Tiago Manuel da Silva Maia (born 18 September 1992) is a Portuguese

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who plays for Lusitano Ginásio Clube Moncarapachense as a

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Club career

Born in Gondomar,

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, Maia was brought up at FC Porto. He spent the vast majority of his senior career in the third division, representing S.C. Espinho, S.C. Praiense and

Louletano DC Louletano Desportos Clube is a Portuguese club from Loulé, founded on 6 June 1923. The association football team currently play in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Portuguese fourth level), H series. The club plays at the Estádio Algarve, ...

. The exception to this happened in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, when Maia played with S.C. Olhanense in the Segunda Liga. His first appearance in the competition took place on 9 August 2014, in a 2–0 home win against Leixões SC. In 2012–13, he was not part of any club.

International career

Maia was part of the Portuguese under-20 squad that finished second at the 2011 FIFA World Cup, playing no matches in the tournament held in Colombia.

Honours

Portugal U20 *

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runner-up: 2011 Orders * PRT Order of Prince Henry - Knight BAR

Knight of the Order of Prince Henry

References

External links

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Portuguese League profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maia, Tiago 1992 births Living people People from Gondomar, Portugal Footballers from Porto District Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players FC Porto players Padroense F.C. players C.D. Santa Clara players S.C. Espinho players S.C. Olhanense players S.C. Praiense players Louletano D.C. players Portugal men's youth international footballers