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 .
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
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"Heriberto Tavares" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
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"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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b 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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"OFICIAL: Moreirense recruta Heriberto ao Benfica" [OFFICIAL: Moreirense recruit Heriberto from Benfica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
^ 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 .
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"Heriberto Tavares est Brestois!" [Heriberto Tavares is a Brest man!] (in French). Stade Brestois 29. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020 .
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"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 .
^ Denis, Sebastien (12 January 2021).
"Heriberto Tavares quitte Brest" [Heriberto Tavares leaves Brest] (in French). Foot Mercato. Retrieved 12 January 2021 .
^ 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 .
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"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 .
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"Heriberto é reforço até 2026" [Heriberto is addition until 2026] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023 .
^ 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 .
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"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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