Heriberto Moreno Borges Tavares (born 19 February 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya.

Heriberto Tavares
Personal information
Full name Heriberto Moreno Borges Tavares[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Amadora, Portugal[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Maccabi Netanya
Number 91
Youth career
2006–2007 Estrela Amadora
2007–2015 Sporting CP
2015–2016 Belenenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Benfica B 78 (25)
2018–2019Moreirense (loan) 32 (6)
2019–2020Boavista (loan) 28 (3)
2020–2021 Brest 4 (0)
2021Famalicão (loan) 17 (2)
2021–2023 Famalicão 20 (1)
2022–2023Ponferradina (loan) 19 (0)
2023–2024 Estoril 32 (2)
2024– Maccabi Netanya 7 (1)
International career
2012 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U16 4 (0)
2016–2017 Portugal U20 5 (1)
2017–2018 Portugal U21 9 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:09, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Benfica

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Born in Amadora, Lisbon metropolitan area of Cape Verdean descent,[2] Tavares played youth football with three clubs in the country's capital, including Sporting CP from ages 10 to 18.[3] He made his senior debut with S.L. Benfica's reserves on 6 August 2016, featuring 71 minutes in the 1–1 LigaPro home draw against C.D. Cova da Piedade.[4]

Tavares scored a career-best 14 goals in the 2017–18 season, but the B team could only finish in 13th position.[3] Highlights included braces in home victories over Varzim SC (2–1),[5] Real Massamá (3–0)[6] and C.F. União (2–1).[7]

On 25 July 2018, Tavares was loaned to Moreirense FC.[8] He played his first match in the Primeira Liga on 12 August, scoring in a 1–3 home loss to Sporting and also committing a penalty which resulted in the opposition's second goal.[9] He repeated the feat the following round, helping to a 2–1 away defeat of C.D. Nacional.[10]

For the 2019–20 campaign, Tavares signed with Boavista F.C. also on loan.[11][12]

Brest

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Tavares moved to the French Ligue 1 on 2 August 2020, signing a four-year contract with Stade Brestois 29 on a free transfer.[13] He made his league debut 21 days later, playing 22 minutes in the 4–0 loss at Nîmes Olympique.[14]

Famalicão

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On 11 January 2021, Tavares was loaned to F.C. Famalicão until 30 June.[15] He was bought outright in July, fracturing his left foot in December and being sidelined for three months.[16]

On 31 August 2022, Tavares was loaned to Spanish side SD Ponferradina for one year.[17]

Estoril

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Tavares returned to Portugal and its top division in July 2023, on a three-year deal at G.D. Estoril Praia.[18] He totalled 41 games and four goals in his only season,[19] his first in the league coming on 10 December to close the 4–0 home win over G.D. Chaves.[20]

International career

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Across all youth levels, Tavares won 20 caps for Portugal and scored seven goals. He made his under-21 debut on 14 November 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Diogo Jota in a 2–1 home win against Switzerland for the 2019 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[21] The following 11 October, in the same stage, he netted four times in the 9–0 demolition of Liechtenstein.[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Heriberto Tavares" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Futebol: Luso-cabo-verdiano Heriberto Tavares quer representar seleção de Portugal" [Football: Portuguese-Cape Verdean Heriberto Tavares wants to represent Portugal national team] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b Madeira Pinto, Vanda (1 June 2018). "Estrelas da formação: Heriberto Tavares" [Youth system stars: Heriberto Tavares] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Benfica B-Cova da Piedade, 1–1: Estreantes travam águias no Seixal" [Benfica B-Cova da Piedade, 1–1: Newcomers stop eagles at Seixal]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Benfica B-Varzim, 2–1: Bis de Heriberto Tavares dá vitória" [Benfica B-Varzim, 2–1: Heriberto Tavares brace gives win]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 August 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. ^ "II Liga: Benfica B vence Real Massamá com "bis" de Heriberto" [II League: Benfica B beat Real Massamá with brace from Heriberto] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Benfica B-U. Madeira, 2–1: Heriberto bisa e dá vitória às águias" [Benfica B-U. Madeira, 2–1: Heriberto grabs brace and gives win to eagles]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 October 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ^ "OFICIAL: Moreirense recruta Heriberto ao Benfica" [OFFICIAL: Moreirense recruit Heriberto from Benfica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Heriberto fez o golo do Moreirense e o penálti que acabou no segundo do Sporting. E não tem dúvidas: "Fomos um pouco abaixo"" [Heriberto the author of Moreirense's goal and the penalty which ended in Sporting's second. And he has no doubts: "We collapsed a bit"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 12 August 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Liga. Moreirense alcança primeiro triunfo (1–2) no reduto do Nacional (vídeo)" [League. Moreirense get first win (1–2) in Nacional's turf (video)] (in Portuguese). Guimarães TV. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  11. ^ Mendes, António (16 July 2019). "Benfica empresta Heriberto Tavares ao Boavista" [Benfica loan Heriberto Tavares to Boavista]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Heriberto continua na Liga NOS" [Heriberto remains in the NOS League] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Heriberto Tavares est Brestois!" [Heriberto Tavares is a Brest man!] (in French). Stade Brestois 29. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Football: Nîmes large vainqueur de Brest pour la première de la saison (4–0)" [Football: Nîmes beat Brest easily for first of the season (4–0)]. Midi Libre (in French). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  15. ^ Denis, Sebastien (12 January 2021). "Heriberto Tavares quitte Brest" [Heriberto Tavares leaves Brest] (in French). Foot Mercato. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  16. ^ Maia, João (7 March 2022). "Heriberto na pele de "reforço" do Famalicão até final da época" [Heriberto suits up as Famalicão "addition" until end of the season]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Heriberto Tavares, nuevo jugador de la SD Ponferradina" [Heriberto Tavares, new player of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Heriberto é reforço até 2026" [Heriberto is addition until 2026] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril Praia. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  19. ^ Batista Reis, Rafael (6 July 2024). "Estoril: Heriberto Tavares ruma ao Maccabi Netanya" [Estoril: Heriberto Tavares heads to Maccabi Netanya]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Rodrigo Gomes lidera goleada do Estoril frente ao Chaves" [Rodrigo Gomes leads Estoril rout of Chaves]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  21. ^ Pires, Sérgio (14 November 2017). "Sub-21: Portugal-Suíça, 2–1 (crónica)" [Under-21: Portugal-Switzerland, 2–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Sub-21 de Portugal marcam nove golos no Liechtenstein" [Portugal under-21s score nine goals in Liechtenstein]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 11 October 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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