In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.

Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares (born 22 July 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Yverdon-Sport, on loan from Estrela da Amadora.

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.[2] 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 2–0 away loss against C.D. Feirense in the Segunda Liga.[3]

Tavares scored his first goal in the competition on 20 August 2016, but in a 2–4 home defeat to AD Fafe.[4] 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,[2] but eventually did not leave the bench.[5]

On 23 July 2018, Tavares was loaned to C.D. Cova da Piedade.[6] In the summer of 2019, he cut ties with Sporting and signed with F.C. Penafiel also of the second division.[7]

In September 2022, Tavares joined C.F. Estrela da Amadora following an aborted transfer to Turkish club Tuzlaspor.[8] He scored seven goals in his first season, as the team returned to the Primeira Liga after a 14-year absence;[9] he opened the 2–1 home victory over G.D. Estoril Praia on 25 August 2023, their first since returning to that tier.[10]

Tavares was loaned to FC Seoul on 20 June 2024.[11] He scored his first K League 1 goal nine days later, closing the 5–1 away win against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[12]

On 28 January 2025, still owned by Estrela, Tavares joined Swiss Super League's Yverdon-Sport FC with a buying option.[13]

International career

Tavares earned one cap for Portugal at under-20 level, in the 1–1 friendly draw with South Korea on 25 January 2017.[14]

Career statistics

As of 18 January 2016[15]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP 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

  1. ^ a b c d "Ronaldo Tavares" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Feirense-Sporting, 2–0: Leões indignados" [Feirense-Sporting, 2–0: Outraged lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 January 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Sporting CP 2–0 Plzeň" (in Portuguese). UEFA. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Ronaldo Tavares muda-se para o Penafiel" [Ronaldo Tavares moves to Penafiel]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  8. ^ Pinto, Pedro Filipe (15 September 2022). "Ronaldo Tavares para o ataque" [Ronaldo Tavares for the attack]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Evra e a subida do Estrela da Amadora: "Como costumo dizer, é o caos. Não estávamos preparados..."" [Evra and Estrela da Amadora's promotion: "As I usually say, it's chaos. We were not ready..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Estrela da Amadora alcança primeira vitória no regresso à I Liga com golo aos 100 minutos" [Estrela da Amadora get first win in return to I League with 100th-minute goal] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  11. ^ Kim, Jin-yeop (20 June 2024). FC서울, 포르투갈 출신 공격수 호날두 영입 [FC Seoul sign Portuguese forward Ronaldo] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  12. ^ Alba, Pink (29 June 2024). "'Seven-year jinx escapes' Seoul, the lowest-ranked Jeonbuk 5–1… Runs 3 consecutive times". Medium. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Ronaldo Tavares cedido por empréstimo do Estrela da Amadora ao Yverdon Sport" [Ronaldo Tavares loaned by Estrela da Amadora to Yverdon Sport] (in Portuguese). Poste. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Sub-20: José Gomes sai do banco para dar empate frente à Coreia" [Under-20: José Gomes comes off the bench to give draw against Korea] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  15. ^ Ronaldo Tavares at Soccerway
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