Tiago Magalhães de Sá (born 11 January 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Braga.
Developed at Braga, where he was mainly a reserve and back-up, he made over 60 first-team appearances and won the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal and two Taça da Liga.
Club career Born in the village of Moure in Vila Verde, Braga District, 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 Primeira Liga 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 Taça da Liga 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 Taça de Portugal 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 caps 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 Serbia, coming on as a substitute for the injured André Moreira in the fourth minute of extra time and saving from Sergej Milinković-Savić to win the penalty shootout.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueTaça de PortugalTaça da LigaEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBraga B2013–14Liga Portugal 2170———1702014–15Liga Portugal 2330———3302015–16Liga Portugal 2350———3502016–17Liga Portugal 2310———3102017–18Liga Portugal 2120———120Total1280———1280Braga2015–16Primeira Liga000000—002016–17Primeira Liga000000—002017–18Primeira Liga00001000102018–19Primeira Liga3100000003102019–20Primeira Liga10101010402020–21Primeira Liga20300020702021–22Primeira Liga10202010602022–23Primeira Liga30301010802023–24Primeira Liga00100000102024–25Primeira Liga00000000002025–26Primeira Liga1030000040Total3901305050620Career total167013050501900
Honours Braga Taça de Portugal: 2020–21 Taça da Liga: 2019–20, 2023–24
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