Júlio Tavares
{{short description|Cape Verdean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Júlio Tavares
| fullname = Júlio Carolino Tavares
| image = File:Lens - Dijon (15-08-2020) 27.jpg
| caption = Tavares with Dijon in 2020
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1988|11|19}}
| birth_place = Tarrafal, Cape Verde
| height = 1.87m
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Al-Diriyah
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 = 2006–2008
| youthclubs1 = AS Montréal-la-Cluse
| youthyears2 = 2008–2009
| youthclubs2 = Bourg-Péronnas
| years1 = 2009–2012
| clubs1 = Bourg-Péronnas
| caps1 = 95
| goals1 = 40
| years2 = 2012–2020
| clubs2 = Dijon
| caps2 = 243
| goals2 = 69
| years3 = 2020–2022
| clubs3 = Al-Faisaly
| caps3 = 57
| goals3 = 24
| years4 = 2022–2024
| clubs4 = Al-Raed
| caps4 = 56
| goals4 = 15
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Al-Diriyah
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–
| nationalteam1 = Cape Verde
| nationalcaps1 = 48
| nationalgoals1 = 8
| club-update = 18 April 2024
| ntupdate = 7 June 2022
}}
Júlio Tavares (born 19 November 1988) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Second Division League club Al-Diriyah and the Cape Verde national team.
Club career
=Dijon=
On 28 October 2017, Tavares became Dijon's all time leading goal scorer after heading in the only goal in the 1–0 Ligue 1 home victory over Nantes; it was his 56th goal for Dijon in all competitions and broke the previous Dijon record of 55 goals scored in all competitions held by Sebastián Ribas.{{cite web|url=http://www.bienpublic.com/sport-local/2017/10/28/julio-tavares-meilleur-buteur-de-l-histoire-du-dfco|title=Julio Tavares, meilleur buteur de l'histoire du DFCO !|publisher=Le Bien Public|date=29 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/ranieri-sees-nantes-run-ended-in-dijon.htm|title=Ranieri sees Nantes run ended in Dijon|publisher=www.ligue1.com|date=28 October 2017}} On 18 November 2017, Tavares scored twice in the 3–1 Ligue 1 home win over Troyes; it was the first Ligue 1 brace of his career and his second goal was the 100th Ligue 1 goal scored by Dijon, playing in just their third season in Ligue 1.{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/korean-duo-on-target-as-dijon-beat-troyes.htm|title=Korean duo on target as Dijon beat Troyes|publisher=www.ligue1.com|date=18 November 2017}} On 10 February 2018, Tavares scored twice as Dijon came from behind to beat OGC Nice 3–2 in a home Ligue 1 match; his brace brought his 2017–18 Ligue 1 goal tally to 9 in 15 matches, as many as he had scored in 35 Ligue 1 matches during the entire 2016–17 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/dijon-get-boost-with-nice-win.htm|title=Dijon get boost with Nice win|publisher=www.ligue1.com|date=10 February 2018}}
=Al-Faisaly=
On 14 September 2020, Tavares signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly.{{cite web|url=https://www.alyaum.com/articles/6276817/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B6%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3|access-date=14 September 2020|title=Tavares signed with Al-Faisaly|date=14 September 2020}}
=Al-Raed=
On 25 July 2022, Tavares joined Al-Raed on a free transfer.{{cite web |title=جوليو تفاريس ينضم لـ الرائد قادمًا من الفيصلي |url=https://www.almowaten.net/2022/07/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B6%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%80-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7/}}
=Al-Diriyah=
On 19 July 2024, Tavares joined Saudi Second Division League club Al-Diriyah.{{cite web |title=تفاريس يودّع الرائد ويدعم الدرعية |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/844835}}
International career
In 2013, he played in all matches at 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals, in the best result in the history of the national team.https://africanfootball.com/team/27/Cape-Verde/141/2013-Africa-Cup -Of-Nations /{{Cite web|url=https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/141/2013-Africa-Cup-Of-Nations/1|title=2013 Africa Cup of Nations matches}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|26 October 2024}}{{Lequipe|35430|accessdate=24 February 2018|language=French}}{{cite web|title=Júlio Tavares » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/julio-tavares/2/|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=24 February 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, King Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Bourg-Péronnas
|rowspan="3"|CFA |28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 8 | |
| 2010–11
|31 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 15 | |
| 2011–12
|31 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 17 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!90||38||5||2||0||0||0||0||95||40 | |||||||||
| rowspan="9"|Dijon
|rowspan=4|Ligue 2 |26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 12 | |
| 2013–14
|27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 8 | |
| 2014–15
|33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 11 | |
| 2015–16
|37 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 13 | |
| 2016–17
|rowspan="4"|Ligue 1 |35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 10 | |
| 2017–18
|26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 13 | |
| 2018–19
|36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 8 | |
| 2019–20
|23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 5 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!243||69||14||9||12||2||0||0||269||80 | |||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Al-Faisaly
|rowspan="2"|SPL |30 | 15 | 4 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 19 | ||
| 2021–22
|27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Saudi Super Cup}} | 0 | 5{{efn|Appearances in AFC Champions League}} | 2 | 34 | 11 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!57||24||5||4||1||0||5||2||68||30 | |||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Al-Raed
|rowspan="2"|SPL |27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24
|29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!56||15||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||57||15 | |||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!446||145||25||15||13||2||5||2||489||165 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
:Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.{{NFT|49364|accessdate=28 March 2017}}
| class="wikitable"
! No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 18 November 2014 | rowspan=2 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde | {{fb|NIG}} | align=center | 3–1 | align=center | 3–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 13 June 2015 | {{fb|STP}} | align=center | 7–1 | align=center | 7–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 3. | 28 March 2017 | Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg | {{fb|LUX}} | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | rowspan=2 | Friendly |
| 4. | 1 June 2018 | July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | {{fb|ALG}} | align=center | 3–2 | align=center | 3–2 | |
| 5. | 1 September 2021 | Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon | rowspan=2 | {{fb|CTA}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | rowspan=2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 13 November 2021 | Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 2–1 | ||
| 7. | 9 January 2022 | Olembe Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon | {{fb|ETH}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 8. | 7 June 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | {{fb|TOG}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
=Club=
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|49364}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|julio-tavares}}
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