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My Take
Tiago Djalo is the kind of young center back I genuinely enjoy following. Born in 2000 in Amadora, a Lisbon suburb famous for producing tough, technical players, he has fought his way to a starting role at Besiktas and earned a Portugal call up. Centre backs who can read the game and dominate physically are always worth watching, and at his age the ceiling is still wide open. He has had to push through setbacks, but that adversity often forges the most reliable defenders. I respect players who leave home to test themselves abroad, and I think his best football is still ahead of him.
Overview
Tiago Emanuel Embaló Djaló (Portuguese pronunciation: [tiˈaɣu dʒɐˈlɔ]; 9 April 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the Portugal national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tiago Djaló
- Name (Japanese)
- チアゴ・ジャロ
- Reading
- ちあご・じゃろ
- Born
- April 9, 2000 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Amadora, Lisbon, Portugal
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Portugal →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.