| Fábio Tavares | |
| Fullname: | Fábio André Tavares Desidério[1] |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Coventry City |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rochdale |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Rochdale |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Curzon Ashton (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Coventry City |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 09:45, 4 January 2023 (UTC) |
Fábio André Tavares Desidério (born 22 January 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Coventry City.
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rochdale | 2019–20 | League One | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[8] | 1 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 4 | |||
| Curzon Ashton (loan) | 2019–20 | National League North | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Coventry City | 2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 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 | |||