Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hélder Luís Lopes Vieira Tavares | ||
Date of birth | (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Olivais, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tondela | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2007 | Operário Lisboa | ||
2007–2008 | Olivais Moscavide | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Tojal | 23 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Portosantense | 51 | (4) |
2012–2013 | Pinhalnovense | 29 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Beira-Mar | 40 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Oțelul Galați | 25 | (1) |
2015–2019 | Tondela | 102 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Altay | 35 | (1) |
2020 | Giresunspor | 4 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Voluntari | 78 | (1) |
2023– | Tondela | 38 | (1) |
International career | |||
2017–2021 | Cape Verde | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 5 December 2024 (UTC) |
Hélder Luís Lopes Vieira Tavares (born 26 December 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Tondela. Born in Portugal, he represented the Cape Verdean national team, earning 14 caps.
Club career
Born in Olivais, Lisbon of Cape Verdean descent, Tavares spent his first years as a senior in Portuguese amateur football. In the summer of 2013, aged nearly 24, he signed with Beira-Mar in the second division from Pinhalnovense in the third.
Tavares made his professional debut on 27 July 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Portimonense in the first round of the Taça da Liga. He first appeared in division two on 12 August, featuring the entire 2–3 home defeat to Porto B.
In the 2015 off-season, after one year in Romania with Oțelul Galați, Tavares joined Primeira Liga club Tondela. His first match in the Portuguese top tier occurred on 14 August when he started an eventual 1–2 home loss against Sporting CP, and he finished his debut season with 30 appearances as his team managed to avoid relegation. In June 2016, he renewed his contract for another year.
In January 2019, as his link was due to expire on 30 June, Tavares was sold to Altay of the Turkish TFF First League and agreed to a one-and-a-half-year deal.
International career
Tavares made his debut for Cape Verde on 28 March 2017, in a friendly against Luxembourg.
International statistics
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cape Verde | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Hélder Tavares" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Portimonense-Beira-Mar, 1–0: Dyego Souza decisivo" [Portimonense-Beira-Mar, 1–0: Dyego Souza decisive]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- "Beira-Mar-FC Porto B, 2–3: Dragões operam reviravolta" [Beira-Mar-FC Porto B, 2–3: Dragons come from behind]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- "Otelul Galati contrata Rúben Brígido e Hélder Tavares" [Otelul Galati hire Rúben Brígido and Hélder Tavares] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- "Hélder Tavares assina com o CD Tondela" [Hélder Tavares signs with CD Tondela] (in Portuguese). C.D. Tondela. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- Ruela, João (14 August 2015). "Penálti no final salvou Sporting frente ao estreante Tondela" [Late penalty saved Sporting against newcomers Tondela]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- "Helder Tavares renova com o Tondela por um ano" [Helder Tavares renews with Tondela for one year] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- "Hélder Tavares na Turquia" [Hélder Tavares in Turkey] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "OFICIAL: Hélder Tavares troca o Tondela pela Turquia" [OFFICIAL: Hélder Tavares swaps Tondela for Turkey] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Cabo Verde realiza particular com Luxemburgo em 28 de março" [Cabo Verde to have friendly with Luxembourg on 28 March]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- "Hélder Tavares quer terminar em grande semana especial" [Hélder Tavares wants to cap special week in style]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- Hélder Tavares at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Hélder Tavares at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Hélder Tavares at the Turkish Football Federation
- Hélder Tavares at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hélder Tavares at Soccerway
C.D. Tondela – current squad | |
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Lisbon
- Men's association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- C.D. Pinhalnovense players
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- C.D. Tondela players
- Liga I players
- ASC Oțelul Galați players
- FC Voluntari players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Altay S.K. footballers
- Giresunspor footballers
- Cape Verde men's international footballers
- Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey