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Tiago Esgaio
Arouca

Tiago Esgaio

Tiago Alexandre de Sousa Esgaio

Defender · Arouca. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionDEF Age31 ClubArouca Market value€1mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-28
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubAroucaLiga Portugal
PositionDefenderDefender
Date of birth31 years old
NationalityPortugalNazaré
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract until2027-06-30Current stored contract
Market value€1mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-28
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height175 cm68 kg
Shirt number#28Arouca
Performance
Season stats

Liga Portugal · 2026

Arouca · Defender

Appearances66 starts
Minutes5380 substitute entries
Rating6.84provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Shots20 on target
Passing72205 passes · 7 key
Defensive work97 interceptions · 1 blocks
Duels won50%24 of 48
Dribble success28.6%2 of 7
Cards0Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Tiago Esgaio

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Pedro PachecoPedro PachecoSanta Clara · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile82match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 538 min / 2026 · 540 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Tiago Esgaio and Pedro Pacheco — stored season statistics
Context / metricTiago EsgaioPedro Pacheco
Season20262026
CompetitionLiga PortugalLiga Portugal
Team in this sampleAroucaSanta Clara
Minutes538540
Appearances66
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9091.51 per 9081.33 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9071.17 per 90101.67 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9010.17 per 9010.17 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Djibril SidibéDjibril SidibéLe Mans · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile77match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 538 min / 2026 · 135 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Tiago Esgaio and Djibril Sidibé — stored season statistics
Context / metricTiago EsgaioDjibril Sidibé
Season20262026
CompetitionLiga PortugalLigue 1
Team in this sampleAroucaLe Mans
Minutes538135
Appearances63
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9091.51 per 904— per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9071.17 per 900— per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9010.17 per 900— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Rafael SantosRafael SantosSt. Louis City · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile77match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 538 min / 2026 · 1,107 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Tiago Esgaio and Rafael Santos — stored season statistics
Context / metricTiago EsgaioRafael Santos
Season20262026
CompetitionLiga PortugalMLS
Team in this sampleAroucaSt. Louis City
Minutes5381,107
Appearances616
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9091.51 per 9080.65 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9071.17 per 90110.89 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9010.17 per 9050.41 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Léo DuarteLéo DuarteAtletico-MG · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age69match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 538 min / 2026 · 0 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Tiago Esgaio and Léo Duarte — stored season statistics
Context / metricTiago EsgaioLéo Duarte
Season20262026
CompetitionLiga PortugalSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleAroucaAtletico-MG
Minutes5380
Appearances60
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9091.51 per 900— per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9071.17 per 900— per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9010.17 per 900— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

PaulinhoPaulinhoBotafogo · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age69match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 538 min / 2026 · 61 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Tiago Esgaio and Paulinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricTiago EsgaioPaulinho
Season20262026
CompetitionLiga PortugalSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleAroucaBotafogo
Minutes53861
Appearances62
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9091.51 per 902— per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9071.17 per 901— per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9010.17 per 900— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Fabrício BrunoFabrício BrunoCruzeiro · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 538 min / 2026 · 2,081 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Tiago Esgaio and Fabrício Bruno — stored season statistics
Context / metricTiago EsgaioFabrício Bruno
Season20262026
CompetitionLiga PortugalSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleAroucaCruzeiro
Minutes5382,081
Appearances624
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9091.51 per 90190.82 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9071.17 per 90160.69 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9010.17 per 90130.56 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves21 loans · 0 free moves
Known fees€200kTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed fee€200KSC Braga → Arouca

Latest recorded move: SC Braga → Arouca · 01 Jul 2024, with terms recorded as €200K. The player was 28.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202401 Jul 2024SC Braga → AroucaTransfer€200K28
202125 Aug 2021SC Braga → AroucaLoanTerms not supplied26
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Arouca · Liga Portugal

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
TransferSC Braga → Arouca

Provider transfer record

LoanSC Braga → Arouca

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Nazaré, Portugal

Value & contract

Market value

€1m

Transfermarkt · 2026-05-28

View the source valuation

Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract intelligence

Recorded contract term

Time remaining uses the recorded expiry date. Options, negotiations and an agreed departure require separate evidence.

Contract startNot verified
Contract expiry2027-06-309 months remaining
Club optionNot verified
Player optionNot verified
Release clauseNot verified
Extension talksNot verified

Source: Transfermarkt · Confidence: Source-reported contract. Missing contract fields are never inferred.

View contract source · Checked 2026-09-23

News

Tiago Esgaio in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityTiago Alexandre de Sousa EsgaioHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubAroucaHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionLiga PortugalHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionDefenderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history2HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: No automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours3 updates · 10 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

Right BackDefender

API-Football current squad
ProfileDetailed position updated

DefenderRight Back

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8 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€1.5m€1.6m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.