Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 September 2001||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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]
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]
Tavares is a Portuguese youth international and represented Portugal at U18 and U19 level. [11] [12]
Tavares was born in Portugal and is of Cape Verdean descent. He is the cousin of the Portugal international footballer Nani. [13]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester City | 2020–21 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Porto B | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||||
Colorado Rapids (loan) | 2023 | MLS | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Career total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
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