Gilson Tavares

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Benchimol
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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Estoril 12 (0)
2023–2024 → Benfica B (loan) 31 (8)
2024– Akron Tolyatti 13 (2)
International career‡
2020– Cape Verde 20 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024
‡ 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.

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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 30 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estoril 2021–22 Primeira Liga 100010—20
2022–23 Primeira Liga1102030—150
Total1202040—170
Benfica B (loan) 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 163———163
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2155———155
Total318———318
Akron Togliatti 2024–25 Russian Premier League 14260——202
Career total57108040006910

International

As of match played 3 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cape Verde 202010
202140
202223
202331
202451
Total155

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2022 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, SpainFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1–06–0 Friendly
2.3–0
3.4–0
4.10 September 2023 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, TogoFlag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 2–03–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.22 January 2024 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1–02–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

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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.


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