggregate win over Hamburger SV.[12][13] On 16 June 2023, Stuttgart did not exercise its option and he left, thanking the organisation for "believing in me when no one else did".[14]
VfL Wolfsburg
On 5 July 2023, Tomás signed a four-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg also of the German top division,[15] for a fee of €8.8 million which could rise to €10.3 million with add-ons; Sporting were also entitled to 15% of any future transfer.[16] He scored two of his three goals of his first season on 13 August, in the 6–0 away rout of amateurs Makkabi Berlin in the opening round of the DFB-Pokal.[17]
Tomás scored six times in the following campaign, also providing two assists.[18]
Return to Stuttgart
On 16 August 2025, Tomás returned to Stuttgart on a four-year deal.[19] He scored in the first match upon returning, but in a 2–1 away loss against 1. FC Union Berlin; his was a late consolation goal after a Ilyas Ansah brace in the first half.[20]
Tomás' father died in January 2026, when he was 23.[21] On 19 February, he broke down in tears after closing the 4–1 victory at Celtic in the Europa League knockout phase play-offs;[22] he had already shown emotion in the league match against 1. FC Köln five days before upon his return.[23]
International career
Aged 18, Tomás was selected by Portugal under-21 manager Rui Jorge for his 2021 UEFA European Championship squad.[24] He earned his first cap in the first group stage match, starting a 1–0 win against Croatia in Koper.[25]
Tomás scored his first goal on 7 October 2021, his team's tenth in the 11–0 demolition of Liechstenstein in Vizela for the 2023 European Championship qualifiers.[26]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 May 2026[27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 2 | — | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Total | 48 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 9 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2[f] | 0 | 33 | 4 | |||
| Total | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 8 | |||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 65 | 9 | |||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 9[c] | 2 | — | 37 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 173 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 34 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, DFB-Pokal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
