Tiago Pereira da Silva (born 28 October 1993), better known as Tiago Orobó, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago Pereira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Orobó, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Araripina | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Porto de Caruaru | 24 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Socorrense (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Socorrense | 17 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Coruripe | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Jacuipense | 8 | (4) |
| 2016 | Confiança | 14 | (5) |
| 2017 | Campinense | 14 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Qadsia | ? | (4) |
| 2019 | Maringá | 11 | (3) |
| 2020 | América de Natal | 10 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Fortaleza | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Londrina (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Al-Jabalain | 15 | (5) |
| 2022 | Gyeongnam FC | 37 | (19) |
| 2023 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 36 | (17) |
| 2024– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023 | |||
Professional career
editOrobó joined the Araripina youth academy at age 16. Orobó made his professional debut with Araripina in a 1-0 Campeonato Pernambucano loss to Belo Jardim on 16 February 2012.[1] He spent most of his early career with various semi-pro clubs in Brazil, before signing with Fortaleza in 2020. Prior to joining Fortaleza, he was in a fine goalscoring form at América de Natal and, previously, spent the latter part of 2019 unemployed and even having a informal job at a bakery. Before the suspension of all football matches in Brazil and worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was the top goalscorer of 2020 in Brazil, all competitions counted.[2]
On 17 August 2021, Orobó joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.[3] He was released on 13 January 2022.[4]
On 27 December 2023, Orobó joined K League 1 side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a permanent deal, following two seasons with fellow South Korean clubs Gyeongnam FC and Daejeon Hana Citizen.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Belo Jardim vs. Araripina - 16 February 2012 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ele estava há 5 meses desempregado e fez bico em padaria; agora, é o artilheiro do Brasil em 2020". ESPN.com. 29 March 2020.
- ^ "تياقو أوروبو ، جبلاوياً ".
- ^ "دارة النادي تنهي عقد لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم لاعب خط الهجوم البرازيلي تياقو اوروبو".
- ^ "전북, '검증된 스트라이커' 대전 티아고 영입". 27 December 2023.
- ^ Park, Ji-Hwan (27 December 2023). "Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors signs Tiago Orobo, K League 1's No. 2 scorer". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
External links
edit- Tiago Orobó at Soccerway
- Tiago Orobó – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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