Sidnei Tavares

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Sidnei Tavares
Personal information
Full name Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares [1]
Date of birth (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Cascais, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Moreirense
Youth career
2008–2010 Carib SSFC
2010–2021 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Leicester City 2 (0)
2021–2024 Porto B 38 (0)
2023 → Colorado Rapids (loan) 5 (0)
2024– Moreirense 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Portugal U18 6 (0)
2019 Portugal U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2021

Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares (born 29 September 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Moreirense. [4]

Contents

Club career

Tavares is a product of the Leicester City academy, which he joined in 2010 at the age of 9 from local grassroots club Carib SSFC and signed his first professional contract in 2019. [5] He made his debut in the UEFA Europa League as an 80th-minute substitute during a 2–0 defeat against Slavia Prague on 25 February 2021. [6] The following week, on 3 March 2021, he made his first Premier League appearance as a 77th-minute substitute during a 1–1 draw against Burnley. [7] Tavares is out of contract in summer 2021 but is reported to be in talks with the club over signing a new professional contract. [8] Tavares made his first Premier League start against Brighton on 6 March 2021. In that match, he produced an on-target volley from the edge of the box, only to see it saved by opposing goalkeeper Robert Sánchez. [9]

On 2 August 2023, Tavares joined Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids on loan until the end of June 2024. [10]

International career

Tavares is a Portuguese youth international and represented Portugal at U18 and U19 level. [11] [12]

Personal life

Tavares was born in Portugal and is of Cape Verdean descent. He is the cousin of the Portugal international footballer Nani. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 May 2023 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2020–21 Premier League 2000001 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Porto B 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 100———100
2022–23 Liga Portugal 2280———280
2023–24 Liga Portugal 200———00
Total380———380
Colorado Rapids (loan) 2023 MLS 50———50
Career total450000010460

Notes

  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

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References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sidnei Tavares". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (2 March 2021). "Leicester City provide proof to Sidnei Tavares over his future amid contract talks". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Saiba quem é Sidnei Tavares, o "Bellingham" do FC Porto".
  5. ↑ "Sidnei Tavares Signs First Pro Contract". Leicester City Football Club. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Leicester City v Slavia Prague". BBC Sport. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Iheanacho saves Leicester at Burnley". BBC Sport . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (2 March 2021). "City provide proof to Tavares over his future amid contract talks". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  9. ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (6 March 2021). "City XI v Brighton as Tavares makes first start amid two changes". LeicestershireLive.
  10. ↑ "Colorado Rapids sign midfielder Sidnei Tavares from FC Porto B | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  11. ↑ "ForaDeJogo.net - Sidnei Tavares (Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares)". ForaDeJogo.
  12. ↑ "Sidnei Tavares". FPF.
  13. ↑ O'Brien, Sean (5 January 2021). "How Nani became a cult hero at Manchester United as Barcelona plot transfer of cousin Sidnei Tavares from Leicester". TalkSport. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  14. ↑ Sidnei Tavares at Soccerway


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