![]() Tavares playing for Rochdale U18 in October 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fábio André Tavares Desidério [1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burton Albion | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2019 | Rochdale | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Rochdale | 26 | (2) |
2020 | → Curzon Ashton (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2021–2025 | Coventry City | 22 | (2) |
2025 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2025– | Burton Albion | 2 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:15, 10 August 2025 (UTC) |
Fábio André Tavares Desidério (born 22 January 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Burton Albion.
On 28 June 2019, Tavares signed his first professional contract with Rochdale. [2] Tavares made his professional debut for Rochdale in a 3-0 EFL League One loss to Wycombe Wanderers F.C. on 28 September 2019. [3] On 21 February 2020, Tavares joined National League North side Curzon Ashton on loan until the end of the season. [4]
On 1 February 2021, Tavares signed for Coventry City on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [5]
On 19 February 2022, Tavares made his first-team debut for Coventry as an 85th minute substitute (replacing Martyn Waghorn) against Barnsley at the CBS Arena. [6] On 26 February 2022, Tavares scored his first goal for Coventry in a 1-1 draw against Preston North End at the CBS Arena. Tavares came on for his second appearance as a substitute in the 94th minute (replacing Callum O'Hare), and scored a magnificent equaliser with the last kick of the game in the 98th minute. Preston failed to clear a free kick deep in stoppage time, and Tavares bent a sublime right-footed shot into the top corner to salvage the game. [7]
On 31 January 2025, Tavares joined League One side Burton Albion on loan for the remainder of the season. [8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rochdale | 2019–20 [9] | League One | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 1 | 21 | 2 |
2020–21 [10] | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
Total | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 4 | ||
Curzon Ashton (loan) | 2019–20 [11] | National League North | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
Coventry City | 2020–21 [10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22 [12] | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
2022–23 [13] | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
2023–24 [14] | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |||
2024–25 [15] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
Burton Albion (loan) | 2024–25 [15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career totals | 51 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 9 |