Tiago Sá
Tiago Magalhães de Sá is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Braga.
Developed at Braga, where he was mainly a [S.C. S.C. Braga|Braga B|reserve] and back-up, he made over 60 first-team appearances and won the 2020–21 Taça de Portugal and two Taça da Liga.
Club career
Born in the village of Moure in Vila Verde, Braga District, Sá joined S.C. Braga's youth system at the age of 10. He spent his first five seasons as a senior with the reserves in the Segunda Liga, his first match in the competition being played on 11 August 2013 in a 1−2 home loss against C.D. Tondela. He was called up to the first team for a home game against Académica de Coimbra on 6 January 2016 due to injury to regular back-up Matheus, and remained unused as Stanislav Kritsyuk played in the 3–0 win.Early into the 2018−19 campaign, Sá became the first team's first choice due to a serious knee injury contracted by the Brazilian. His Primeira Liga debut took place on 31 August, in a 1−0 away victory over G.D. Chaves.
Sá was voted Braga's Newcomer of the Year in January 2019. Days later, he signed a new contract to tie himself to the club until 2023. He lost his place after Matheus returned to fitness.
Sá's one match as Braga won the Taça da Liga in 2019–20 was the final group game, a 4–1 win at F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He played their first three rounds as they claimed the Taça de Portugal in the following season. In June 2023, he extended his link for four more years.
Subsequently, Sá played second-fiddle to Matheus and Czech Lukáš Horníček.