Nuno Tavares
Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares (born 26 January 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Benfica in Primeira Liga as a defender.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
Number | 71 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2010 | Casa Pia | ||
2010–2013 | Sporting CP | ||
2013–2015 | Casa Pia | ||
2015– | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Benfica B | 12 | (0) |
2019– | Benfica | 17 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Portugal U19 | 14 | (1) |
2019– | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2019 |
Club career
On 27 October 2018, Tavares made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2018–19 LigaPro match against Sporting da Covilhã. He played the full 90 minutes of the 3–2 home win.[1]
On 4 August 2019, Tavares made his debut with Benfica in the 2019 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, a 5–0 win against city rivals Sporting CP at the Estádio Algarve.[2] A week later, he made his Primeira Liga debut against F.C. Paços de Ferreira and scored his first goal to open a 5–0 home win, adding two assists.[3]
Personal life
Born in Portugal, Tavares is of Cape Verdean descent.[4]
References
- "Benfica B 3–2 Sp. Covilhã". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Benfica stick five past Sporting in season curtain-raiser". PortuGOAL. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ""Golo do Nuno Tavares? Ninguém estava à espera que ele aparecesse ali, nem eu..."" ["Nuno Tavares' goal? Nobody expected he would appear there, not even me..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- Moura, Bruno da. "Benfica de Luis Lopes é campeão nacional de juniores | DTudo1Pouco".
External links
- Nuno Tavares at ForaDeJogo
- Nuno Tavares at Soccerway
- National team data (in Portuguese)
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