Tiago Mesquita

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Mesquita.

Tiago Mesquita

Personal information
Full name	Tiago Manuel Oliveira Mesquita[1]
Date of birth	(1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Ribeirão, Portugal[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Lusitânia
Youth career
2000–2005	Trofense
2005–2008	Ribeirão
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Ribeirão	16	(0)
2009–2011	Alavés	25	(0)
2011–2013	Naval	19	(0)
2013–2014	Trofense	40	(0)
2014–2015	Ribeirão	11	(0)
2015	Freamunde	24	(0)
2015–2018	Boavista	44	(0)
2018–2020	Feirense	24	(0)
2020–2023	Académico Viseu	84	(0)
2023–	Lusitânia	20	(1)
International career
2009	Portugal U19	2	(0)
2010	Portugal U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:55, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Tiago Manuel Oliveira Mesquita (born 23 November 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga 3 club Lusitânia.

Club career

Mesquita was born in Ribeirão, Vila Nova de Famalicão. After emerging through C.D. Trofense's youth academy, he made his professional debut with hometown side G.D. Ribeirão in the 2007–08 season, in the third division.

In the summer of 2009, having appeared in only 16 matches with the main squad over the course of two seasons, Mesquita signed – not yet aged 19 – with Deportivo Alavés from Spain, playing in the Segunda División B.[2] In his first year, he took part in less than half of the league matches as the Basques failed to regain their lost status of the previous campaign.

Mesquita returned to his country in the 2011 off-season, joining Associação Naval 1º de Maio of Segunda Liga.[3] Two years later, he signed with his very first club Trofense in the same tier,[4] and he split 2014–15 between the second and third divisions, with Ribeirão and S.C. Freamunde.

On 17 June 2015, Mesquita moved to Boavista FC.[5] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 20 September, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 away win against Académica de Coimbra.[6] Three years later, he joined C.D. Feirense of the same league on a two-year contract.[7]

Until his retirement, Mesquita represented Académico de Viseu FC (second tier)[8] and Lusitânia FC (Liga 3).[9]

References

1. "Tiago Mesquita" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
2. "El Alavés ficha al lateral portugués Mesquita y prueba al medio Ferreira" [Alavés sign Portuguese fullback Mesquita and trial midfielder Ferreira] (in Spanish). Soitu. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
3. "Tiago Mesquita contratado por três temporadas" [Tiago Mesquita hired for three seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
4. "Tiago Mesquita assina contrato de uma época" [Tiago Mesquita signs one-season contract]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
5. "Oficial: Tiago Mesquita no Boavista" [Official: Tiago Mesquita for Boavista]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
6. "Académica-Boavista, 0–2 (resultado final)" [Académica-Boavista, 0–2 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
7. "Tiago Mesquita é o primeiro reforço do Feirense" [Tiago Mesquita is Feirense's first new addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 June 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
8. "Tiago Mesquita é o sétimo reforço no Académico de Viseu" [Tiago Mesquita is seventh addition at Académico de Viseu]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
9. "Tiago Mesquita reforça o Lusitânia de Lourosa" [Tiago Mesquita bolsters Lusitânia de Lourosa]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

External links

• Tiago Mesquita at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Tiago Mesquita at BDFutbol
• Tiago Mesquita national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Tiago Mesquita at Soccerway