Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares (born 22 July 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for K League 1 club FC Seoul on loan from Estrela da Amadora.
.jpg) Tavares in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Amora, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
FC Seoul (on loan from Estrela Amadora) | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Paio Pires | ||
| 2013–2016 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2015 | → Oeiras (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Sporting CP B | 47 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | → Cova Piedade (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Penafiel | 84 | (15) |
| 2022– | Estrela Amadora | 48 | (10) |
| 2024– | → FC Seoul (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:31, 19 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Amora (Seixal), Setúbal District, Tavares joined Sporting CP's academy at the age of 16, from local Paio Pires Futebol Clube.[2] He made his professional debut with the former's reserves on 10 January 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafael Barbosa in a 2–0 away loss against C.D. Feirense in the Segunda Liga.[3]
Tavares scored his first goal in the competition on 20 August 2016, but in a 2–4 home defeat to AD Fafe.[4] In March 2018, he was called by first-team manager Jorge Jesus for a match against FC Viktoria Plzeň in the UEFA Europa League round of 16,[2] but eventually did not leave the bench.[5]
On 23 July 2018, Tavares was loaned to C.D. Cova da Piedade.[6] In the summer of 2019, he cut ties with Sporting and signed with F.C. Penafiel also of the second division.[7]
In September 2022, Tavares joined C.F. Estrela da Amadora following an aborted transfer to Turkish club Tuzlaspor.[8] He scored seven goals in his first season, as the team returned to the Primeira Liga after a 14-year absence;[9] he opened the 2–1 home victory over G.D. Estoril Praia on 25 August 2023, their first since returning to that tier.[10]
Tavares was loaned to FC Seoul on 20 June 2024.[11] He scored his first K League 1 goal nine days later, closing the 5–1 away win against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[12]
International career
editTavares earned one cap for Portugal at under-20 level, in the 1–1 friendly draw with South Korea on 25 January 2017.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 18 January 2016[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ronaldo Tavares" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Ronaldo Tavares: 11 jogos na II Liga e estreia à vista na Liga Europa" [Ronaldo Tavares: 11 games in the II League and impending debut in Europa League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Feirense-Sporting, 2–0: Leões indignados" [Feirense-Sporting, 2–0: Outraged lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 January 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Fafe vence Sporting B e arranca primeira vitória no campeonato" [Fafe beat Sporting B and get first win in championship]. Expresso de Fafe (in Portuguese). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Sporting CP 2–0 Plzeň" (in Portuguese). UEFA. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Cova da Piedade recebe Ronaldo Tavares por empréstimo do Sporting" [Cova da Piedade get Ronaldo Tavares on loan from Sporting]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Ronaldo Tavares muda-se para o Penafiel" [Ronaldo Tavares moves to Penafiel]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ Pinto, Pedro Filipe (15 September 2022). "Ronaldo Tavares para o ataque" [Ronaldo Tavares for the attack]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Evra e a subida do Estrela da Amadora: "Como costumo dizer, é o caos. Não estávamos preparados..."" [Evra and Estrela da Amadora's promotion: "As I usually say, it's chaos. We were not ready..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Estrela da Amadora alcança primeira vitória no regresso à I Liga com golo aos 100 minutos" [Estrela da Amadora get first win in return to I League with 100th-minute goal] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Kim, Jin-yeop (20 June 2024). FC서울, 포르투갈 출신 공격수 호날두 영입 [FC Seoul sign Portuguese forward Ronaldo] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Alba, Pink (29 June 2024). "'Seven-year jinx escapes' Seoul, the lowest-ranked Jeonbuk 5–1… Runs 3 consecutive times". Medium. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Sub-20: José Gomes sai do banco para dar empate frente à Coreia" [Under-20: José Gomes comes off the bench to give draw against Korea] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Ronaldo Tavares at Soccerway
External links
edit- Ronaldo Tavares at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Ronaldo Tavares national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Ronaldo Tavares – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
