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.

Tiago Orobó
Personal information
Full name Tiago Pereira da Silva
Date of birth (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Orobó, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Araripina 5 (0)
2012–2014 Porto de Caruaru 24 (1)
2014Socorrense (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)
2020Ponte Preta (loan) 11 (2)
2021Londrina (loan) 18 (0)
2021–2022 Al-Jabalain 15 (5)
2022 Gyeongnam FC 37 (19)
2023 Daejeon Hana Citizen 36 (17)
2024– Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023

Professional career edit

Orobó 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

  1. ^ "Belo Jardim vs. Araripina - 16 February 2012 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Ele estava há 5 meses desempregado e fez bico em padaria; agora, é o artilheiro do Brasil em 2020". ESPN.com. March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "تياقو أوروبو ، جبلاوياً ".
  4. ^ "دارة النادي تنهي عقد لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم لاعب خط الهجوم البرازيلي تياقو اوروبو".
  5. ^ "전북, '검증된 스트라이커' 대전 티아고 영입". 27 December 2023.
  6. ^ 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.

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