Personal information | |||
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Full name | Heriberto Moreno Borges Tavares[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 February 1997||
Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Estoril | ||
Number | 91 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Estrela Amadora | ||
2007–2015 | Sporting CP | ||
2015–2016 | Belenenses | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Benfica B | 78 | (25) |
2018–2019 | → Moreirense (loan) | 32 | (6) |
2019–2020 | → Boavista (loan) | 28 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Brest | 4 | (0) |
2021 | → Famalicão (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Famalicão | 20 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2023– | Estoril | 30 | (2) |
International career | |||
2012 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Portugal U16 | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Portugal U21 | 9 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:57, 28 April 2024 (UTC) |
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.
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]
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]
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]
Tavares returned to Portugal and its top division in July 2023, on a three-year deal at G.D. Estoril Praia.[18]
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]