Tiago Emanuel Canelas Almeida Ferreira (born 10 July 1993) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for Trofense as a

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Club career

Porto

Born in

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, Ferreira played youth football with five clubs in the area, finishing his development with

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...

after joining at the age of 14. He made his professional debut with the reserves that competed in the

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, his first appearance in the competition being on 12 August 2012 in a 2–2 away draw against

C.D. Tondela Clube Desportivo de Tondela () is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Tondela, located in Viseu District, and play in the Estádio João Cardoso ...

. Ferreira played 35 matches and scored one goal in the 2013–14 season to help his team to a final runner-up position in the second tier, but they were ineligible for promotion. In summer 2014, after failing to appear once in competitive games for the main squad, he was released.

Zulte Waregem

On 15 July 2014,

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Ferreira signed a four-year contract with

S.V. Zulte Waregem Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem (), commonly known as Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee (), is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. Zulte Waregem plays in the Belgian First Division A. Their highest finish a ...

. He made his

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debut on 3 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss at

K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (; often simply called Sporting Lokeren or Lokeren) was a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders. The club was founded in 1923 but cease ...

União Madeira

Ferreira returned to his country in the 2015 off-season, joining

C.F. União Clube de Futebol União, commonly known as União or União da Madeira, was a Portuguese association football, football club based in Funchal, Madeira, notable for its six appearances in the Portuguese top-flight Primeira Liga, between the 1989� ...

on a three-year deal. His maiden appearance in the

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took place on 28 November, when he played one minute in a 2–2 away draw against

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. Sparingly played by manager

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in his debut campaign, Ferreira also saw his side be relegated. He asked to be released from contract in May 2017 claiming unpaid wages, which led to criticism from club president Filipe Silva.

Universitatea Craiova

On 21 July 2017, Ferreira joined Romanian club

CS Universitatea Craiova U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv, commonly known as Universitatea Craiova (), CS U Craiova, or simply U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football team based in Craiova, Dolj County, which competes in the Liga I, the top tier of the Romanian leagu ...

. He played his first game in the

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nine days later, when he featured 77 minutes in a 1–1 away draw with

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. Ferreira was released by mutual consent on 23 April 2020.

International career

Ferreira earned 84

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for

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at youth level. He appeared in two

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tournaments with the under-20 team, helping them finish second in the 2011 edition in

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Honours

Universitatea Craiova *

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: 2017–18 *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României ( en, Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994, ...

runner-up:

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Portugal U20 *

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runner-up:

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Orders *

Knight of the

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