Tiago Volpi

Tiago Luis Volpi (born 19 December 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Deportivo Toluca.

Tiago Volpi

Personal information
Full name	Tiago Luis Volpi
Date of birth	(1990-12-19) 19 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Blumenau, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Toluca
Number	1
Youth career
2008	Fluminense
2009	São José-RS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	São José-RS	27	(0)
2011	→ Luverdense (loan)	11	(0)
2012–2014	Figueirense	84	(0)
2015–2019	Querétaro	141	(0)
2019	→ São Paulo (loan)	54	(0)
2020–2022	São Paulo	105	(0)
2022–	Toluca	77	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024

Career

Early career

Volpi started his career at Fluminense in 2008, before moving to São José a year later, he was loaned to Luverdense in 2011.

Querétaro

On 20 December 2014, Volpi was signed by Mexican club Querétaro.^[1]

On 16 January 2015, Volpi made his officially debut with Querétaro against Leones Negros UdeG, Gallos Blancos won 1-0. The first tournament he played with the team, Volpi, accompanied with Brazilian teammates Ronaldinho, Sinha, William, Danilinho, and Camilo Sanvezzo help the team reach the first final in the franchise history, the team won the second-leg game celebrated in the Corregidora Stadium with a 3-0 final score, but Club Santos Laguna won with an aggregate scoreline of 5-3. The Mexico national team expressed interest in acquiring Volpi for naturalisation, before he left Querétaro.

São Paulo

On 23 December 2018, Volpi returned to Brazil, signing for São Paulo on a one-year loan with an buy-out option.

One year later, on 24 December 2019, São Paulo announced the permanent signing of Volpi, who signed a contract running until December 2023. São Paulo paid US$5 million to mexican side Querétaro for Volpi's permanent transfer.^[2]

Toluca

On 14 May 2022, Volpi signed for Toluca, returning to Mexico after three years.^[3] He scored a penalty against Santos Laguna on 13 October 2022, that contributed to a 4–3 victory for Toluca.^[4] On 27 July, Volpi scored a penalty in Toluca's debut in the 2023 Leagues Cup, totaling seven goals with the club.^[5]

List of goals scored

Main article: List of goalscoring goalkeepers

Following, is the list with the goals scored by Tiago Volpi:

#	Date	Venue	Host team	Result	Away team	Competition	Score	Type	Opponent goalkeeper
1	October 13, 2022	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca	Toluca	4–3	Santos Laguna	Apertura 2022 Liga MX final phase	4–3	Penalty kick	Carlos Acevedo
2	April 7, 2023	Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla	Puebla	1–2	Toluca	2022–23 Liga MX season	0–2	Penalty kick	Antony Silva
3	April 23, 2023	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca	Toluca	1–1	Juárez	2022–23 Liga MX season	1–0	Penalty kick	Alfredo Talavera
4	April 30, 2023	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca	Toluca	3–0	Necaxa	2022–23 Liga MX season	3–0	Penalty kick	Rafael Ramírez
5	July 8, 2023	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Cruz Azul	0–2	Toluca	2023–24 Liga MX season	0–1	Penalty kick	Sebastián Jurado
6	July 16, 2023	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca	Toluca	2–4	Juárez	2023–24 Liga MX season	2–2	Penalty kick	Alfredo Talavera
7	July 27, 2023	Geodis Park, Nashville	Nashville	3–4	Toluca	2023 Leagues Cup group stage	3–4	Penalty kick	Elliot Panicco
8	August 9, 2023	Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota	Minnesota	2–2	Toluca	2023 Leagues Cup Round of 16	2–2	Penalty kick	Dayne St. Clair
9	September 3, 2023	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca	Toluca	5–0	Pachuca	2023–24 Liga MX season	1–0	Penalty kick	Carlos Moreno
10	October 8, 2023	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca	Toluca	3–1	Querétaro	2023–24 Liga MX season	2–1	Penalty kick	Guillermo Allison
11	January 20, 2024	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca	Toluca	4–1	Mazatlán	2023–24 Liga MX season	4–1	Penalty kick	Hugo González
12	February 21, 2024	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca	Toluca	1–0	Santos Laguna	2023–24 Liga MX season	1–0	Penalty kick	Carlos Acevedo
13	March 2, 2024	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca	Toluca	2–1	Tigres	2023–24 Liga MX season	2–1	Penalty kick	Nahuel Guzmán
14	March 16, 2024	Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca	Toluca	3–0	Pumas	2023–24 Liga MX season	2–0	Penalty kick	Julio González
15	March 30, 2024	Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca	Pachuca	1–2	Toluca	2023–24 Liga MX season	1–2	Penalty kick	Carlos Moreno

Honours

Figueirense

• Campeonato Catarinense: 2014

Querétaro

• Copa MX: Apertura 2016
• Supercopa MX: 2017

São Paulo

• Campeonato Paulista: 2021

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A most clean sheets: 2019

References

1. Koerich, Renan (21 December 2014). "Figueirense aceita proposta, e Tiago Volpi defende o Querétaro em 2015". Globo Esporte. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
2. Hazan, Marcelo (24 December 2019). "São Paulo anuncia compra definitiva do goleiro Tiago Volpi". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese).
3. "Oficial: Tiago Volpi es nuevo refuerzo del Toluca". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
4. "Con gol de Tiago Volpi, Toluca se impone a Santos en vibrante partido". El Universal (in Spanish). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
5. "Goalkeeper Tiago Volpi scores third goal of the season in Toluca comeback". LeaguesCup.com. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

External links

• Tiago Luis Volpi at Liga MX () (in Spanish)
• – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
• Figueirense (in Portuguese)
• Tiago Volpi at Soccerway