Júlio Tavares
![]() Tavares with Dijon in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Júlio Carolino Tavares | ||
Date of birth | 19 November 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Tarrafal, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Diriyah | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | AS Montréal-la-Cluse | ||
2008–2009 | Bourg-Péronnas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Bourg-Péronnas | 95 | (40) |
2012–2020 | Dijon | 243 | (69) |
2020–2022 | Al-Faisaly | 57 | (24) |
2022–2024 | Al-Raed | 56 | (15) |
2024– | Al-Diriyah | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Cape Verde | 48 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022 |
Júlio Tavares (born 19 November 1988) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Second Division League club Al-Diriyah and the Cape Verde national team.
Club career
[edit]Dijon
[edit]On 28 October 2017, Tavares became Dijon's all time leading goal scorer after heading in the only goal in the 1–0 Ligue 1 home victory over Nantes; it was his 56th goal for Dijon in all competitions and broke the previous Dijon record of 55 goals scored in all competitions held by Sebastián Ribas.[1][2] On 18 November 2017, Tavares scored twice in the 3–1 Ligue 1 home win over Troyes; it was the first Ligue 1 brace of his career and his second goal was the 100th Ligue 1 goal scored by Dijon, playing in just their third season in Ligue 1.[3] On 10 February 2018, Tavares scored twice as Dijon came from behind to beat OGC Nice 3–2 in a home Ligue 1 match; his brace brought his 2017–18 Ligue 1 goal tally to 9 in 15 matches, as many as he had scored in 35 Ligue 1 matches during the entire 2016–17 season.[4]
Al-Faisaly
[edit]On 14 September 2020, Tavares signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly.[5]
Al-Raed
[edit]On 25 July 2022, Tavares joined Al-Raed on a free transfer.[6]
Al-Diriyah
[edit]On 19 July 2024, Tavares joined Saudi Second Division League club Al-Diriyah.[7]
International career
[edit]In 2013, he played in all matches at 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals, in the best result in the history of the national team.[8][9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bourg-Péronnas | 2009–10 | CFA | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 8 | |
2010–11 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 15 | |||
2011–12 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 17 | |||
Total | 90 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | ||
Dijon | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 12 | |
2013–14 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 8 | |||
2014–15 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 11 | |||
2015–16 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 13 | |||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 10 | ||
2017–18 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 13 | |||
2018–19 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 8 | |||
2019–20 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 5 | |||
Total | 243 | 69 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 80 | ||
Al-Faisaly | 2020–21 | Saudi Professional League | 30 | 15 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 19 | ||
2021–22 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 5[d] | 2 | 34 | 11 | ||
Total | 57 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 30 | ||
Al-Raed | 2022–23 | Saudi Professional League | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 8 | ||
2023–24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 8 | ||||
Career total | 422 | 138 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 465 | 158 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, King Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
International
[edit]- Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.[13]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 November 2014 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 13 June 2015 | ![]() | 7–1 | 7–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
3. | 28 March 2017 | Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
4. | 1 June 2018 | July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
5. | 1 September 2021 | Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6. | 13 November 2021 | Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
7. | 9 January 2022 | Olembe Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
8. | 7 June 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Al-Faisaly
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Julio Tavares, meilleur buteur de l'histoire du DFCO !". Le Bien Public. 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Ranieri sees Nantes run ended in Dijon". www.ligue1.com. 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Korean duo on target as Dijon beat Troyes". www.ligue1.com. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Dijon get boost with Nice win". www.ligue1.com. 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Tavares signed with Al-Faisaly". 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "جوليو تفاريس ينضم لـ الرائد قادمًا من الفيصلي".
- ^ "تفاريس يودّع الرائد ويدعم الدرعية".
- ^ https://africanfootball.com/team/27/Cape-Verde/141/2013-Africa-Cup -Of-Nations /
- ^ "2013 Africa Cup of Nations matches".
- ^ Júlio Tavares at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- ^ "Júlio Tavares » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Júlio Tavares at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ "Júlio Tavares". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
External links
[edit]- Júlio Tavares at National-Football-Teams.com
- Júlio Tavares at WorldFootball.net