Tiago de Freitas Guimarães Coimbra (born January 17, 2004), also known as Canadá, is a soccer player who plays for HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League. Born in Brazil, he represents Canada at youth international level.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago de Freitas Guimarães Coimbra | ||
| Date of birth | January 17, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HFX Wanderers | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Escolinha do Flamengo | |||
| Faly Academy | |||
| 2020–2021 | Juazeiro | ||
| 2021–2022 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | HFX Wanderers | 19 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 1, 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Coimbra began playing youth soccer at age three in Brazil with Escolinha do Flamengo.[1] When he was nine years old, he moved to Orlando, Florida with his family, followed by a move to Vancouver, Canada, a couple of years later.[2] In Canada, he played with Faly Academy for four years.[3] In 2020, he returned to Brazil and joined Juazeiro.[4] In June 2021, he joined the youth system of Palmeiras,[5][6] where he played for their U17 and U20 squads.[7] He departed the club in December 2022.[8]
Club career edit
In December 2022, he signed a two-year professional contract with a club option for 2025 with Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers beginning in the 2023 season.[9][10] He scored his first goal on June 17, 2023 against Cavalry FC and was subsequently named to the CPL Team of the Week.[11]
International career edit
Born in Brazil, Coimbra spent his youth in Canada, and is a dual citizen, eligible for both national teams.[12]
In April 2022, he was called up to the Canada U20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica U20.[13][14] In June 2022, he was named to the squad for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[15] He scored his first goal on June 22 against Saint Kitts and Nevis U20.[16]
Personal edit
While with Palmeiras, he was given the nickname Canadá, in reference to his dual nationality.[17]
Career statistics edit
- As of October 14, 2023[18]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HFX Wanderers FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Career total | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
References edit
- ^ Tiago Coimbra at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ MacDonaldo, Glenn (June 9, 2023). "From Brazil to Halifax: Teen forward Tiago Coimbra took an 'interesting ride' before landing with HFX Wanderers". SaltWire Network.
- ^ "Tiago Coimbra Signs Contract with Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras". Faly Academy. June 8, 2021.
- ^ Eduardo, Marcos (June 1, 2021). "Tiago Coimbra, ex-Juazeiro, é aprovado por Galiotte e assina com o Palmeiras" [Tiago Coimbra, ex-Juazeiro, is approved by Galiotte and signs with Palmeiras]. Palmeiras Web (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Palmeiras contrata atacante Tiago Coimbra, com passagem no Canadá" [Palmeiras hires striker Tiago Coimbra, with passage in Canada]. TNT Sports (in Portuguese). June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Palmeiras contrata atacante com passagem pelo futebol canadense" [Palmeiras hires striker with experience in Canadian football]. Lance! (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Coimbra: 'We fell in love with Canada' Brazilian born Wanderer reflects on path to representing his new home". HFX Wanderers FC. June 28, 2023.
- ^ Galassi, André (December 14, 2022). "Canadense deixa base do Palmeiras e acerta com novo clube: 'Super empolgado'" [Canadian leaves Palmeiras base and agrees with new club: 'Super excited']. Nosso Palestra (in Portuguese).
- ^ "'Promising young Canadian talent' Wanderers sign U-20 international Tiago Coimbra". HFX Wanderers FC. December 14, 2022.
- ^ Myrer, George (December 14, 2022). "HFX Wanderers sign talented young forward Tiago Coimbra". SaltWire Network.
- ^ "Wanderers Daniels and Coimbra named to CPL Team of the Week". Canadian Premier League. June 19, 2023.
- ^ Camargo, Matheus (April 6, 2022). "Palmeiras libera e atacante é convocado pela seleção do Canadá" [Palmeiras releases and striker is called up by the Canadian national team]. Torcedors (in Portuguese).
- ^ Galassi, André (April 6, 2022). "Atacante do Palmeiras é convocado para defender o Canadá" [Palmeiras striker is called up to defend Canada]. Nosso Palestra (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Líder em convocados para Seleções de base, Palmeiras tem jovem chamado pelo Canadá" [Leader in squads for youth teams, Palmeiras has a young man called up by Canada]. Lance! (in Portuguese). April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Atacante do Sub-20 do Verdão, Tiago Coimbra disputa torneio de base pela seleção canadense" [Verdão under-20 striker Tiago Coimbra competes in the youth tournament for the Canadian national team]. Palmeiras (in Portuguese). June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Tiago Coimbra, do time sub-20 do Palmeiras, celebra momento na seleção canadense" [Tiago Coimbra, from the Palmeiras under-20 team, celebrates moment in the Canadian national team]. Jogada10 (in Portuguese). June 23, 2022.
- ^ Jacques, John (December 14, 2022). "Wanderers Add Canada U-20 Tiago Coimbra". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Tiago Coimbra at Soccerway
External links edit
- Tiago Coimbra at Soccerway
- Tiago Coimbra at the Canadian Soccer Association