| Tiago Tomás | |
| Full Name: | Tiago Barreiros de Melo Tomás[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Cascais, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Carcavelos |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Colégio Marista |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Estoril |
| Youthyears4: | 2014–2020 |
| Youthclubs4: | Sporting CP |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Caps1: | 48 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) |
| Caps2: | 41 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Caps3: | 38 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021– |
| Nationalcaps4: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 17:27, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:56, 20 November 2024 (UTC) |
Tiago Barreiros de Melo Tomás (born 16 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
Born in Cascais, Lisbon District of Angolan descent,[2] [3] Tomás came through the youth system of Sporting CP after a year at nearby Estoril. On 25 June 2020, he signed a five-year contract at the former club, with a buyout clause of €60 million.[4]
Tomás made his professional debut on 1 July 2020 one month after his 18th birthday, as an 81st-minute substitute for Matheus Nunes in a 2–1 Primeira Liga win against Gil Vicente at home.[5] He scored his first goal on 24 September, the only one of a home victory over Aberdeen in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[6] He contributed three goals from 30 appearances during the season, helping his team to conquer the league after 19 years.[7]
On 30 January 2022, Tomás was loaned to VfB Stuttgart until June 2023 with a buying option.[8] He played his first match in the Bundesliga six days later, replacing Chris Führich for the final ten minutes of the 3–2 home loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.[9] [10] He scored twice in his next appearance, but was unable to keep his team from a 4–2 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.[11]
In the 2022–23 campaign, Tomás helped the Mercedes-Benz Arena club to avoid relegation via the playoffs, with the player coming from the bench in both legs of the 6–1 aggregate win over Hamburger SV.[12] [13] On 16 June 2023, Stuttgart did not exercise its option and he left, thanking the organisation for "believing in me when no one else did".[14]
On 5 July 2023, Tomás signed a four-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg also of the German top division,[15] for a fee of €8.8 million which could rise to €10.3 million with add-ons; Sporting were also entitled to 15% of any future transfer.[16] He scored two of his three goals of his first season on 13 August, in the 6–0 away rout of amateurs Makkabi Berlin in the opening round of the DFB-Pokal.[17]
Aged 18, Tomás was selected by Portugal under-21 manager Rui Jorge for his 2021 UEFA European Championship squad.[18] He earned his first cap in the first group stage match, starting a 1–0 win against Croatia in Koper.[19]
Tomás scored his first goal on 7 October 2021, his team's tenth in the 11–0 demolition of Liechstenstein in Vizela for the 2023 European Championship qualifiers.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sporting CP | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 9 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 8 | ||||||
| Wolfsburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 43 | 7 | ||||||
| Career total | 127 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 156 | 24 | |||
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