Tiago André Lopes Moreira (born 27 April 1988) is a

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professional

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who plays for

S.C. Covilhã Sporting Clube da Covilhã, commonly known as just Sporting da Covilhã, is Portuguese association football, football club from the city of Covilhã that plays in the second-tier Liga Portugal 2. The club was founded in 1923. Their nickname is the ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

Felgueiras Felgueiras () is a municipality in Porto District, Portugal. The current mayor is Nuno Fonseca. There are two cities located in the municipality: Felgueiras (city status received on 13 July 1990) and Lixa. The population in 2011 was 58,065, in a ...

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, Moreira spent most of his youth career in the ranks of

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 ...

but played only lower-level senior football until May 2014, when he and

AD Oliveirense Associação Desportiva Oliveirense is a Portuguese sports club from Santa Maria de Oliveira, Vila Nova de Famalicão. The men's football team played several years on the third tier, and was supposed to contest the 2020–21 Campeonato de Portu ...

teammate Zé Tiago signed for

. He played regularly in two Segunda Liga seasons for the club, and scored in a 3–1 away win against

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on 31 January 2016. On 31 May 2016, Moreira moved across the league to newly relegated

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 one-year contract with the option of a second. When this ended, he joined fellow second-tier team

Leixões S.C. Leixões Sport Club, commonly known as Leixões (), is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as football, boxing, karate, volleyball, swimming and billiards. It is most well kno ...

on a three-year deal in May 2018, reuniting with his former Covilhã manager

Francisco Chaló Francisco Alexandre Lacerda Chaló (born 10 February 1964) is a Portuguese Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, footballer. Career Born in Ermesinde, Porto Metropolitan Area, Chaló began managing at the ...

. He was used almost exclusively in cup games, making only one league appearance and returning to the Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto on 28 December.

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External links

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Portuguese League profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreira, Tiago 1988 births Living people People from Felgueiras Sportspeople from Porto District Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Padroense F.C. players G.D. Ribeirão players A.D. Lousada players AD Oliveirense players S.C. Covilhã players C.F. União players Leixões S.C. players