| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago Luís Martins | ||
| Date of birth | March 13, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ponte Preta (on loan from Santos) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Santos | ||
| 2004–2005 | Paranaense | ||
| 2006 | Comercial | ||
| 2006–2007 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | Santos | 18 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → União Leiria (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2011– | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Tiago Luís Martins, known as Tiago Luís (born 13 March 1989 in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Associação Atlética Ponte Preta on loan from Santos FC, as a forward.
Tiago Luís emerged through local Santos FC's youth ranks, and won the State League with the club in his last year as a junior. He made his senior debut on 27 January 2008 in the same competition, against Clube Atlético Bragantino, scoring in that match.[1]
Also during that timeframe, media addressed an eventual interest in Luís from La Liga giants Real Madrid,[2] but nothing came of it. In August 2009, after only three more Série A games for Santos, the player was loaned to U.D. Leiria in Portugal. During his only season with the top division side, he only started in five of the league games he appeared in, scoring only once in official matches (in a 1–1 home draw against C.D. Trofense in the League Cup).
On 6 January 2011, Tiago Luís joined Série B side Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, on loan until the end of the season.[3]