Iuri Tavares
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iuri António Teixeira Tavares | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Charlotte FC | ||
Number | 38 | ||
Youth career | |||
Benfica | |||
→ Belenenses (loan) | |||
Vitória Guimarães | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Vitória Guimarães B | 11 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Vitória Guimarães | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Estoril | 0 | (0) |
2023 | Crown Legacy FC | 26 | (12) |
2024– | Charlotte FC | 28 | (3) |
International career | |||
2019 | Cape Verde U19 | 2 | (0) |
2022 | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 |
Iuri António Teixeira Tavares (born 8 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Tavares made his professional debut for Vitória Guimarães on 21 November 2021 in a 3–2 Taça de Portugal defeat against Moreirense.[3] He joined Estoril in August 2022.[4]
On 31 January 2023, Tavares signed with MLS Next Pro side Crown Legacy FC, the second team for Major League Soccer's Charlotte FC.[5] On 20 February 2024, Tavares signed with Charlotte FC's first team for the 2024 season.[6]
International career
[edit]In March 2022, Tavares received his first call-up to Cape Verde national team for friendly matches against Guadeloupe, Liechtenstein and San Marino.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 28 March 2022[2]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Cape Verde | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Iuri Tavares". MLS. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b Iuri Tavares at Soccerway
- ^ "Moreirense vs. Vitoria Guimarães - 21 November 2021". Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Iuri Tavares rumou ao Estoril depois de acertar saída do Vitória" (in Portuguese). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ FC, Crown Legacy. "Crown Legacy FC Acquires Forward Iuri Tavares from Portuguese Club Estoril Praia SAD". Crown Legacy FC.
- ^ Club, Charlotte Football. "Charlotte FC Signs Forward Iuri Tavares to First Team Contract | Charlotte FC". Charlotte Football Club.
- ^ "Iuri Tavares chamado para três jogos da Seleção de Cabo Verde". 17 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Iuri Tavares at WorldFootball.net
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lisbon
- Men's association football forwards
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- Cape Verde men's international footballers
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Vitória S.C. players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Crown Legacy FC players
- Charlotte FC players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Major League Soccer players
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Cape Verdean football biography stubs
- Portuguese football forward stubs