Ronaldo Tavares

Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares (born 22 July 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Penafiel as a striker.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.
Ronaldo Tavares
Personal information
Full name Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares
Date of birth (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997
Place of birth Amora, Portugal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Penafiel
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2013 Paio Pires
2013–2016 Sporting CP
2015 → Oeiras (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Sporting B 47 (7)
2018–2019 → Cova Piedade (loan) 21 (2)
2019– Penafiel 20 (5)
National team
2017 Portugal U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2020

Club career

Born in Amora (Seixal), Setúbal District, Tavares joined Sporting CP's academy at the age of 16, from local Paio Pires Futebol Clube.[1] He made his professional debut with the former's reserves on 10 January 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafael Barbosa in a 0–2 away loss against C.D. Feirense for the Segunda Liga.[2]

Tavares scored his first goal in the competition on 20 August 2016, but in a 2–4 home defeat to AD Fafe.[3] In March 2018, he was called by first-team manager Jorge Jesus for a match against FC Viktoria Plzeň in the UEFA Europa League round of 16,[1] but eventually did not leave the bench.[4]

On 23 July 2018, Tavares was loaned to C.D. Cova da Piedade.[5] In the summer of 2019, he cut ties with Sporting and signed with F.C. Penafiel also of the second division.[6]

Club statistics
As of 18 January 2016[7]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting B 2015–16 200000000020
Total 200000000020
Career total 200000000020

References
  1. "Ronaldo Tavares: 11 jogos na II Liga e estreia à vista na Liga Europa" [Ronaldo Tavares: 11 games in the II League and impending debut in Europa League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. "Feirense-Sporting, 2–0: Leões indignados" [Feirense-Sporting, 2–0: Outraged lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 January 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "Fafe vence Sporting B e arranca primeira vitória no campeonato" [Fafe beat Sporting B and get first win in championship]. Expresso de Fafe (in Portuguese). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "Sporting CP 2–0 Plzeň" (in Portuguese). UEFA. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. "Cova da Piedade recebe Ronaldo Tavares por empréstimo do Sporting" [Cova da Piedade get Ronaldo Tavares on loan from Sporting]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. "Ronaldo Tavares muda-se para o Penafiel" [Ronaldo Tavares moves to Penafiel]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. Ronaldo Tavares at Soccerway
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