Tiago Miguel Geraldes Parente (born 12 June 2006) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Swansea City, on loan from Benfica.
Club career Born in Bragança, Parente started his career at FC Mãe d'Água, before joining Benfica on 5 June 2018, aged 12. In October 2022, he signed his first professional contract. He was a national youth champion in 2022–23, and the following season he played between the under-23 team, with five appearances in the UEFA Youth League, and Benfica B; his debut for the latter was on 17 May 2024, coming on as a substitute in a 5–2 win in a Liga Portugal 2 fixture against Porto B. In July 2024, he signed a new contract and was called up for training with the first team. Aged 18, he had his first call-up for a first-team match on 27 November 2024, away to Monaco in the UEFA Champions League; he was unused in the 3–2 win.
On 3 August 2026, Parente moved on a season-long loan to Swansea City in the EFL Championship, with an option to make the deal permanent; he was signed by compatriot manager Vítor Matos.
International career Parente was one of eight Benfica players in the 20-member Portugal under-17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Hungary.
In September 2025, Parente was called up for the first time by manager Oceano Cruz for the Portugal national under-20 team, ahead of matches against the Czech Republic and Poland.
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