Tiago Alves (footballer, born 1996)  Tiago Alexandre Mendes Alves (born 19 June 1996) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice, as a forward. On 31 July 2016, Alves made his professional debut with Varzim in a 2016–17 Taça da Liga match against Olhanense.