Cláudio Tavares (footballer)

Cláudio Rafael da Veiga Vieira Tavares (born 23 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a rightback for União de Santarém. Born in Portugal, he represents the Cape Verde national team.

Cláudio Tavares
Personal information
Full name Cláudio Rafael da Veiga Vieira Tavares
Date of birth (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Rightback
Team information
Current team
 União de Santarém
Youth career
2006–2007 Casa Pia
2007–2009 Belenenses
2009–2011 Benfica
2011–2012 Sporting
2012–2013 Os Sandinenses
2013–2016 Vitória Guimarães
2016–2017 Desportivo Aves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Desportivo Aves B 68 (1)
2017–2020 Desportivo Aves 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Mirandela (loan) 22 (0)
2020– União de Santarém 21 (0)
International career
2021– Cape Verde 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Tavares made his professional debut with Aves in a 2–1 Primeira Liga loss to S.L. Benfica on 10 January 2020.[1]

International career

Born in Portugal, Tavares is of Cape Verdean descent. He represented the Cape Verde national team in a 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Central African Republic on 1 September 2021.[2]

Personal life

Tavares' brother Miguel and Jair Tavares, and his cousin Renato Sanches are also professional footballers.[3]

References
  1. "Benfica vs. Desportivo Aves – 10 January 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. "FIFA". fifa.com.
  3. "Irmãos Tavares convocados para a visita à Luz". www.record.pt.
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