Zé Tiago
{{short description|Portuguese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Zé Tiago
| image =
| fullname = José Tiago Almeida Martins{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/jogador/ze-tiago/18354|title=Zé Tiago|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|access-date=31 August 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = União Lamas
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1997–2001 | youthclubs1 = Boavista
| youthyears2 = 2001–2007 | youthclubs2 = Candal
| years1 = 2007–2008 | clubs1 = Candal | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 2008–2009 | clubs2 = Torre Moncorvo | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2009–2010 | clubs3 = Oliveira Douro | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2010–2011 | clubs4 = Candal | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = Macedo Cavaleiros | caps5 = 29 | goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = Boavista | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2013–2014 | clubs7 = Oliveirense | caps7 = 47 | goals7 = 11
| years8 = 2014–2016 | clubs8 = Covilhã | caps8 = 80 | goals8 = 13
| years9 = 2016–2017 | clubs9 = Aves | caps9 = 31 | goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2017–2018 | clubs10 = Académica | caps10 = 22 | goals10 = 1
| years11 = 2018–2020 | clubs11 = Mafra | caps11 = 55 | goals11 = 9
| years12 = 2020–2021 | clubs12 = Chaves | caps12 = 21 | goals12 = 3
| years13 = 2021–2022 | clubs13 = Varzim | caps13 = 31 | goals13 = 4
| years14 = 2022–2024 | clubs14 = Covilhã | caps14 = 48 | goals14 = 4
| years15 = 2024– | clubs15 = União Lamas | caps15 = 2 | goals15 = 0
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =
| club-update = 18:42, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
José Tiago Almeida Martins (born 19 August 1988), known as Zé Tiago, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for C.F. União de Lamas.
Club career
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Zé Tiago played lower league or amateur football until the age of 26. In May 2014 he signed for Segunda Liga club S.C. Covilhã,{{cite web|url=http://www.brigantia.pt/noticia/ze-tiago-desviado-da-rota-do-gdbraganca|title=Zé Tiago desviado da rota do G.D.Bragança|trans-title=Zé Tiago hijacked from G.D.Bragança|publisher=Rádio Brigantia|language=pt|date=23 May 2014|access-date=24 June 2017}} making his professional debut on 16 August of that year when he came on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win over FC Porto B.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/detalhe/sp-covilha-fc-porto-b-2-1-kizito-da-vitoria-aos-serranos-900138.html|title=Sp. Covilhã-FC Porto B, 2–1: Kizito dá vitória aos serranos|trans-title=Sp. Covilhã-FC Porto B, 2–1: Kizito gives win to mountaineers|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=27 March 2006|access-date=24 June 2017}} During his first season, he scored braces against Portimonense SC (4–0){{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/2a-liga/freamunde-deixa-escapar-lideranca-para-oliveirense-e-tondela_d799739|title=Freamunde deixa escapar liderança para Oliveirense e Tondela|trans-title=Freamunde let first place fall in the hands of Oliveirense and Tondela|publisher=Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|language=pt|date=25 January 2015|access-date=24 June 2017}} and U.D. Oliveirense (4–1){{cite news|url=http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/detalhe/sp-covilha-oliveirense-4-1-goleada-impiedosa-943387.html|title=Sp. Covilhã-Oliveirense, 4–1: Goleada impiedosa|trans-title=Sp. Covilhã-Oliveirense, 4–1: Ruthless rout|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=19 April 2015|access-date=24 June 2017}} to help his team to a final fourth position.
Subsequently, Zé Tiago represented still in the second division C.D. Aves{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/aves/noticias/interior/ze-tiago-e-reforco-para-o-meio-campo-do-aves-5196307.html|title=Zé Tiago é reforço para o meio campo do Aves|trans-title=Zé Tiago is an addition for Aves' midfield|newspaper=O Jogo|language=pt|date=27 May 2016|access-date=24 June 2017}} and Académica de Coimbra. He helped the former side to return to the Primeira Liga after a ten-year absence, contributing 31 matches (32 in all competitions) and four goals to this feat.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/academica/detalhe/ze-tiago-assina-por-duas-epocas.html|title=Zé Tiago assina por duas épocas|trans-title=Zé Tiago signs for two seasons|newspaper=Record|first=Ricardo|last=Vasconcelos|language=pt|date=7 June 2017|access-date=24 June 2017}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ForaDeJogo}}
- [http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/clube/20142015/segundaliga/288/jogador/69615 Portuguese League profile] {{in lang|pt}}
- {{Soccerway|jose-tiago-almeida-martins/206997}}
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Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Vila Nova de Gaia
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Liga Portugal 2 players
Category:Segunda Divisão players
Category:Liga 3 (Portugal) players
Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Category:Boavista F.C. players
Category:AD Oliveirense players
Category:Académica de Coimbra (football) players