Tiago Tomás

Tiago Tomás
Tómas with VfB Stuttgart in 2022
Personal information
Full name Tiago Barreiros de Melo Tomás[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002[1]
Place of birth Cascais, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 8
Youth career
2010–2012 Carcavelos
2012–2013 Colégio Marista
2013–2014 Estoril
2014–2020 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Sporting CP 48 (3)
2022–2023 → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 41 (7)
2023–2025 VfL Wolfsburg 58 (7)
2025– VfB Stuttgart 28 (5)
International career
2018–2019 Portugal U17 16 (5)
2019 Portugal U18 4 (5)
2020 Portugal U19 1 (0)
2021–2025 Portugal U21 24 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2021
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:26, 28 August 2026 (UTC)

Tiago Barreiros de Melo Tomás (born 16 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.

Club career

Sporting CP

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]

VfB Stuttgart loan

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]

VfL Wolfsburg

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]

Tomás scored six times in the following campaign, also providing two assists.[18]

Return to Stuttgart

On 16 August 2025, Tomás returned to Stuttgart on a four-year deal.[19] He scored in the first match upon returning, but in a 2–1 away loss against 1. FC Union Berlin; his was a late consolation goal after a Ilyas Ansah brace in the first half.[20]

Tomás' father died in January 2026, when he was 23.[21] On 19 February, he broke down in tears after closing the 4–1 victory at Celtic in the Europa League knockout phase play-offs;[22] he had already shown emotion in the league match against 1. FC Köln five days before upon his return.[23]

International career

Aged 18, Tomás was selected by Portugal under-21 manager Rui Jorge for his 2021 UEFA European Championship squad.[24] He earned his first cap in the first group stage match, starting a 1–0 win against Croatia in Koper.[25]

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.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2026[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP 2019–20 Primeira Liga 500000——50
2020–21 Primeira Liga 30321302[c]2—376
2021–22 Primeira Liga 13022315[d]01[e]0243
Total 48343617210669
VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2021–22 Bundesliga 144————144
2022–23 Bundesliga 27341——2[f]0334
Total 41741———478
VfL Wolfsburg 2023–24 Bundesliga 26132———293
2024–25 Bundesliga 32640———366
Total 58772———659
VfB Stuttgart 2025–26 Bundesliga 27531—9[c]2—398
2026–27 Bundesliga 1011—00—21
Total 28542—92—419
Career total 17522198611643021935

Honours

Sporting CP

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tiago Tomás" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Correia, Gonçalo (24 September 2020). "Tiago Tomás: 18 anos, três meses e um 9º dia para nunca mais esquecer" [Tiago Tomás: 18 years, three months and a 9th day to never forget]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Golden Boy 2022, tutti i talenti ancora in gara FOTO" [Golden Boy 2022, all the talents still in the race PHOTO]. Tuttosport (in Italian). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Tiago Tomás renova contrato com o Sporting" [Tiago Tomás renews contract with Sporting]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Pinto, Vanda (2 July 2020). "A reação de Tiago Tomás à estreia: "Os que me são próximos sabem..."" [Tiago Tomás' reaction to the debut: "Those who are close to me know..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Crighton, Chris (25 September 2020). "Fan view: Tiago Tomas' finish showed strength Sporting possess as Aberdeen suffer another Europa League near miss". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Monteiro, Daniel (11 May 2021). "Os rostos do campeão: Um TT de 'alta cilindrada' e que cresce (mesmo) a olhos vistos" [The faces of the champions: 'High-cylinder' TT (really) growing for everyone to see]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mission Klassenerhalt: Stuttgart verstärkt Offensive" [Mission relegation: Stuttgart strengthen the attack] (in German). Sky Sport. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  9. ↑ ""Man hat beiden Mannschaften die Nervosität angemerkt"" ["You could tell that both teams were nervous"] (in German). Hessenschau. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tiago Tomás estreia-se pelo Estugarda com derrota ante o Eintracht" [Tiago Tomás makes Stuttgart debut with loss against Eintracht] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Leverkusen ist das beste Team der Rückrunde, der VfB taumelt" [Leverkusen are the best team of the second part of the season, VfB fall back]. Der Spiegel (in German). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Estugarda de Tiago Tomás volta a vencer Hamburgo e assegura permanência na Liga alemã" [Tiago Tomás' Stuttgart beat Hamburger again and confirm German League survival]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Estugarda não avança com compra de Tiago Tomás, e regressa ao Sporting" [Stuttgart vote against buying Tiago Tomás, and he returns to Sporting]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Stürmer Tiago Tomás verlässt Stuttgart" [Forward Tiago Tomás leaves Stuttgart]. Die Zeit (in German). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "VfL sign Tiago Tomas". VfL Wolfsburg. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  16. ↑ Reis, Filipa (15 November 2023). "Sporting divulga números do mercado de transferências" [Sporting disclose transfer market numbers]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  17. ↑ Langenbein, David (13 August 2023). "Zwei frühe Tore: Wolfsburg lässt Makkabi Berlin keine Chance" [Two early goals: Wolfsburg give no chance to Makkabi Berlin]. Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  18. ↑ Arnold, Felix; Potuzhek, Leon (16 August 2025). "Fix! Tiago Tomas kehrt zum VfB zurück" [Done! Tiago Tomás returns to VfB]. Bild (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Tiago Tomás kehrt zum VfB zurück" [Tiago Tomás returns to VfB] (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Ilyas Ansah debut double helps Union Berlin edge Stuttgart". Bundesliga. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Tiago Tomás: «Tem sido o pior momento da minha vida»" [Tiago Tomás: "This has been the worst moment of my life"]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 19 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  22. ↑ Becker, Tobias (19 February 2026). "Tomas-Tränen nach VfB-Tor in Glasgow – der Grund für die großen Emotionen" [Tomás' tears after VfB Stuttgart's goal in Glasgow – the reason for the big emotions]. Heilbronner Stimme (in German). Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  23. ↑ "Tomas in tears as Stuttgart warm up for Celtic trip with win". BBC Sport. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  24. ↑ Kundert, Tom (16 March 2021). "Sporting duo Nuno Mendes and João Palhinha called into Portugal squad as Cédric earns recall". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  25. ↑ "Portugal 1–0 Croatia – UEFA U21 Euro group stage off to a winning start". PortuGOAL. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  26. ↑ Maia, Vítor (7 October 2021). "Sub-21: Portugal-Liechtenstein, 11–0 (crónica)" [Under-21: Portugal-Liechtenstein, 11–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  27. ↑ Tiago Tomás at Soccerway
  28. ↑ Kundert, Tom (11 May 2021). "10 reasons why Sporting are Champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  29. ↑ Ribeiro, Patrick (23 January 2021). "Sporting battle their way to League Cup glory with victory over Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  30. ↑ Ribeiro, Patrick (29 January 2022). "Sporting defend their Taça da Liga title in second-half turnaround versus Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  31. ↑ "Sporting CP win Supertaça with victory over SC Braga". Sporting CP. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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