Tiba

Pedro Miguel Amorim Pereira Silva (born 31 August 1988), known as Tiba, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Lech Poznan as an attacking midfielder.

Club Career

Born in Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo, Tiba played until the age of 25 in the Portuguese third division or lower. He represented during this timeframe C.A. Valdevez, S.C. Valenciano, A.D. Os Limianos and F.C. Tirsense. His professional debut was made, however, in the Greek second tier with Kastoria FC, for which he appeared from February to June 2008.

Tiba signed with Vitoria F.C. in the Primeira Liga in summer 2013. He played his first game in the competition on 25 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 away loss against Rio Ave FC. He totalled 30 official appearances in his only season at the Estadio do Bonfim, scoring a late equaliser for a 1–1 home draw with S.C. Braga on 21 April 2014.

On 3 July 2014, Tiba joined Braga on a one-year deal for €500,000. He missed only two games in his debut campaign, one being for his dismissal for handball on 24 April 2015 after scoring in a 1–1 home draw against C.F. Os Belenenses. Previously, on 7 January, against the same opposition, he concluded a 7–1 win in the quarter-finals of the Taca de Portugal, but was an unused substitute in the final loss to Sporting CP.

On 31 August 2015, Tiba and teammate Erick Moreno were loaned to Spanish Segunda Division club Real Valladolid in a season-long move. Subsequently, he spent the better part of the following two campaigns on loan at G.D. Chaves back in his homeland.

Tiba signed a three-year contract with Lech Poznan on 2 July 2018. He made his debut ten days later, against FC Gandzasar Kapan in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. His maiden appearance in the Polish Ekstraklasa took place on the 22nd, and he scored in a 2–1 away victory over Wisla Plock. In August 2020, he signed an extension until 2022, with a one-year option.