Júnior Tavares

Júnior Tavares
	Júnior Tavares with Sport Recife in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Eugenio Júnior Tavares dos Santos
Date of birth	7 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Omonia Aradippou
Number	12
Youth career
2008–2009	Internacional
2010–2011	Sporting Sul
2011–2015	Grêmio
2016	→ São Paulo (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Grêmio
2016	→ Joinville (loan)
2017–2021	São Paulo
2018–2019	→ Sampdoria (loan)
2019–2020	→ Portimonense (loan)
2020–2021	→ Sport Recife (loan)
2021–2022	Náutico
2023	Ponte Preta
2024–	Omonia Aradippou
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2024

Carlos Eugenio Júnior Tavares dos Santos (born 7 August 1996), known as Júnior Tavares, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and defensive midfielder.^[1]

Club career

In 2016, Tavares was loaned to São Paulo, where he played several championships for the under 20 team. After standing out, it was bought in definitive and was promoted to the professional team of São Paulo.

On 16 July 2018, Tavares signed to Serie A side Sampdoria on loan until 30 June 2019 with an option to buy.^[2]

In September 2023, the athlete underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor.^[3] After almost a year away from football, he returned to his career in August 2024, representing Omonia Aradippou.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 July 2019^[5]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grêmio	2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015	2	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	11	0
	Total	2	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	11	0
Joinville (loan)	2015	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
São Paulo	2016	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2017	23	0	6	0	2	0	14	0	45	0
	2018	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	0
	Total	24	0	14	0	2	0	17	0	57	0
Sampdoria (loan)	2018–19	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career total		36	0	16	0	2	0	25	0	79	0

Honours

Club

Náutico

Campeonato Pernambucano: 2022

International

Brazil U15

South American U-15 Championship: 2011

Individual

Campeonato Pernambucano Best XI: 2022

References

^ "Brazil - Jr.Tavares - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^ "Tavares signed to Sampdoria". tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ "Junior Tavares recebe alta após cirurgia para retirar tumor do cérebro". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). 25 September 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "Júnior Tavares, ex- São Paulo vence tumor no Cérebro e volta a jogar futebol por time do Chipre". Bola VIP (in Portuguese). 30 August 2024.
^ "Junior Tavares ogol Profile". Retrieved 2 February 2018.

External links

globoesporte.com

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[soccerway-1] "Brazil - Jr.Tavares - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[2] "Tavares signed to Sampdoria". tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

[3] "Junior Tavares recebe alta após cirurgia para retirar tumor do cérebro". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). 25 September 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[4] "Júnior Tavares, ex- São Paulo vence tumor no Cérebro e volta a jogar futebol por time do Chipre". Bola VIP (in Portuguese). 30 August 2024.

[5] "Junior Tavares ogol Profile". Retrieved 2 February 2018.

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