Ronaldo Tavares

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Ronaldo Tavares
Personal information
Full name Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares [1]
Date of birth (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth Amora, Portugal [1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Estrela Amadora
Number 9
Youth career
2011–2013 Paio Pires
2013–2016 Sporting CP
2015Oeiras (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Sporting CP B 47 (8)
2018–2019Cova Piedade (loan) 21 (2)
2019–2022 Penafiel 84 (15)
2022– Estrela Amadora 43 (10)
International career
2017 Portugal U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:04, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares (born 22 July 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.

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Club career

Born in Amora (Seixal), Setúbal District, Tavares joined Sporting CP's academy at the age of 16, from local Paio Pires Futebol Clube. [2] He made his professional debut with the former's reserves on 10 January 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafael Barbosa in a 2–0 away loss against C.D. Feirense in the Segunda Liga. [3]

Tavares scored his first goal in the competition on 20 August 2016, but in a 2–4 home defeat to AD Fafe. [4] In March 2018, he was called by first-team manager Jorge Jesus for a match against FC Viktoria Plzeň in the UEFA Europa League round of 16, [2] but eventually did not leave the bench. [5]

On 23 July 2018, Tavares was loaned to C.D. Cova da Piedade. [6] In the summer of 2019, he cut ties with Sporting and signed with F.C. Penafiel also of the second division. [7]

In September 2022, Tavares joined C.F. Estrela da Amadora following an aborted transfer to Turkish club Tuzlaspor. [8] He scored seven goals in his first season, as the team returned to the Primeira Liga after a 14-year absence; [9] he opened the 2–1 home victory over G.D. Estoril Praia on 25 August 2023, their first since returning to that tier. [10]

International career

Tavares earned one cap for Portugal at under-20 level, in the 1–1 friendly draw with South Korea on 25 January 2017. [11]

Career statistics

As of 18 January 2016 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague Cup Europe OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP B 2015–16 200000000020
Total200000000020
Career total200000000020

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  2. 1 2 "Ronaldo Tavares: 11 jogos na II Liga e estreia à vista na Liga Europa" [Ronaldo Tavares: 11 games in the II League and impending debut in Europa League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "Feirense-Sporting, 2–0: Leões indignados" [Feirense-Sporting, 2–0: Outraged lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 January 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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  5. "Sporting CP 2–0 Plzeň" (in Portuguese). UEFA. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. "Cova da Piedade recebe Ronaldo Tavares por empréstimo do Sporting" [Cova da Piedade get Ronaldo Tavares on loan from Sporting]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. "Ronaldo Tavares muda-se para o Penafiel" [Ronaldo Tavares moves to Penafiel]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  8. Pinto, Pedro Filipe (15 September 2022). "Ronaldo Tavares para o ataque" [Ronaldo Tavares for the attack]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  9. "Evra e a subida do Estrela da Amadora: "Como costumo dizer, é o caos. Não estávamos preparados..."" [Evra and Estrela da Amadora's promotion: "As I usually say, it's chaos. We were not ready..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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  12. Ronaldo Tavares at Soccerway