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Heriberto Tavares

Heriberto Tavares

Portuguese footballer (born 1997)

Heriberto Moreno Borges Tavares (born 19 February 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Primeira Liga club Estoril.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Borges and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.
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Club career

Benfica

Born in Amadora, Lisbon metropolitan area of Cape Verdean descent,[2] Tavares played youth football with three clubs in the country's capital, including Sporting CP from ages 10 to 18.[3] He made his senior debut with S.L. Benfica's reserves on 6 August 2016, featuring 71 minutes in the 1–1 LigaPro home draw against C.D. Cova da Piedade.[4]

Tavares scored a career-best 14 goals in the 2017–18 season, but the B team could only finish in 13th position.[3] Highlights included braces in home victories over Varzim SC (2–1),[5] Real Massamá (3–0)[6] and C.F. União (2–1).[7]

On 25 July 2018, Tavares was loaned to Moreirense FC.[8] He played his first match in the Primeira Liga on 12 August, scoring in a 1–3 home loss to Sporting and also committing a penalty which resulted in the opposition's second goal.[9] He repeated the feat the following round, helping to a 2–1 away defeat of C.D. Nacional.[10]

For the 2019–20 campaign, Tavares signed with Boavista F.C. also on loan.[11][12]

Brest

Tavares moved to the French Ligue 1 on 2 August 2020, signing a four-year contract with Stade Brestois 29 on a free transfer.[13] He made his league debut 21 days later, playing 22 minutes in the 4–0 loss at Nîmes Olympique.[14]

Famalicão

On 11 January 2021, Tavares was loaned to F.C. Famalicão until 30 June.[15] He was bought outright in July, fracturing his left foot in December and being sidelined for three months.[16]

On 31 August 2022, Tavares was loaned to Spanish side SD Ponferradina for one year.[17]

Estoril

Tavares returned to Portugal and its top division in July 2023, on a three-year deal at G.D. Estoril Praia.[18]

International career

Across all youth levels, Tavares won 20 caps for Portugal and scored seven goals. He made his under-21 debut on 14 November 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Diogo Jota in a 2–1 home win against Switzerland for the 2019 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[19] The following 11 October, in the same stage, he netted four times in the 9–0 demolition of Liechtenstein.[20]

References

  1. [1]
    "Heriberto Tavares" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Futebol: Luso-cabo-verdiano Heriberto Tavares quer representar seleção de Portugal" [Football: Portuguese-Cape Verdean Heriberto Tavares wants to represent Portugal national team] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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    Madeira Pinto, Vanda (1 June 2018). "Estrelas da formação: Heriberto Tavares" [Youth system stars: Heriberto Tavares] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Benfica B-Cova da Piedade, 1–1: Estreantes travam águias no Seixal" [Benfica B-Cova da Piedade, 1–1: Newcomers stop eagles at Seixal]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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    "Benfica B-Varzim, 2–1: Bis de Heriberto Tavares dá vitória" [Benfica B-Varzim, 2–1: Heriberto Tavares brace gives win]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 August 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. [6]
    "II Liga: Benfica B vence Real Massamá com "bis" de Heriberto" [II League: Benfica B beat Real Massamá with brace from Heriberto] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Benfica B-U. Madeira, 2–1: Heriberto bisa e dá vitória às águias" [Benfica B-U. Madeira, 2–1: Heriberto grabs brace and gives win to eagles]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 October 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. [8]
    "OFICIAL: Moreirense recruta Heriberto ao Benfica" [OFFICIAL: Moreirense recruit Heriberto from Benfica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Heriberto fez o golo do Moreirense e o penálti que acabou no segundo do Sporting. E não tem dúvidas: "Fomos um pouco abaixo"" [Heriberto the author of Moreirense's goal and the penalty which ended in Sporting's second. And he has no doubts: "We collapsed a bit"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 12 August 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Liga. Moreirense alcança primeiro triunfo (1–2) no reduto do Nacional (vídeo)" [League. Moreirense get first win (1–2) in Nacional's turf (video)] (in Portuguese). Guimarães TV. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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    Mendes, António (16 July 2019). "Benfica empresta Heriberto Tavares ao Boavista" [Benfica loan Heriberto Tavares to Boavista]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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    "Heriberto continua na Liga NOS" [Heriberto remains in the NOS League] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  13. [13]
    "Heriberto Tavares est Brestois!" [Heriberto Tavares is a Brest man!] (in French). Stade Brestois 29. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  14. [14]
    "Football: Nîmes large vainqueur de Brest pour la première de la saison (4–0)" [Football: Nîmes beat Brest easily for first of the season (4–0)]. Midi Libre (in French). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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    Denis, Sebastien (12 January 2021). "Heriberto Tavares quitte Brest" [Heriberto Tavares leaves Brest] (in French). Foot Mercato. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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    Maia, João (7 March 2022). "Heriberto na pele de "reforço" do Famalicão até final da época" [Heriberto suits up as Famalicão "addition" until end of the season]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  17. [17]
    "Heriberto Tavares, nuevo jugador de la SD Ponferradina" [Heriberto Tavares, new player of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  18. [18]
    "Heriberto é reforço até 2026" [Heriberto is addition until 2026] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  19. [19]
    Pires, Sérgio (14 November 2017). "Sub-21: Portugal-Suíça, 2–1 (crónica)" [Under-21: Portugal-Switzerland, 2–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  20. [20]
    "Sub-21 de Portugal marcam nove golos no Liechtenstein" [Portugal under-21s score nine goals in Liechtenstein]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 11 October 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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