Jair Tavares

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Jair Tavares
Personal information
Full name Jair Veiga Vieira Tavares
Date of birth (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 22)
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Hibernian
Number 29
Youth career
2010–2022 Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Benfica B 37 (4)
2022 Hibernian 27 (2)
International career
2016–2017 Portugal U16 12 (2)
2017–2018 Portugal U17 14 (1)
2018–2019 Portugal U18 7 (3)
2019 Portugal U19 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:48, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:14, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

Jair Veiga Vieira Tavares (born 13 February 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. Tavares has previously played for Benfica and represented Portugal in youth internationals.

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Career

Tavares came through the Benfica youth system, and played for their B team during the 202021 and 202122 seasons.

On 15 June 2022 joined Scottish club Hibernian for an undisclosed fee [1] on a contract until the summer of 2026. [2] Tavares made limited appearances under the management of Lee Johnson, but he became a first team regular following the appointment of Nick Montgomery. [3] [4]

Personal life

Born in Portugal, Tavares is of Cape Verdean descent. [5] He hails from a footballing family, with both of his brothers, Cláudio and Miguel, as well as cousin Renato Sanches, all being professional footballers. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 9 December 2023 [7] [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2020–21 LigaPro 13000130
2021–22 24400244
Total37400374
Hibernian 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 80001090
2023–24 122001000132
Total202002000222
Career totals576002000596
Notes

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