Gilson Tavares

Gilson Tavares
Personal information
Full name	Gilson Benchimol Tavares
Date of birth	29 December 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth	Praia, Cape Verde
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Estoril
Number	90
Youth career
2009–2012	Damaiense
2012–2014	CR Foot
2014–2015	Linda-a-Velha
2015–2016	Real S.C.
2016–2020	Damaiense
2020–2021	Estoril
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–	Estoril
National team‡
2020–	Cape Verde
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 March 2021

Gilson Benchimol Tavares (born 29 December 2001) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Estoril. He represented the Cape Verde national team.

International career[]

Tavares debuted for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–1 friendly loss to Guinea on 10 October 2020.^[1]

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