Júlio Tavares

Júlio Tavares (born 19 November 1988) is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a striker for the Cape Verde national team.

Júlio Tavares

Tavares with Dijon in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Júlio Carolino Tavares
Date of birth	(1988-11-19) 19 November 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2006–2008	AS Montréal-la-Cluse
2008–2009	Bourg-Péronnas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Bourg-Péronnas	95	(40)
2012–2020	Dijon	243	(69)
2020–2022	Al-Faisaly	57	(24)
2022–2024	Al-Raed	56	(15)
2024–2025	Al-Diriyah	21	(8)
International career‡
2012–	Cape Verde	48	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2022

Club career

Dijon

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]

Al-Faisaly

On 14 September 2020, Tavares signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly.^[5]

Al-Raed

On 25 July 2022, Tavares joined Al-Raed on a free transfer.^[6]

Al-Diriyah

On 19 July 2024, Tavares joined Saudi Second Division League club Al-Diriyah.^[7]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 October 2024^[10][11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		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	SPL	30	15	4	4	—		—		34	19
	2021–22		27	9	1	0	1[c]	0	5[d]	2	34	11
	Total		57	24	5	4	1	0	5	2	68	30
Al-Raed	2022–23	SPL	27	8	1	0	—		—		28	8
	2023–24		29	7	0	0	—		—		29	7
	Total		56	15	1	0	—		—		57	15
Career total			446	145	25	15	13	2	5	2	489	165

1. Includes Coupe de France, King Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
4. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.^[12]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 November 2014	Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde	Niger	3–1	3–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.	13 June 2015		São Tomé and Príncipe	7–1	7–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.	28 March 2017	Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	2–0	Friendly
4.	1 June 2018	July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	3–2	3–2
5.	1 September 2021	Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon	Central African Republic	1–0	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	13 November 2021	Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde		1–1	2–1
7.	9 January 2022	Olembe Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon	Ethiopia	1–0	1–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
8.	7 June 2022	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco	Togo	1–0	2–0	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Al-Faisaly

• King's Cup: 2020–21

Individual

• King's Cup Top goalscorer: 2020–21