João Tavares

João Tavares
Personal information
Full name João Tavares Almeida
Date of birth (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998
Place of birth Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Olympiakos Nicosia
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2009 Milheiroense
2009–2010 Leixões
2010–2011 Porto
2011–2012 Dragon Force
2012–2013 Porto
2013–2014 Padroense
2014–2015 Benfica
2015–2017 Feirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Feirense 82 (3)
2019 → Braga B (loan) 12 (1)
2019–2020 → Mafra (loan) 15 (1)
2023–2025 Marítimo 18 (0)
2024–25 Belenenses 15 (1)
2025- Olympiakos Nicosia 14 (2[1])
International career
2013 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2014 Portugal U16 12 (0)
2014 Portugal U17 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24/12/25 @ 15:20(AEST)

João Tavares Almeida (born 12 December 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Olympiakos Nicosia.

Football career

On 11 November 2017, Tavares made his professional debut with Feirense in a 2017–18 Taça da Liga match against Moreirense.[2] Tavares left Feirense at the end of the 2022–23 season.[3]

On 1 August 2023, recently-relegated to Liga Portugal 2 side Marítimo announced the signing of Tavares on a two-year deal.[4]

References

  1. ^ Tavares, Joao. "Joao Tavares". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Moreirense 2-1 Feirense". ForaDeJogo. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ^ Notícia A BOLA: João Tavares a caminho do Lugo, abola.pt, 2 July 2023
  4. ^ "João Tavares aumenta opções de Tulipa para o meio-campo" [João Tavares increases Tulipa's midfield options] (in European Portuguese). 1 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.


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