Tiago Ilori was born in London and raised in Portugal. He began his career at  Imortal DC (Albufeira), where he captured Sporting CPs attention.

In 2006, Tiago joing Sporting CPs World renowned training Academy. In 2011/2012, Tiago integrated Sporting CPs main squad and quickly was a constant presence on the teams starting 11. He was transfered to Liverpool in exchange for €7.5M.

After various loans to Granada, Bordeaux and Aston Villa, the player was transfered to Reading. During 2018/2019 Winter transfer window, Tiago returned home and is now part of Sporting CPs Main Squad.