Nuno Tavares

Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares (born 26 January 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Benfica in Primeira Liga as a defender.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Varela and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.
Nuno Tavares
Personal information
Full name Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares
Date of birth (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 71
Youth career
2009–2010 Casa Pia
2010–2013 Sporting CP
2013–2015 Casa Pia
2015– Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Benfica B 12 (0)
2019– Benfica 17 (1)
National team‡
2018 Portugal U18 8 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U19 14 (1)
2019– Portugal U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2019

Club career

On 27 October 2018, Tavares made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2018–19 LigaPro match against Sporting da Covilhã. He played the full 90 minutes of the 3–2 home win.[1]

On 4 August 2019, Tavares made his debut with Benfica in the 2019 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, a 5–0 win against city rivals Sporting CP at the Estádio Algarve.[2] A week later, he made his Primeira Liga debut against F.C. Paços de Ferreira and scored his first goal to open a 5–0 home win, adding two assists.[3]

Personal life

Born in Portugal, Tavares is of Cape Verdean descent.[4]

Honours

Benfica

References
  1. "Benfica B 3–2 Sp. Covilhã". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. "Benfica stick five past Sporting in season curtain-raiser". PortuGOAL. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ""Golo do Nuno Tavares? Ninguém estava à espera que ele aparecesse ali, nem eu..."" ["Nuno Tavares' goal? Nobody expected he would appear there, not even me..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. Moura, Bruno da. "Benfica de Luis Lopes é campeão nacional de juniores | DTudo1Pouco".


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