João Tavares Almeida (born 12 December 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Marítimo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Tavares Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1998 | ||
| 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 | 8 | (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 25 December 2023 | |||
Football career edit
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 edit
- ^ "Moreirense 2-1 Feirense". ForaDeJogo. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ Notícia A BOLA: João Tavares a caminho do Lugo, abola.pt, 2 July 2023
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- João Tavares at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Tavares at Soccerway
- João Tavares national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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