Tiago Magalhães de Sá (born 11 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Developed at

, where he was mainly a reserve and back-up, he made over 50 first-team appearances and won the

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and two

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Club career

Born in the village of Moure in

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, Sá joined S.C. Braga's youth system at the age of 10. He spent his first five seasons as a senior with the reserves in the Segunda Liga, his first match in the competition being played on 11 August 2013 in a 1−2 home loss against C.D. Tondela. He was called up to the first team for a home game against Académica de Coimbra on 6 January 2016 due to injury to regular back-up Matheus, and remained unused as Stanislav Kritsyuk played in the 3–0 win. Early into the 2018−19 campaign, Sá became the first team's first choice due to a serious knee injury contracted by the Brazilian. His

debut took place on 31 August, in a 1−0 away victory over G.D. Chaves. Sá was voted Braga's Newcomer of the Year in January 2019. Days later, he signed a new contract to tie himself to the club until 2023. He lost his place after Matheus returned to fitness. Sá's one match as Braga won the

in 2019–20 was the final group game, a 4–1 win at F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He played their first three rounds as they claimed the

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in the following season. In June 2023, he extended his link for four more years. Subsequently, Sá played second-fiddle to Matheus and Czech Lukáš Horníček.

International career

Sá earned 22

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for Portugal from under-18 to under-20 level, between 2012 and 2015. He was part of the under-19 team that came runners-up at the 2014 UEFA European Championship; his only game was in the semi-final against reigning champions

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, coming on as a substitute for the injured André Moreira in the fourth minute of

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and saving from

Sergej Milinković-Savić Sergej Milinković-Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Сергеј Милинковић-Савић, ; born 27 February 1995), also known mononymously as Sergej, is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal an ...

to win the

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Career statistics

Honours

Braga *

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: 2019–20, 2023–24

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sa, Tiago 1995 births Living people People from Vila Verde 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Braga District Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.C. Braga B players S.C. Braga players Portugal men's youth international footballers