Hélder Tavares

Hélder Luís Lopes Vieira Tavares (born 26 December 1989) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Romanian club FC Voluntari and the Cape Verde national team.

Hélder Tavares
Personal information
Full name Hélder Luís Lopes Vieira Tavares[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989[1]
Place of birth Olivais, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Voluntari
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2007 Operário Lisboa
2007–2008 Olivais Moscavide
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Tojal 23 (0)
2010–2012 Portosantense 51 (4)
2012–2013 Pinhalnovense 29 (1)
2013–2014 Beira-Mar 40 (1)
2014–2015 Oțelul Galați 25 (1)
2015–2019 Tondela 102 (2)
2019–2020 Altay 35 (1)
2020 Giresunspor 4 (0)
2021– Voluntari 3 (0)
National team‡
2017– Cape Verde 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2020

Club career

Born in Santa Maria dos Olivais, Lisbon of Cape Verdean descent, Tavares spent his first years as a senior in Portuguese amateur football. In the summer of 2013, aged nearly 24, he signed with S.C. Beira-Mar in the second division from C.D. Pinhalnovense in the third.

Tavares made his professional debut on 27 July 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against Portimonense S.C. in the first round of the League Cup.[2] He first appeared in the division two championship on 12 August, again playing the entire match in a 2–3 home defeat to FC Porto B.[3]

In the 2015 off-season, after one year in Romania with FC Oțelul Galați,[4] Tavares joined Primeira Liga club C.D. Tondela.[5] His first match in the Portuguese top tier occurred on 14 August by featuring 70 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Sporting CP,[6] and he finished his debut season with 30 appearances as his team managed to avoid relegation. In June 2016, he renewed his contract for another year.[7]

In January 2019, as his link was due to expire on 30 June, Tavares was sold to Altay S.K. of the Turkish TFF First League and agreed to a one-and-a-half-year deal.[8][9]

International career

Tavares made his debut for Cape Verde on 28 March 2017, in a friendly against Luxembourg.[10][11]

References
  1. "Hélder Tavares" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. "Portimonense-Beira-Mar, 1–0: Dyego Souza decisivo" [Portimonense-Beira-Mar, 1–0: Dyego Souza decisive]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. "Beira-Mar-FC Porto B, 2–3: Dragões operam reviravolta" [Beira-Mar-FC Porto B, 2–3: Dragons come from behind]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  4. "Otelul Galati contrata Rúben Brígido e Hélder Tavares" [Otelul Galati hire Rúben Brígido and Hélder Tavares] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  5. "Hélder Tavares assina com o CD Tondela" [Hélder Tavares signs with CD Tondela] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  6. Ruela, João (14 August 2015). "Penálti no final salvou Sporting frente ao estreante Tondela" [Late penalty saved Sporting against newcomers Tondela]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  7. "Helder Tavares renova com o Tondela por um ano" [Helder Tavares renews with Tondela for one year] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  8. "Hélder Tavares na Turquia" [Hélder Tavares in Turkey] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. "OFICIAL: Hélder Tavares troca o Tondela pela Turquia" [OFFICIAL: Hélder Tavares swaps Tondela for Turkey] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  10. "Cabo Verde realiza particular com Luxemburgo em 28 de março" [Cabo Verde to have friendly with Luxembourg on 28 March]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  11. "Hélder Tavares quer terminar em grande semana especial" [Hélder Tavares wants to cap special week in style]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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