Gilson Tavares

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Benchimoland the second or paternal family name is Tavares.

Benchimol

Benchimol with Akron Tolyatti in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Gilson Benchimol Tavares
Date of birth	(2001-12-29) 29 December 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Praia, Cape Verde
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Akron Tolyatti
Number	11
Youth career
2009–2012	Damaiense
2012–2014	CR Foot
2014–2015	Linda-a-Velha
2015–2016	Real SC
2016–2020	Damaiense
2020–2021	Estoril
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	Estoril	12	(0)
2023–2024	→ Benfica B (loan)	31	(8)
2024–	Akron Tolyatti	15	(2)
International career‡
2020–	Cape Verde	20	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Gilson Benchimol Tavares (born 29 December 2001), or simply Benchimol, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian club Akron Tolyatti and the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

On 22 July 2024, Benchimol signed a long-term contract with Russian Premier League club Akron Tolyatti. ^[1]

International career

Benchimol debuted for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–1 friendly loss to Guinea on 10 October 2020. ^[2] He scored a hat-trick in a game against the Liechtenstein national football team on 25 March 2022. ^[3] He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations when the team reached the round of 16.. ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Estoril	2021–22	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	11	0	2	0	3	0	—		15	0
	Total		12	0	2	0	4	0	—		17	0
Benfica B (loan)	2022–23	Liga Portugal 2	16	3	—		—		—		16	3
	2023–24	Liga Portugal 2	15	5	—		—		—		15	5
	Total		31	8	—		—		—		31	8
Akron Togliatti	2024–25	Russian Premier League	15	2	6	0	—		—		21	2
Career total			58	10	8	0	4	0	0	0	70	10

International

As of match played 3 February 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cape Verde	2020	1	0
	2021	4	0
	2022	2	3
	2023	3	1
	2024	5	1
Total		15	5

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 March 2022	Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain	Liechtenstein	1–0	6–0	Friendly
2.				3–0
3.				4–0
4.	10 September 2023	Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo	Togo	2–0	3–2	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.	22 January 2024	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Egypt	1–0	2–2	2023 Africa Cup of Nations

References

1. ""Акрон" подписал форварда сборной Кабо-Верде" [Akron signed a forward of Cape Verde national team] (in Russian). FC Akron Tolyatti. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
2. "Futebol: Jovem internacional cabo-verdiano Gilson Tavares continua em destaque no Estoril-Praia em Portugal". 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
3. Reardon, Kevin (27 March 2022). "Nations Week at Pinatar Arena starts with Cape Verde Victory". The Leader Newspaper. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
4. "Cape Verde include veteran quartet for AFCON". ESPN. 23 December 2021.

External links

• Fora de Jogo Profile