Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 July 1997||
Place of birth | Amora, Portugal [1] | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Estrela Amadora | ||
Number | 9 | ||
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 | 47 | (10) |
International career | |||
2017 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 29 April 2024 (UTC) |
Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares (born 22 July 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.
Born 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 earned one cap for Portugal at under-20 level, in the 1–1 friendly draw with South Korea on 25 January 2017. [11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |