Fábio Tavares (footballer, born 2001)

Fábio André Tavares Desidério (born 22 January 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Coventry City.

Fábio Tavares
Tavares playing for Rochdale U18 in October 2017
Personal information
Full name Fábio André Tavares Desidério[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Coventry City
Number 30
Youth career
2016–2019 Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Rochdale 26 (2)
2020Curzon Ashton (loan) 3 (1)
2021– Coventry City 21 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:45, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Rochdale

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On 28 June 2019, Tavares signed his first professional contract with Rochdale.[2] Tavares made his professional debut for Rochdale in a 3-0 EFL League One loss to Wycombe Wanderers F.C. on 28 September 2019.[3] On 21 February 2020, Tavares joined National League North side Curzon Ashton on loan until the end of the season.[4]

Coventry City

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On 1 February 2021, Tavares signed for Coventry City on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[5]

On 19 February 2022, Tavares made his first-team debut for Coventry as an 85th minute substitute (replacing Martyn Waghorn) against Barnsley at the CBS Arena.[6] On 26 February 2022, Tavares scored his first goal for Coventry in a 1-1 draw against Preston North End at the CBS Arena. Tavares came on for his second appearance as a substitute in the 94th minute (replacing Callum O'Hare), and scored a magnificent equaliser with the last kick of the game in the 98th minute. Preston failed to clear a free kick deep in stoppage time, and Tavares bent a sublime right-footed shot into the top corner to salvage the game.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 13 August 2024
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rochdale 2019–20[8] League One 14 1 4 0 0 0 3[a] 1 21 2
2020–21[9] 12 1 1 0 2 0 3[a] 1 18 2
Total 26 2 5 0 2 0 6 2 39 4
Curzon Ashton (loan) 2019–20[10] National League North 3 1 0 0 3 1
Coventry City 2020–21[9] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[11] 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
2022–23[12] 9 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
2023–24[12] 5 1 5 2 0 0 10 3
2024–25[12] 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 21 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 29 4
Career totals 50 6 11 2 4 0 6 2 71 9
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Rochdale" (PDF). English Football League. p. 59. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Trio Sign First Professional Contracts". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Rochdale vs. Wycombe Wanderers - 28 September 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Fabio Tavares Joins Curzon Ashton On Loan". rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ "TRANSFER: Coventry City sign Fabio Tavares!". Coventry City F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Coventry 1-0 Barnsley". BBC. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Coventry 1-1 Preston". BBC. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. ^ Fábio Tavares at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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