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 Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya .
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] He totalled 41 games and four goals in his only season ,[ 19] his first in the league coming on 10 December to close the 4–0 home win over G.D. Chaves .[ 20]
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 .[ 21] The following 11 October, in the same stage, he netted four times in the 9–0 demolition of Liechtenstein .[ 22]
References
^ a b c d "Heriberto Tavares" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ "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 .
^ a 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "OFICIAL: Moreirense recruta Heriberto ao Benfica" [OFFICIAL: Moreirense recruit Heriberto from Benfica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Heriberto continua na Liga NOS" [Heriberto remains in the NOS League] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019 .
^ "Heriberto Tavares est Brestois!" [Heriberto Tavares is a Brest man!] (in French). Stade Brestois 29. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Heriberto é reforço até 2026" [Heriberto is addition until 2026] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023 .
^ Batista Reis, Rafael (6 July 2024). "Estoril: Heriberto Tavares ruma ao Maccabi Netanya" [Estoril: Heriberto Tavares heads to Maccabi Netanya]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2024 .
^ "Rodrigo Gomes lidera goleada do Estoril frente ao Chaves" [Rodrigo Gomes leads Estoril rout of Chaves]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ "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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