Ronaldo Tavares
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Amora, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Penafiel | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Paio Pires | ||
| 2013–2016 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2015 | → Oeiras (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Sporting B | 47 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | → Cova Piedade (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2019– | Penafiel | 20 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2020 | |||
Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares (born 22 July 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Penafiel as a striker.
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.[1] 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 0–2 away loss against C.D. Feirense for the Segunda Liga.[2]
Tavares scored his first goal in the competition on 20 August 2016, but in a 2–4 home defeat to AD Fafe.[3] 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,[1] but eventually did not leave the bench.[4]
On 23 July 2018, Tavares was loaned to C.D. Cova da Piedade.[5] In the summer of 2019, he cut ties with Sporting and signed with F.C. Penafiel also of the second division.[6]
Club statistics
- As of 18 January 2016[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting B | 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Feirense-Sporting, 2–0: Leões indignados" [Feirense-Sporting, 2–0: Outraged lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 January 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Fafe vence Sporting B e arranca primeira vitória no campeonato" [Fafe beat Sporting B and get first win in championship]. Expresso de Fafe (in Portuguese). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Sporting CP 2–0 Plzeň" (in Portuguese). UEFA. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ronaldo Tavares muda-se para o Penafiel" [Ronaldo Tavares moves to Penafiel]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ Ronaldo Tavares at Soccerway
External links
- Ronaldo Tavares at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
