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Júlio Tavares
Tavares with Dijon in 2020
Personal information
Full name Júlio Carolino Tavares
Date of birth (1988-11-19) 19 November 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al-Diriyah
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2008 AS Montréal-la-Cluse
2008–2009 Bourg-Péronnas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Bourg-Péronnas 95 (40)
2012–2020 Dijon 243 (69)
2020–2022 Al-Faisaly 57 (24)
2022–2024 Al-Raed 56 (15)
2024– Al-Diriyah 0 (0)
International career‡
2012– Cape Verde 48 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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

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Dijon

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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.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Al-Faisaly

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On 14 September 2020, Tavares signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly.[5]

Al-Raed

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On 25 July 2022, Tavares joined Al-Raed on a free transfer.[6]

Al-Diriyah

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On 19 July 2024, Tavares joined Saudi Second Division League club Al-Diriyah.[7]

International career

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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.[8][9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 26 October 2024[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bourg-Péronnas 2009–10 CFA 28 8 0 0 0 0 — 28 8
2010–11 31 14 1 1 0 0 — 32 15
2011–12 31 16 4 1 0 0 — 35 17
Total 90 38 5 2 0 0 0 0 95 40
Dijon 2012–13 Ligue 2 26 10 1 1 2 1 — 29 12
2013–14 27 7 2 1 1 0 — 30 8
2014–15 33 10 2 1 2 0 — 37 11
2015–16 37 11 1 1 2 1 — 40 13
2016–17 Ligue 1 35 9 1 1 1 0 — 37 10
2017–18 26 12 1 1 1 0 — 28 13
2018–19 36 5 4 3 2 0 — 42 8
2019–20 23 5 2 0 1 0 — 26 5
Total 243 69 14 9 12 2 0 0 269 80
Al-Faisaly 2020–21 SPL 30 15 4 4 — — 34 19
2021–22 27 9 1 0 1[c] 0 5[d] 2 34 11
Total 57 24 5 4 1 0 5 2 68 30
Al-Raed 2022–23 SPL 27 8 1 0 — — 28 8
2023–24 29 7 0 0 — — 29 7
Total 56 15 1 0 — — 57 15
Career total 446 145 25 15 13 2 5 2 489 165
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, King Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

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Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 November 2014 Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde  Niger 3–1 3–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 13 June 2015  São Tomé and Príncipe 7–1 7–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 28 March 2017 Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 2–0 2–0 Friendly
4. 1 June 2018 July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria  Algeria 3–2 3–2
5. 1 September 2021 Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon  Central African Republic 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 13 November 2021 Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde 1–1 2–1
7. 9 January 2022 Olembe Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon  Ethiopia 1–0 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
8. 7 June 2022 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco  Togo 1–0 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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Club

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Al-Faisaly

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Julio Tavares, meilleur buteur de l'histoire du DFCO !". Le Bien Public. 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Ranieri sees Nantes run ended in Dijon". www.ligue1.com. 28 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Korean duo on target as Dijon beat Troyes". www.ligue1.com. 18 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Dijon get boost with Nice win". www.ligue1.com. 10 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Tavares signed with Al-Faisaly". 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ "جوليو تفاريس ينضم لـ الرائد قادمًا من الفيصلي".
  7. ^ "تفاريس يودّع الرائد ويدعم الدرعية".
  8. ^ https://africanfootball.com/team/27/Cape-Verde/141/2013-Africa-Cup -Of-Nations /
  9. ^ "2013 Africa Cup of Nations matches".
  10. ^ Júlio Tavares at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  11. ^ "Júlio Tavares » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Júlio Tavares". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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