Tiago Parente

Tiago Parreira Parente is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Estoril Praia|Estoril] and the Portugal national under-21 team.

Club career

Born in Sintra in the Lisbon District, Parente played as a youth for Casa Pia A.C. and C.F. Os Belenenses, both in the capital city, before joining G.D. Estoril Praia in 2017. On 25 July 2022, having already represented Estoril's under-23 team at age 18, he was loaned for two years to Sporting CP and their under-19 team.
On 17 May 2025, Parente made his professional debut on the last day of the Primeira Liga season, playing the last 18 minutes as a substitute in a 4–0 home win over C.F. Estrela da Amadora. He had spent the campaign in the under-23 team, scoring once and assisting twice in 20 games, while training with the first team under manager Ian Cathro.
Parente signed a new contract on 10 July 2025, linking him to the Canarinho until 2029. On 11 August, the new season began with Estrela again the visitors to the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota; Parente played the full game and scored the first goal of a 1–1 draw, assisted by right-back Pedro Carvalho.

Parente was part of the Portugal under-18 team that competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria. After playing three times for the under-20 team in late 2023, he had his first call-up to the under-21 team in August 2025, in new manager Luís Freire's first squad. He made his debut on 5 September by playing the entirety of a 5–0 home win over Azerbaijan in Barcelos in 2027 [UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification]; on 10 October he scored his first goal for the team in another qualifier, a 3–0 win over Bulgaria in Portimão.