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Taigo
Personal information
Full name Taigo Vital Amorim de Araujo
Date of birth (1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Telêmaco Borba, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Operário
Number TBD
Youth career
2010–2015 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Coritiba 0 (0)
2015–2018Coritiba B
2018 Dinamo Vranje 4 (0)
2019 São Paulo–RS 6 (0)
2019 Guarany de Sobral 3 (0)
2020– Operário Lagoa 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2020

Taigo Vital Amorim de Araujo, commonly known as Taigo (born 28 May 1997) is a Brazilian football defender playing for Portuguese side CD Operário in the Liga Meo Azores.

Career

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Taigo was born in Telêmaco Borba,[1] in state of Paraná, Brazil. As a youngster, Taigo participated in motocross championships in state of Parana in Brazil.[2]

Taigo started his football career at Coritiba U-13. Afterwards, he went through Silvio Pereira school, Colégio Positivo with Anderson Valério, and CER Aquárius with Edilson Pukanski.[1] By 2015 he had 7 Paraná youth state championships, two titles of Gradisca Tournament in Italy, and a Brazilian championship in under-15 level.[1]

He begin playing for Coritiba B team since 2013[3] and regularly since 2015[4]

In summer 2018 he moved to Europe and signed with Serbian newly-promoted top-league side FK Dinamo Vranje. He made his debut in the 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga on August 26, 2018, in a home game against FK Zemun, a 1–0 victory.[5]

During the winter season-break, he returned to Brazil and played in 2019 first with Sport Club São Paulo and then with Guarany Sporting Club, better known as Guarany from Sobral.[6]

In the 2020–21 season he made a new attempt in Europe, this time by signing with Portuguese side CD Operário, located in the Azores Islands.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Prata da Casa, Taigo Amorim disputará mais um torneio internacional com o Coxa at tbesportes.com, 26-3-2015, retrieved 10-9-2018 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ CAMPEONATO PARANAENSE DE VELOTERRA(2009) at fprm.com.br, retrieved 10-9-2018 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Taigo at footballdatabase.eu
  4. ^ Taigo at sambafoot.com
  5. ^ Taigo at Soccerway
  6. ^ a b Taigo at zerozero.pt