Tiago Ferreira (footballer, born 2002)

Tiago Filipe Prazeres Ferreira (born 18 March 2002), sometimes known as Tiago Mamede,[1] is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sporting CP.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Prazeres and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.
Tiago Ferreira
Personal information
Full name Tiago Filipe Prazeres Ferreira
Date of birth (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002
Place of birth Reggio Calabria, Italy
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 88
Youth career
2010–2021 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Sporting CP B 39 (6)
2023– Sporting CP 0 (0)
International career
2017 Portugal U15 5 (0)
2017–2018 Portugal U16 7 (0)
2019 Portugal U17 1 (0)
2019–2020 Portugal U18 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2024

Club career

Born and raised in Italy, Ferreira moved to Portugal and joined the Sporting CP youth academy in 2010.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Sporting in 2019, and on 17 December 2020 extended it until 2025.[3] He debuted with the Sporting CP B in 2021, and in the preseason 2021–22 season joined the senior squad, before a knee injury in November 2021 kept him out.[4] He returned from injury a year and a half later in March 2022, returning to Sporting B.[1] He made his senior debut with Sporting as a substitute in a 2–1 UEFA Europa League win over Raków Częstochowa on 9 November 2023.[5]

International career

Born in Italy, Ferreira is of Portuguese descent. He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U18s.[6]

Personal life

Ferreira is the son of the former footballer José Mamede.[7]

Career statistics
As of 17 June 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 100——100
2021–22 Liga 3 00——00
2022–23 Liga 3 53——53
2023–24 Liga 3 243——243
Total 396——396
Sporting CP 2023–24 Primeira Liga 00001[lower-alpha 1]010
Career total 3960010406
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "«Finalmente»: Tiago Mamede volta a jogar pelo Sporting ano e meio depois". Maisfutebol.
  2. "Tiago Filipe Prazeres Ferreira". www.sporting.pt. 10 August 2019.
  3. "Sporting renova contrato e anuncia cláusula de rescisão para Tiago Ferreira". O Jogo.
  4. Jorge, Maria (6 November 2021). "TIAGO FERREIRA SUJEITO A CIRURGIA".
  5. "A estreia de Tiago Ferreira: "Amorim pediu-me para ser feliz em campo"". O Jogo.
  6. "Tiago Ferreira". FPF.
  7. "Após calvário, Tiago Ferreira abre porta da permanência do Sporting B". O Jogo.
  8. Tiago Ferreira at Soccerway
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