Tiago Lima Leal (born 26 March 1986), commonly known as Tiago Azulão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Angolan club Petro Luanda. He earned his nickname, "Azulão", after wearing all blue clothes to play football when he was ten.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago Lima Leal | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petro de Luanda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Tombense | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Gazişehir Gaziantep (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Guarani-MG (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Tricordiano (loan) | ||
| 2011 | → Uberlândia (loan) | ||
| 2011 | → Oeste (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Johor DT (loan) | ||
| 2012 | → Boa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Madureira (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2014 | CRB | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Villa Nova | 4 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Caldense | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Petro de Luanda | 90 | (57) |
| 2019–2020 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 12 | (0) |
| 2020– | Petro de Luanda | 98 | (68) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editIn 2016, Tiago Azulão signed in with Petro de Luanda for two seasons at the end of which one more season was renewed.[2] In 2017, he received an invitation to play for the Angola national team, but he was never called up.[3]
Career statistics
edit- As of 15 December 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tombense | 2012 | – | 15[a] | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | |||
| 2013 | 10[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 11[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9 | ||
| Gazişehir Gaziantep (loan) | 2008–09 | TFF First League | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Guarani-MG (loan) | 2009 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Oeste (loan) | 2011 | Série D | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Boa (loan) | 2012 | Série B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Madureira (loan) | 2013 | Série C | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| Clube de Regatas | 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Villa Nova | 2014 | Série D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Caldense | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 15[b] | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 11[b] | 2 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| Fortaleza (loan) | 2015 | Série C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Petro de Luanda | 2016 | Girabola | 15 | 9 | – | 2[f] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 2017 | 23 | 17 | – | 5[f] | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | ||||
| 2018 | 26 | 20 | – | 0 | 0 | 4[g] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21 | |||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 13 | – | 3 | 2 | 12[g] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20 | |||
| Total | 90 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 71 | ||
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2019–20 | CFD | 12 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Petro de Luanda | 2020–21 | Girabola | 27 | 16 | – | 5 | 1 | 10[g] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 19 | |
| 2021–22 | 25 | 21 | – | 3 | 4 | 14[g] | 7 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 32 | |||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 20 | – | 2 | 2 | 10[g] | 5 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 27 | |||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 11 | – | 3 | 0 | 10[g] | 1 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 13 | |||
| Total | 98 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 160 | 91 | ||
| Career total | 232 | 130 | 67 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 59 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 401 | 184 | ||
Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro II
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
- ^ a b Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
- ^ Appearances in the Taça Minas Gerais
- ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Alagoano
- ^ a b Appearances in the Taça de Angola
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the CAF Confederation Cup
Honours
editPetro Atlético
Individual
- Girabola top scorer: 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023[5][6]
- CAF Champions League top scorer: 2021–22
References
edit- ^ GRANDE ENTREVISTA... TIAGO AZULÃO EM PRIMEIRA MÃO Archived 19 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine facebook.com
- ^ "GIRABOLA: TIAGO AZULÃO NO VICE-CAMPEÃO ANGOLANO ATÉ 2020" (in Portuguese). desporto.sapo.ao. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Tiago Azulão concede entrevista ao MF mercadodofutebol.com
- ^ Tiago Azulão at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ List of Top scorers of Girabola Archived 23 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Palmarés dos melhores marcadores do Girabola were:desde a primeira edição em 1979 (Top scorers list)" (in Portuguese). portalangop.co.ao. 4 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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