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
Vitória 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 2–0 away loss against
Rio Ave FC. He totalled 30 official appearances in his
only season at the
Estádio 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 contract 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
Taça de Portugal, but was an unused substitute in the
final loss to
Sporting CP. 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 deal with
Lech Poznań on 2 July 2018. He made his debut ten days later, against
FC Gandzasar Kapan in the
UEFA Europa League's
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
Wisła Płock. In August 2020, Tiba agreed to an extension until 2022 with a one-year option. He won his first honour with the
2021–22 national championship, contributing 25 matches and two goals to the feat. Tiba returned to Portugal on 24 June 2022, two months shy of his 34th birthday, on a two-year contract at
Gil Vicente F.C. to replace
Pedrinho who signed for a team in Turkey. He totalled 61 appearances during his tenure, scoring his first goal on 5 March 2023 in the 2–0 home defeat of
C.S. Marítimo. On 5 July 2024, Tiba returned to Chaves, recently
relegated from the top division. In August 2025, he announced his retirement. ==International career==