Tiago Sá Explained

Tiago Sá
Fullname:Tiago Magalhães de Sá[1]
Birth Date:11 January 1995
Birth Place:Vila Verde, Portugal
Height:1.85 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Braga
Clubnumber:12
Youthyears1:2005–2014
Youthclubs1:Braga
Years1:2013–2018
Caps1:128
Goals1:0
Years2:2018–
Caps2:38
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:2012−2013
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2013−2014
Nationalcaps2:13
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2014−2015
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:21:27, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Tiago Magalhães de Sá (born 11 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a goalkeeper.

Formed at Braga, where he was mainly a reserve and back-up, he made over 50 first-team appearances and won the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal and two Taça da Liga.

Club career

Born in Vila Verde, Braga District, Sá joined S.C. Braga's youth system at the age of 10. He spent his first five seasons as a senior with the reserves in the Segunda Liga,[2] his first match in the competition being played on 11 August 2013 in a 1−2 home loss against C.D. Tondela.[3] He was called up to the first team for a home game against Académica de Coimbra on 6 January 2016 due to injury to regular back-up Matheus, and remained unused as Stanislav Kritsyuk played in the 3–0 win.[4]

Early into the 2018−19 campaign, Sá became the first team's first choice due to a serious knee injury contracted by the Brazilian.[5] His Primeira Liga debut took place on 31 August, in a 1−0 away victory over G.D. Chaves.[6]

Sá was voted Braga's Newcomer of the Year in January 2019.[7] Days later, he signed a new contract to tie himself to the club until 2023.[8] He lost his place after Matheus returned to fitness.[9]

Sá's one match as Braga won the Taça da Liga in 2019–20 was the final group game, a 4–1 win at F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[10] He played their first three rounds as they conquered the Taça de Portugal in the following season.[11] [12] [13] In June 2023, he extended his link for four more years.[14]

International career

Sá earned 22 caps for Portugal from under-18 to under-20 level, between 2012 and 2015. He was part of the under-19 team that came runners-up at the 2014 UEFA European Championship; his only game was in the semi-final against reigning champions Serbia, coming on as a substitute for the injured André Moreira in the fourth minute of extra time and saving from Sergej Milinković-Savić to win the penalty shootout.[15]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Braga B2013–14Liga Portugal 2170170
2014–15Liga Portugal 2330330
2015–16Liga Portugal 2350350
2016–17Liga Portugal 2310310
2017–18Liga Portugal 2120120
Total12801280
Braga2015–16Primeira Liga00000000
2016–17Primeira Liga00000000
2017–18Primeira Liga000010000010
2018–19Primeira Liga31000000000310
2019–20Primeira Liga101010100040
2020–21Primeira Liga203000200070
2021–22Primeira Liga102020100060
2022–23Primeira Liga303010100080
2023–24Primeira Liga001000000010
Total380100505000580
Career total16601005050001860

Honours

Braga

2020–21[16]

2019–20,[17] 2023–24[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tiago Sá. Mais Futebol. pt. 26 January 2021.
  2. News: Experiência não falta a Tiago Sá. Tiago Sá has all the experience and then some. A Bola. Pascoal. Sousa. pt. 10 October 2021. 21 October 2021.
  3. News: Sp. Braga B-Tondela, 1−2: Penálti polémico na decisão. Sp. Braga B-Tondela, 1−2: Controversial penalty decides it. Record. pt. 11 August 2013. 5 November 2018.
  4. News: Avançados e Djavan de regresso para a Académica. Forwards and Djavan return for Académica. O Jogo. pt. 5 January 2016. 11 March 2023.
  5. News: Infelicidade de Matheus foi a sorte de Tiago Sá. Matheus' misfortune was Tiago Sá's luck. A Bola. pt. 1 September 2018. 5 November 2018.
  6. News: Sp. Braga é líder isolado após vitória em Chaves (1−0). Sp. Braga are the undisputed leaders after win in Chaves (1−0). Diário de Notícias. pt. 31 August 2018. 5 November 2018.
  7. News: Tiago Sá: "Já estava atrás deste prémio há muito tempo". Tiago Sá: "I'd been chasing this award for a long time". Record. José. Mário. pt. 22 January 2019. 22 January 2019.
  8. News: Guarda-redes Tiago Sá renova com o Sporting de Braga até 2023. Goalkeeper Tiago Sá renews with Sporting de Braga until 2023. Observador. pt. 8 February 2019. 17 September 2021.
  9. News: Tiago Sá: "Defendi três penáltis em dois minutos". Tiago Sá: "I saved three penalties in two minutes". Record. André. Gonçalves. pt. 1 April 2020. 17 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Taça da Liga: Trincão iluminou passagem do Braga à final four. League Cup: Trincão lit up Braga's passage to the final four. Antena Minho. pt. 22 December 2019. 11 March 2023.
  11. News: Sp. Braga vence Trofense com golo nos descontos. Sp. Braga defeat Trofense with goal in added time. Record. pt. 21 November 2020. 11 March 2023.
  12. News: Sp. Braga goleia Olímpico Montijo e avança na Taça. Sp. Braga rout Olímpico Montijo and advance in the Cup. Record. pt. 14 December 2020. 11 March 2023.
  13. News: Sp. Braga-Torreense, 5–0. Record. pt. 13 January 2021. 11 March 2023.
  14. News: Oficial: Tiago Sá renova contrato com o Sp. Braga até 2027. Official: Tiago Sá renews contract with Sp. Braga until 2027. Record. António. Mendes. pt. 29 June 2023. 26 January 2024.
  15. Web site: Portugal prevail in shoot-out to end Serbia reign. UEFA. Andrew. Haslam. 28 July 2014. 11 March 2023.
  16. Web site: Braga beat nine-man Benfica to lift Portuguese Cup. PortuGOAL. Patrick. Ribeiro. 23 May 2021. 24 May 2021.
  17. News: SC Braga conquista a décima terceira edição da Taça da Liga!. SC Braga win thirteenth edition of the League Cup!. Jornal do Luxemburgo. pt. 25 January 2020. 21 October 2021.
  18. News: Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez. Sp. Braga win League Cup for the third time. Público. Marco. Vaza. pt. 27 January 2024. 28 January 2024.