Fábio André Tavares Desidério (born 22 January 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Coventry City.
 Tavares playing for Rochdale U18 in October 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio André Tavares Desidério[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 2001 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020 | → Curzon 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 edit
Rochdale edit
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 edit
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 edit
- As of match played on 21 April 2024
| 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[13] | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Total | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| Career totals | 50 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 9 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References edit
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Rochdale" (PDF). English Football League. p. 59. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Trio Sign First Professional Contracts". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
- ^ "Rochdale vs. Wycombe Wanderers - 28 September 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Fabio Tavares Joins Curzon Ashton On Loan". rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "TRANSFER: Coventry City sign Fabio Tavares!". Coventry City F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Coventry 1-0 Barnsley". BBC. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Coventry 1-1 Preston". BBC. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Fábio Tavares at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
External links edit
- Fábio Tavares at Soccerway
- Rochdale AFC Profile
