Mike Tadjer

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| name = Mike Tadjer

| image = File:Mike Tadjer 2014-11-23.jpg

| caption = Tadjer playing for Massy in 2014

| birth_name = Mike Tadjer Barbosa

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|3|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Massy, France

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|105|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}

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| ru_position = Hooker

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| ru_clubyears = 2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2015
2015–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2023
2023–

| ru_proclubs = Massy
Racing 92
Massy
Agen
Brive
Grenoble
Clermont
Montauban
Perpignan
Massy

| ru_clubcaps =
3

51
25
22
13
25
27
5

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(0)

(10)
(15)
(10)
(5)
(5)
(0)
(0)

| ru_clubupdate = 25 January 2024

| ru_nationalyears = 2011–2023

| ru_nationalteam = Portugal

| ru_nationalcaps = 22

| ru_nationalpoints = (10)

| ru_ntupdate = 18 July 2023

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Mike Tadjer Barbosa (born 10 March 1989) is a French-born Portuguese rugby union player who plays as a hooker for RC Massy in the Nationale, France’s third tier of rugby.

Club career

He first played at RC Massy, where he joined the first team in 2007/08. After a season at Racing Métro 92 (2008/09), where he won the French Pro D2, he returned to RC Massy, where he would play from 2009/10 to 2014/15. He has played since then at SU Agen (2015/16-2016/17), CA Brive (2017/18), FC Grenoble (2018/19), ASM Clermont (2019/20), US Montauban (2020/21), and currently plays for USA Perpignan, since 2021/22.[https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Mike-tadjer-clermont-a-montauban-la-saison-prochaine/1126430 Mike Tadjer (Clermont) à Montauban la saison prochaine, L'Équipe, 10 April 2020 (French)][https://www.allrugby.com/joueurs/mike-tadjer-2394.html Mike Tadjer Club Statistics (French)]

International career

Tadjer earned 22 caps for Portugal, with 3 tries scored, and 15 points on aggregate. His debut was a 15-7 loss to Romania on 4 February 2012, in Bucharest, for the Six Nations B.

He was involved in Os Lobos' successful 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign.[http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/158993.html Mike Tadjer International Statistics] He was selected to be a part of the Portugal squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. In their last pool stage game against Fiji, Portugal claimed a historic first win at the tournament; beating Fiji 23–24. Since Portugal didn't advance to the knockout stages, it was Tadjer's last match for his nation as he announced his retirement from international rugby.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/09/we-showed-portugal-rugby-exists-win-over-fiji-caps-world-cup-breakthrough|title='We showed Portugal rugby exists': win over Fiji caps World Cup breakthrough|work=The Guardian|date=9 October 2023}}

Personal life

Tadjer was born in France to a Portuguese father and Syrian/Lebanese mother.{{cite web | url=https://www.allezbriverugby.com/news/mike-tadjer-qui-es-tu-vraiment-29-05-2018/ | title=Mike Tadjer, qui es tu vraiment ? }}