Hélder Tavares
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hélder Luís Lopes Vieira Tavares | ||
Date of birth | 26 December 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Olivais, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tondela | ||
Number | 41 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2007 | Operário Lisboa | ||
2007–2008 | Olivais Moscavide | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Tojal | 23 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Portosantense | 51 | (4) |
2012–2013 | Pinhalnovense | 29 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Beira-Mar | 40 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Oțelul Galați | 25 | (1) |
2015– | Tondela | 91 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Cape Verde | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2018 |
Hélder Luís Lopes Vieira Tavares (born 26 December 1989) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for C.D. Tondela and the Cape Verde national team.
Club career
Born in Santa Maria dos Olivais, Lisbon District, Tavares played his first years as a senior in amateur football. In the summer of 2013, aged nearly 24, he signed with S.C. Beira-Mar in the second division from C.D. Pinhalnovense in the third.
On 27 July 2013, Tavares made his professional debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against Portimonense S.C. in the season's League Cup.[1] He first appeared in the division two championship on 12 August, again playing the entire match in a 2–3 home defeat to FC Porto B.[2]
In the 2015 off-season, after one year in Romania with FC Oțelul Galați,[3] Tavares joined Primeira Liga club C.D. Tondela.[4] His first match in the Portuguese top tier occurred on 14 August by featuring 70 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Sporting Clube de Portugal,[5] and he finished his debut campaign with 30 appearances as his team managed to avoid relegation; in June 2016, he renewed his contract for another year.[6]
International career
Tavares made his debut for Cape Verde on 28 March 2017, in a friendly against Luxembourg.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Portimonense-Beira-Mar, 1–0: Dyego Souza decisivo" [Portimonense-Beira-Mar, 1–0: Dyego Souza decisive]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ↑ "Beira-Mar-FC Porto B, 2–3: Dragões operam reviravolta" [Beira-Mar-FC Porto B, 2–3: Dragons come from behind]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ↑ "Otelul Galati contrata Rúben Brígido e Hélder Tavares" [Otelul Galati hire Rúben Brígido and Hélder Tavares] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "Helder Tavares assina com o CD Tondela" [Helder Tavares signs with CD Tondela] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ "Penálti no final salvou Sporting frente ao estreante Tondela" [Late penalty saved Sporting against newcomer Tondela]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 August 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ↑ "Helder Tavares renova com o Tondela por um ano" [Helder Tavares renews with Tondela for one year] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ↑ "Cabo Verde realiza particular com Luxemburgo em 28 de março" [Cabo Verde to have friendly with Luxembourg on 28 March]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ↑ "Hélder Tavares quer terminar em grande semana especial" [Hélder Tavares wants to cap special week in style]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
External links
- Hélder Tavares at TheFinalBall.com
- Hélder Tavares at ForaDeJogo
- Hélder Tavares at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hélder Tavares at Soccerway