David Tavares

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.
David Tavares
Tavares being interviewed by Benfica TV in 2019
Personal information
Full name David José Gomes Oliveira Tavares[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gloria Buzău
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2013 AC Tojal
2013–2014 Loures
2014–2016 Sporting CP
2016–2018 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Benfica B 36 (0)
2019–2021 Benfica 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Moreirense (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2024 Famalicão 18 (0)
2023–2024 → Torreense (loan) 5 (0)
2024– Gloria Buzău 18 (1)
International career‡
2016 Portugal U17 3 (0)
2017 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2018 Portugal U19 4 (0)
2023– Cape Verde 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

David José Gomes Oliveira Tavares (born 18 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Gloria Buzău. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Lisbon of Cape Verdean descent, Tavares finished his youth career with S.L. Benfica after arriving from neighbours Sporting CP at the age of 17.[2][3] He made his senior debut with the former's reserves in the LigaPro, his first match being on 16 March 2019 when he came on an 89th-minute substitute in a 2–1 home win against F.C. Penafiel.[4]

Tavares made the first of two competitive appearances with the first team on 17 September 2019, replacing Jota midway through the second half of an eventual 1–2 home loss to RB Leipzig in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[5][6] In September 2020, he joined Moreirense F.C. of the Primeira Liga in a season-long loan,[7] playing his first game in the competition on 2 October in a 1–1 home draw with Boavista FC.[8]

On 26 January 2021, Tavares was reinstated in the B side of his parent club, leaving Moreirense after allegedly falling out with manager Vasco Seabra.[9]

Famalicão

On 29 June 2021, Tavares signed a five-year contract with F.C. Famalicão.[10] He suffered a serious injury in December that sidelined him for several months, while in service of the under-23 side to where he had been sent due to disciplinary problems.[11]

Tavares joined second-tier S.C.U. Torreense on 31 August 2023, loaned for one season.[12]

Gloria Buzău

On 25 July 2024, Tavares agreed to a deal at FC Gloria Buzău in the Romanian Liga I.[13]

International career

Tavares represented Portugal at youth level.[14] In March 2023, he was called to the Cape Verde national team for a double 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Eswatini,[15] but only made his debut on 12 June in a 0–0 friendly draw with Morocco.[16][17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 January 2025[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2018–19 LigaPro 8 0 — — — 8 0
2019–20 LigaPro 11 0 — — — 11 0
2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 17 0 — — — 17 0
Total 36 0 — — — 36 0
Benfica 2019–20 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Moreirense (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 11 0 3 0 0 0 — 14 0
Famalicão 2021–22 Primeira Liga 13 0 1 0 4 0 — 18 0
2022–23 Primeira Liga 5 0 1 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 18 0 2 0 4 0 — 24 0
Torreense (loan) 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 — 7 0
Gloria Buzău 2024–25 Liga I 18 1 1 0 — — 19 1
Career total 88 1 8 0 5 0 1 0 102 1
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 10 September 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cape Verde
2023 3 0
2024 2 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. ^ a b c d "David Tavares" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ Da Moura, Bruno (19 May 2018). "Benfica de Luis Lopes é campeão nacional de juniores" [Luis Lopes' Benfica are junior national champions] (in Portuguese). DTudo1Pouco. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Benfica confirma cinco jogadores da formação na pré-época" [Benfica confirm five youth players in preseason]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Benfica B vence Penafiel e volta a festejar um mês depois na II Liga" [Benfica B beat Penafiel and celebrate again in II League one month later]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ "David Tavares e a estreia na Champions: "Preferia com uma vitória"" [David Tavares and the Champions debut: "I'd rather have it with a win"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ^ Fernandes, Nuno (18 September 2019). "Na noite de todas as surpresas, o Benfica voltou a entrar em falso na Champions" [In the night of all surprises, Benfica had another false start in Champions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. ^ "David Tavares ruma ao Moreirense por empréstimo do Benfica" [David Tavares heads to Moreirense on loan from Benfica] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  8. ^ Castro, Ricardo Jorge (2 October 2020). "Moreirense-Boavista, 1–1 (crónica)" [Moreirense-Boavista, 1–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Moreirense devolve David Tavares ao Benfica" [Moreirense return David Tavares to Benfica] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 26 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  10. ^ "David Tavares assina por cinco épocas" [David Tavares signs for five seasons] (in Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  11. ^ Morais, Pedro (3 January 2023). "Famalicão inscreve David Tavares" [Famalicão register David Tavares]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  12. ^ "David Tavares reforça o meio campo" [David Tavares reinforces midfield] (in Portuguese). S.C.U. Torreense. 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Cine e David Tavares, fotbalistul de Champions League ajuns sub comanda lui Andrei Prepeliță" [Who is David Tavares, Champions League footballer now under Andrei Prepeliță] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Ivanildo e David Tavares estreiam-se nos convocados de Cabo Verde" [Maiden Cape Verde selection for Ivanildo and David Tavares] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Ivanildo Fernandes e David Tavares chamados pela primeira vez à seleção de Cabo Verde" [Ivanildo Fernandes and David Tavares called to the Cape Verde national team for the first time]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 March 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  16. ^ Hamon, Pierre (12 June 2023). "Football. Émoussé, le Maroc mis en échec par le Cap-Vert en match amical à Rabat" [Football. Thick, Morocco held against the ropes by Cape Verde in friendly at Rabat]. Ouest-France (in French). Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Cabo Verde empata a zero com Marrocos em particular" [Cape Verde draw all-nil with Morocco in friendly]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  18. ^ David Tavares at Soccerway
  19. ^ David Tavares at National-Football-Teams.com
  20. ^ "Benfica cai perante reviravolta do Salzburgo" [Benfica fall as Salzburg come from behind] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 24 April 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.


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