Tiago Santos

About

Tiago Carvalho Santos (born 23 July 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lille.

Santos spent the majority of his youth career in the academy of Sporting CP, with stints at the academies of Oeiras, Sacavenense, and moving to the U23 side of Estoril in 2021. On 9 July 2022, he was promoted to Estoril’s senior side for the 2022–23 season.
Santos made his professional and Primeira Liga debut as a starter in a 2–2 draw with Rio Ave on 19 August 2022, in which he assisted the opening goal of the match. He received the Young Player of the Month award in Primeira Liga for April 2023. Santos finished the 2022–23 season with 5 assists in 30 league appearances for Estoril.
During the summer 2023 transfer window, Santos attracted interest from Benfica, who had an offer in the region of €5 million accepted by Estoril for the right-back. However, Sporting CP invoked an “anti-rival” clause inserted into Santos’ contract when he joined Estoril, which stated that the Lions were owed €20 million if the player was sold to Benfica or Porto; for that reason, the move collapsed.

On 5 July 2023, Santos signed…