Júlio Tavares
Júlio Tavares (born 19 November 1988) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a striker for French Ligue 1 club Dijon and the Cape Verde national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Júlio Tavares | ||
Date of birth | 19 November 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dijon | ||
Number | 11 | ||
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– | Dijon | 239 | (69) |
National team‡ | |||
2012– | Cape Verde | 29 | (4) |
* 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 24 March 2019 |
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]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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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 | |||
Total | 220 | 64 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 75 | ||
Career total | 310 | 102 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 115 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.[8]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 November 2014 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
2. | 13 June 2015 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde | 7–1 | 7–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
3. | 28 March 2017 | Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
4. | 1 June 2018 | July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
References
- "Julio Tavares, meilleur buteur de l'histoire du DFCO !". Le Bien Public. 29 October 2017.
- "Ranieri sees Nantes run ended in Dijon". www.ligue1.com. 28 October 2017.
- "Korean duo on target as Dijon beat Troyes". www.ligue1.com. 18 November 2017.
- "Dijon get boost with Nice win". www.ligue1.com. 10 February 2018.
- Júlio Tavares at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- "Júlio Tavares » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- Júlio Tavares at FootballDatabase.eu
- "Júlio Tavares". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 March 2017.