Sidnei Tavares
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 September 2001||
Place of birth | Faro, Portugal | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Porto B | ||
Number | 57 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2010 | Carib SSFC | ||
2010–2021 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Leicester City | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Porto B | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (0) |
2019 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 March 2021 |
Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares (born 29 September 2001) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Porto B.[4]
Club career[]
Tavares is a product of the Leicester City academy, which he joined in 2010 at the age of 9 from local grassroots club Carib SSFC and signed his first professional contract in 2019.[5] He made his debut in the UEFA Europa League as an 80th minute substitute during a 2–0 defeat against Slavia Prague on 25 February 2021.[6] The following week, on 3 March 2021, he made his first Premier League appearance as a 77th minute substitute during a 1–1 draw against Burnley.[7] Tavares is out of contract in summer 2021 but is reported to be in talks with the club over signing a new professional contract.[8] Tavares made his first Premier League start against Brighton on 6 March 2021.[9]
International career[]
Tavares is a Portuguese youth international and represented Portugal at U18 and U19 level.[10][11]
Personal life[]
Tavares was born in Portugal and is of Cape Verdean descent. He is the cousin of the Portugal international footballer Nani.[12]
Career statistics[]
- As of 28 February 2021[13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester City U23 | 2020–21 | – | – | – | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Leicester City | 2020–21 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
Notes[]
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References[]
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Sidnei Tavares". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Blackwell, Jordan (2 March 2021). "Leicester City provide proof to Sidnei Tavares over his future amid contract talks". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/transferencias/leicester/saiba-quem-e-sidnei-tavares-o-bellingham-do-fc-porto
- ^ "Sidnei Tavares Signs First Pro Contract". Leicester City Football Club. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Leicester City v Slavia Prague". BBC Sport. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Iheanacho saves Leicester at Burnley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Blackwell, Jordan (2 March 2021). "City provide proof to Tavares over his future amid contract talks". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Blackwell, Jordan (6 March 2021). "City XI v Brighton as Tavares makes first start amid two changes". LeicestershireLive.
- ^ "ForaDeJogo.net - Sidnei Tavares (Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares)". ForaDeJogo.
- ^ "Sidnei Tavares". FPF.
- ^ O'Brien, Sean (5 January 2021). "How Nani became a cult hero at Manchester United as Barcelona plot transfer of cousin Sidnei Tavares from Leicester". TalkSport. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Sidnei Tavares at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- Premier League players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Portuguese expatriates in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Portuguese football biography stubs