Stopira

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Stopira
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Personal information
Full name Ianique dos Santos Tavares [1]
Date of birth (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 36) [1]
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde [1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Torreense
Number 2
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Sporting Praia
2008–2010 Santa Clara 32 (0)
2010–2011 Deportivo La Coruña B 23 (0)
2011–2012 Feirense 15 (0)
2012–2023 Fehérvár 265 (22)
2024– Torreense 4 (0)
International career‡
2008– Cape Verde 58 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:11, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:53, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Ianique dos Santos Tavares (born 20 May 1988), commonly known as Stopira, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.

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He spent most of his career in Hungary with Fehérvár, having signed for the club in 2012. [2]

Club career

Stopira was born in Praia. In 2008, he signed for Portugal's C.D. Santa Clara from local Sporting Clube da Praia, playing just six matches in his first season but being first choice in the following, as the Azores team competed in the Segunda Liga. [3] [4]

On 10 July 2010, after a thwarted transfer to Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães, Stopira signed a four-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain, with 75% of his right being owned by IberSports. [5] He spent his only season, however, with the reserves in the Segunda División B. [6] [7]

Stopira joined newly promoted C.D. Feirense ahead of the 2011–12 campaign, on a one-year deal. [8] He made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 20 August 2011, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away loss against S.L. Benfica. [9]

In summer 2012, Stopira moved to Videoton FC in Hungary. He remained there until his retirement, notably winning the 2014–15 and 2017–18 editions of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. [10] [11] [12]

International career

Stopira received his first call-up to the Cape Verde national team in May 2008, for a friendly with Luxembourg and a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cameroon. [13] [14] He was an unused substitute in the first two qualifying matches, and made his competitive debut against Mauritius on 22 June of that year, replacing Nando in the dying minutes.

On 24 May 2010, Stopira appeared in a friendly in Covilhã with Portugal – who were preparing for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa – playing the entire match as the minnows (ranked 117th) managed a 0–0 draw. [15] He also won the 2009 Lusofonia Games with the under-21 team. [16]

Personal life

Stopyra received his nickname in honour of former French international Yannick Stopyra. [17] In December 2019, he acquired Hungarian citizenship via naturalization. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 May 2022 [19]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santa Clara 2008–09 6000000060
2009–10 260202000300
Total320202000360
Deportivo B 2010–11 230000000230
Total230000000230
Feirense 2011–12 150102000180
Total150102000180
Fehérvár 2012–13 90303080230
2013–14 291003010331
2014–15 2514000––291
2015–16 16221––––183
2016–17 24530––50325
2017–18 31100––81392
2018–19 28360––141484
2019–20 21371––41325
2020–21 31352––40405
2021–22 26120––20301
Total240203246046332527
Career total3102035410046340127

International goals

As of match played 16 November 2021.Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Stopira goal. [20]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2018 Estádio Nacional, Praia, Cape VerdeFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 3–03–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.13 November 2021 Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape VerdeFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 2–12–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.16 November 2021 Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, NigeriaFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Stopira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Internacional cabo-verdiano Stopira deixa o MOL Fehervar (Vidi) depois de mais de uma década" [Cape Verdean international Stopira leaves MOL Fehervar (Vidi) after more than one decade]. A Nação (in Portuguese). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Laterais de regresso" [Full-backs return]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 May 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Cordeiro, Paulo (4 December 2009). "Stopira diz que o Santa Clara pode subir de divisão (vídeo)" [Stopira says Santa Clara may promote (video)] (in Portuguese). RTP Açores . Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "El Deportivo ficha al lateral izquierdo Stopira por cuatro temporadas" [Deportivo sign left-back Stopira for four seasons]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 July 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "El líder le toma la medida al Deportivo B en el derbi" [Leaders measure Deportivo B up in derby]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 18 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "El Depor se cansa de Stopira" [Depor have had enough of Stopira]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Lateral Stopira por uma época" [Full-back Stopira for one season]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 August 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  9. ↑ Sousa, Hugo Daniel (20 August 2011). "Benfica derrota Feirense mas só respira de alívio no fim" [Benfica beat Feirense but only breathe a sigh of relief in the end]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Watson-Broughton, Matthew (4 May 2015). "Videoton champions of Hungary again". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Stopira no onze ideal do campeonato húngaro" [Stopira in Hungarian league's all-star XI]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 17 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Criolos no estrangeiro: Stopira atinge a marca de 150 jogos no Vidi FC" [Creoles abroad: Stopira reaches 150 games at Vidi FC] (in Portuguese). Criolo Sports. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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  14. ↑ "Pele called in for Cape Verde". FIFA. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
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  16. ↑ Delgado, Evandro (18 May 2010). "Futebol: Santa Clara dificulta transferência de Stopira para Guimarães" [Football: Santa Clara make Stopira transfer to Guimarães difficult] (in Portuguese). SAPO . Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  17. ↑ "Stopira: "É um salto na minha carreira"" [Stopira: "This is a leap in my career"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "Fehérvár: Stopira is magyar állampolgár lett" [Fehérvár: Stopira also became a Hungarian citizen] (in Hungarian). 24.hu. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "Stopira". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "Stopira – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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