Tiago Valente

Tiago Carlos Morais Valente (born 24 April 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Associação Recreativa de São Martinho as a central defender.

Tiago Valente
Personal information
Full name Tiago Carlos Morais Valente[1]
Date of birth (1985-04-24) 24 April 1985[1]
Place of birth Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 São Martinho
Youth career
1993–2004 Paços Ferreira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Paços Ferreira 39 (3)
2005–2006 → Gondomar (loan) 31 (1)
2009 → Aves (loan) 11 (1)
2009–2012 Aves 85 (3)
2012–2014 Paços Ferreira 48 (2)
2014–2016 Lechia Gdańsk 12 (0)
2015 → Penafiel (loan) 13 (0)
2016 Vitória Setúbal 7 (0)
2016–2017 Aves 27 (2)
2017–2018 Varzim 24 (1)
2018–2021 São Martinho 78 (0)
2021–2022 Tirsense 22 (1)
2022– São Martinho 19 (0)
International career
2005–2006 Portugal U20 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:07, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança District, Valente started playing football with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, joining the club's youth system at the age of 8 and being promoted to the first team in 2004, making 15 Segunda Liga appearances with two goals in his first season.[2][3] For 2005–06 he was loaned to Gondomar S.C. in the same league, subsequently returning to Paços; he made his Primeira Liga debut for the latter on 26 November 2006, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win against C.D. Aves.[4]

Valente was linked with a move to English Football League Championship side Charlton Athletic in January 2008 for a reported fee of £1.5 million, but nothing came of it.[5] In the same month of the following year, he was loaned to Aves until the end of the campaign,[6] and a permanent contract was agreed in July 2009.

In June 2012, after three full seasons in the second division, playing all the games and minutes in 2011–12 to help his team finish in third position, narrowly missing out on promotion, Valente returned to Paços de Ferreira for a second spell.[7]

References
  1. "Tiago Valente" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. "Ovarense-P. Ferreira, 1–1: Ovarense troca paços ao líder" [Ovarense-P. Ferreira, 1–1: Ovarense send leaders down the wrong path ("Paços" in English)]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 February 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. "P. Ferreira-Olhanense, 3–2: Paços canta vitória ante rival incómodo" [P. Ferreira-Olhanense, 3–2: Paços celebrate win against scrappy opponent]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 February 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. "Vitória tranquila e previsível" [Peaceful and expected win]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 November 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. "Pardew chasing Portuguese defender". Vital Football. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. "Valente tem convite" [Valente with offer]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 June 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  7. "Tiago Valente realça o "notável" início de época" [Tiago Valente highlights "remarkable" start to season] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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