| Tiago Morais | |
| Full Name: | Tiago Fontoura da Fonseca Morais |
| Birth Date: | 2003 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Espinho, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Currentclub: | Rio Ave (on loan from Lille) |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arcozelo |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Boavista |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Benfica |
| Youthyears4: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs4: | Padroense |
| Youthyears5: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs5: | Boavista |
| Years1: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Boavista |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Leixões (loan) |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Lille |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Rio Ave (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 15:24, 28 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Portugal U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Portugal U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18:40, 20 November 2023 (UTC) |
Tiago Fontoura da Fonseca Morais (born 3 September 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Rio Ave on loan from Ligue 1 club Lille.
Morais made his professional debut with Boavista in a 4–1 Primeira Liga loss to S.C. 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 S.C..[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 CF 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]
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]
Internationally, Morais has represented Portugal at U18 and U19 level.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15]
| 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 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 12 | |||