Tiago Orobó

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Tiago Pereira da Silva (born 28 October 1993), better known as Tiago Orobó, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Tiago Orobó

Personal information
Full name	Tiago Pereira da Silva
Date of birth	(1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Orobó, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Araripina	5	(0)
2012–2014	Porto de Caruaru	24	(1)
2014	→ Socorrense (loan)	14	(5)
2014–2015	Socorrense	17	(5)
2015–2016	Coruripe	0	(0)
2016	Jacuipense	8	(4)
2016	Confiança	14	(5)
2017	Campinense	14	(5)
2017–2018	Qadsia	?	(4)
2019	Maringá	11	(3)
2020	América de Natal	10	(10)
2020–2021	Fortaleza	8	(1)
2020	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	11	(2)
2021	→ Londrina (loan)	18	(0)
2021–2022	Al-Jabalain	15	(5)
2022	Gyeongnam FC	37	(19)
2023	Daejeon Hana Citizen	36	(17)
2024–	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	12	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 December 2023

Professional career

Orobó joined the Araripina youth academy at age 16. Orobó made his professional debut with Araripina in a 1-0 Campeonato Pernambucano loss to Belo Jardim on 16 February 2012.^[1] He spent most of his early career with various semi-pro clubs in Brazil, before signing with Fortaleza in 2020. Prior to joining Fortaleza, he was in a fine goalscoring form at América de Natal and, previously, spent the latter part of 2019 unemployed and even having a informal job at a bakery. Before the suspension of all football matches in Brazil and worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was the top goalscorer of 2020 in Brazil, all competitions counted.^[2]

On 17 August 2021, Orobó joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.^[3] He was released on 13 January 2022.^[4]

On 27 December 2023, Orobó joined K League 1 side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a permanent deal, following two seasons with fellow South Korean clubs Gyeongnam FC and Daejeon Hana Citizen.^[5][6]