João Tavares

João Tavares
Personal information
Full name João Tavares Almeida
Date of birth (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Marítimo
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2009 Milheiroense
2009–2010 Leixões
2010–2011 Porto
2011–2012 Dragon Force
2012–2013 Porto
2013–2014 Padroense
2014–2015 Benfica
2015–2017 Feirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Feirense 82 (3)
2019 → Braga B (loan) 12 (1)
2019–2020 → Mafra (loan) 15 (1)
2023– Marítimo 13 (0)
International career
2013 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2014 Portugal U16 12 (0)
2014 Portugal U17 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

João Tavares Almeida (born 12 December 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Marítimo.

Football career

On 11 November 2017, Tavares made his professional debut with Feirense in a 2017–18 Taça da Liga match against Moreirense.[1] Tavares left Feirense at the end of the 2022–23 season.[2]

On 1 August 2023, recently-relegated to Liga Portugal 2 side Marítimo announced the signing of Tavares on a two-year deal.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Moreirense 2-1 Feirense". ForaDeJogo. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ Notícia A BOLA: João Tavares a caminho do Lugo, abola.pt, 2 July 2023
  3. ^ "João Tavares aumenta opções de Tulipa para o meio-campo" [João Tavares increases Tulipa's midfield options] (in European Portuguese). 1 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.


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