| Júlio Tavares | |
| Fullname: | Júlio Carolino Tavares |
| Birth Date: | 1988 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Tarrafal, Cape Verde |
| Height: | 1.87m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Al-Diriyah |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | AS Montréal-la-Cluse |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Bourg-Péronnas |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Bourg-Péronnas |
| Caps1: | 95 |
| Goals1: | 40 |
| Years2: | 2012–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Dijon |
| Caps2: | 243 |
| Goals2: | 69 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Al-Faisaly |
| Caps3: | 57 |
| Goals3: | 24 |
| Years4: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Al-Raed |
| Caps4: | 56 |
| Goals4: | 15 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Al-Diriyah |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012– |
| Nationalteam1: | Cape Verde |
| Nationalcaps1: | 48 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
| Club-Update: | 18 April 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 7 June 2022 |
Júlio Tavares (born 19 November 1988) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Second Division League club Al-Diriyah and the Cape Verde national team.
On 28 October 2017, Tavares became Dijon's all time leading goal scorer after heading in the only goal in the 1–0 Ligue 1 home victory over Nantes; it was his 56th goal for Dijon in all competitions and broke the previous Dijon record of 55 goals scored in all competitions held by Sebastián Ribas.[1] [2] On 18 November 2017, Tavares scored twice in the 3–1 Ligue 1 home win over Troyes; it was the first Ligue 1 brace of his career and his second goal was the 100th Ligue 1 goal scored by Dijon, playing in just their third season in Ligue 1.[3] On 10 February 2018, Tavares scored twice as Dijon came from behind to beat OGC Nice 3–2 in a home Ligue 1 match; his brace brought his 2017–18 Ligue 1 goal tally to 9 in 15 matches, as many as he had scored in 35 Ligue 1 matches during the entire 2016–17 season.[4]
On 14 September 2020, Tavares signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly.[5]
On 25 July 2022, Tavares joined Al-Raed on a free transfer.[6]
On 19 July 2024, Tavares joined Saudi Second Division League club Al-Diriyah.[7]
In 2013, he played in all matches at 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals, in the best result in the history of the national team.[8] [9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bourg-Péronnas | 2009–10 | CFA | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 15 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 17 | ||||
| Total | 90 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | |||
| Dijon | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 8 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 11 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 13 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 10 | |||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 13 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 8 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 243 | 69 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 80 | |||
| Al-Faisaly | 2020–21 | Saudi Professional League | 30 | 15 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 19 | |||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 11 | |||
| Total | 57 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 30 | |||
| Al-Raed | 2022–23 | Saudi Professional League | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 8 | |||||
| Career total | 422 | 138 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 465 | 158 | |||
Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 2014 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde | align=center | 3–1 | align=center | 3–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 2. | 13 June 2015 | align=center | 7–1 | align=center | 7–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |||
| 3. | 28 March 2017 | Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| 4. | 1 June 2018 | July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | align=center | 3–2 | align=center | 3–2 | |||
| 5. | 1 September 2021 | Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 6. | 13 November 2021 | Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 2–1 | |||
| 7. | 9 January 2022 | Olembe Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
| 8. | 7 June 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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