Tiago Fontoura da Fonseca Morais (born 3 September 2003) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a winger for French club

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Club career

Boavista

Morais made his professional debut with Boavista in a 4–1

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loss to

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on 28 December 2020. At 17 years and 3 months old, Morais is the youngest debutant for Boavista in the Primeira Liga. On 1 August 2021, Morais scored a brace in a 2–0 home victory over

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, in the

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of the

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; becoming Boavista's youngest ever goalscorer at 17 years and 332 days, breaking

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's previous record. On 23 August 2022, Morais signed a new contract with Boavista until 2026 and was sent on a season-long loan to

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club

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Five days later, he made his debut for the

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side, coming off the bench to replace Kiki Silva in the final minutes of a 3–0 home victory over

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in the league. On 1 October 2022, Morais scored his first goal for Leixões, the second in a 5–0 thrashing away at Campeonato de Portugal side CF Vasco da Gama Vidigueira, in the

of the

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. He scored his first league goal on 12 March 2023, in a 1–1 draw at home to

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in the Liga Portugal 2. After returning from his loan at Leixões, Morais scored his first Primeira Liga goal for Boavista on 19 August 2023, in a 4–1 victory away at Portimonense.

Lille

On 30 January 2024, Morais signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with

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club

. The French side paid a reported €4 million transfer fee. In July 2024, Morais returned to Portugal, joining

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on a season-long loan deal.

International career

Internationally, Morais has represented Portugal at U18 and U19 level. He made his debut for the U18s on 5 June 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home victory over Norway in a

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. On 3 September of the same year, Morais made his debut for the U19s, starting in a 2–0 home defeat to

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, again in a friendly.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morais, Tiago 2003 births Living people Footballers from Espinho, Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football wingers Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Ligue 1 players Boavista F.C. players Leixões S.C. players Lille OSC players Rio Ave F.C. players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen