Júlio Tavares

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Júlio Tavares
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Tavares with Dijon in 2020
Personal information
Full name Júlio Tavares
Date of birth (1988-11-19) 19 November 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Al-Faisaly
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2008 AS Montréal-la-Cluse
2008–2009 Bourg-Péronnas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Bourg-Péronnas 95 (40)
2012–2020 Dijon 243 (69)
2020– Al-Faisaly 30 (15)
National team
2012– Cape Verde 44 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 January 2022

Júlio Tavares (born 19 November 1988) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly and the Cape Verde national team.

Club career[]

Dijon[]

On 28 October 2017, Tavares became Dijon's all time leading goal scorer after heading in the only goal in the 1–0 Ligue 1 home victory over Nantes; it was his 56th goal for Dijon in all competitions and broke the previous Dijon record of 55 goals scored in all competitions held by Sebastián Ribas.[1][2] On 18 November 2017, Tavares scored twice in the 3–1 Ligue 1 home win over Troyes; it was the first Ligue 1 brace of his career and his second goal was the 100th Ligue 1 goal scored by Dijon, playing in just their third season in Ligue 1.[3] On 10 February 2018, Tavares scored twice as Dijon came from behind to beat OGC Nice 3–2 in a home Ligue 1 match; his brace brought his 2017–18 Ligue 1 goal tally to 9 in 15 matches, as many as he had scored in 35 Ligue 1 matches during the entire 2016–17 season.[4]

Al-Faisaly[]

On 14 September 2020, Tavares signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly.[5]

International career[]

In 2013, he played in all matches at 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals, in the best result in the history of the national team.[6] [7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 27 November 2021[8][9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bourg-Péronnas 2009–10 CFA 28 8 0 0 0 0 28 8
2010–11 31 14 1 1 0 0 32 15
2011–12 31 16 4 1 0 0 35 17
Total 90 38 5 2 0 0 0 0 95 40
Dijon 2012–13 Ligue 2 26 10 1 1 2 1 29 12
2013–14 27 7 2 1 1 0 30 8
2014–15 33 10 2 1 2 0 37 11
2015–16 37 11 1 1 2 1 40 13
2016–17 Ligue 1 35 9 1 1 1 0 37 10
2017–18 26 12 1 1 1 0 28 13
2018–19 36 5 4 3 2 0 42 8
2019–20 23 5 2 0 1 0 26 5
Total 243 69 14 9 12 2 0 0 269 80
Al-Faisaly 2020–21 Saudi Pro League 30 15 4 4 34 19
2021–22 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5
Total 20 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 46 24
Career total 378 127 23 15 12 2 0 0 410 144

International goals[]

Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.[11]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 November 2014 Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde  Niger 3–1 3–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 13 June 2015  São Tomé and Príncipe 7–1 7–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 28 March 2017 Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 2–0 2–0 Friendly
4. 1 June 2018 July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria  Algeria 3–2 3–2
5. 1 September 2021 Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon  Central African Republic 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 13 November 2021 Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde 1–1 2–1
7. 9 January 2022 Olembe Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon  Ethiopia 1–0 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours[]

Club[]

Al-Faisaly

References[]

  1. ^ "Julio Tavares, meilleur buteur de l'histoire du DFCO !". Le Bien Public. 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Ranieri sees Nantes run ended in Dijon". www.ligue1.com. 28 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Korean duo on target as Dijon beat Troyes". www.ligue1.com. 18 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Dijon get boost with Nice win". www.ligue1.com. 10 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Tavares signed with Al-Faisaly". 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ https://africanfootball.com/team/27/Cape-Verde/141/2013-Africa-Cup -Of-Nations /
  7. ^ "2013 Africa Cup of Nations matches".
  8. ^ Júlio Tavares at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  9. ^ "Júlio Tavares » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  10. ^ Júlio Tavares at FootballDatabase.eu
  11. ^ "Júlio Tavares". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2017.

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