Tiago Estevao (born 13 May 2002) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 3. Liga club Borussia Dortmund II.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Heinsberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund II | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| 2018–2020 | Porto | ||
| 2020–2021 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | FC Wegberg-Beeck | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | SV Rödinghausen | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | Borussia Dortmund II | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 | |||
Early life
editEstevao is a native of Heinsberg, Germany.[1] He is of Portuguese descent.[2] As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Portuguese side FC Porto, where he trained with Spain international Iker Casillas.[3]
Career
editIn 2021, Estevao signed for German side FC Wegberg-Beeck. He was described as "indicated in preparation that he was a force to be reckoned with... then demonstrated this emphatically in the championship".[4] On 4 September 2021, he debuted for the club during a 0-2 loss to FC Schalke 04 II. In 2022, he signed for German side SV Rödinghausen. He suffered a knee injury while playing for the club.[5] On 5 August 2022, he debuted for the club during a 2-0 win over Fortuna Köln. In 2023, he signed for German side Borussia Dortmund II. On 11 November 2023, he debuted for the club during a 1-1 draw with VfB Lübeck.
Style of play
editEstevao started playing football as a striker before switching to goalkeeper.[6]
Personal life
editEstevao has three brothers.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Estevao: Torwarttalent spielte schon bei großen Klubs". reviersport.de.
- ^ "Tiago Estevao besteht Reifeprüfung So sieht die Profiperspektive aus". ruhrnachrichten.de.
- ^ "Tiago Estevao – besser dank Iker Casillas". aachener-zeitung.de.
- ^ "Tiago Estevao -Rheinische Post article".
- ^ "Das ist der Plan mit Patrick Göbel und Tiago Estevao". ruhrnachrichten.de.
- ^ a b "Estevao: Persönliche Tipps von Iker Casillas". fussball.de.