Cláudio Tavares (footballer)

Cláudio Tavares
Personal information
Full name Cláudio Rafael da Veiga Vieira Tavares
Date of birth (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 União de Santarém
Youth career
2006–2007 Casa Pia
2007–2009 Belenenses
2009–2011 Benfica
2011–2012 Sporting
2012–2013 Os Sandinenses
2013–2016 Vitória Guimarães
2016–2017 Desportivo Aves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Desportivo Aves B 68 (1)
2017–2020 Desportivo Aves 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Mirandela (loan) 22 (0)
2020– União de Santarém 21 (0)
International career
2021– Cape Verde 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Cláudio Rafael da Veiga Vieira Tavares (born 23 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for União de Santarém. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Tavares made his professional debut with Aves in a 2–1 Primeira Liga loss to S.L. Benfica on 10 January 2020.[1]

International career

Born in Portugal, Tavares is of Cape Verdean descent. He played for the Cape Verde national team in a 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Central African Republic on 1 September 2021.[2]

Personal life

Tavares' brother Miguel and Jair Tavares, and his cousin Renato Sanches are also professional footballers.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Benfica vs. Desportivo Aves – 10 January 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "FIFA". fifa.com.
  3. ^ "Irmãos Tavares convocados para a visita à Luz". www.record.pt.