Ronaldo Tavares

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.

Ronaldo Tavares
Tavares in 2024
Personal information
Full name Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997[1]
Place of birth Amora, Portugal[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Athletic-MG
Number 21
Youth career
2011–2013 Paio Pires
2013–2016 Sporting CP
2015 → Oeiras (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Sporting CP B 47 (8)
2018–2019 → Cova Piedade (loan) 21 (2)
2019–2022 Penafiel 84 (15)
2022–2025 Estrela Amadora 48 (10)
2024 → FC Seoul (loan) 8 (2)
2025 → Yverdon-Sport (loan) 6 (1)
2025– Athletic-MG 5 (4)
International career
2017 Portugal U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:45, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Ronaldo Rodrigues Tavares (born 22 July 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Athletic Club (MG).

Club career

Born in Amora (Seixal), Setúbal District, Tavares joined Sporting CP's academy at the age of 16, from local Paio Pires Futebol Clube.[2] He made his professional debut with the former's reserves on 10 January 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafael Barbosa in a 2–0 away loss against C.D. Feirense in the Segunda Liga.[3]

Tavares scored his first goal in the competition on 20 August 2016, but in a 2–4 home defeat to AD Fafe.[4] In March 2018, he was called by first-team manager Jorge Jesus for a match against FC Viktoria Plzeň in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League,[2] but eventually did not leave the bench.[5]

On 23 July 2018, Tavares was loaned to C.D. Cova da Piedade.[6] In the summer of 2019, he cut ties with Sporting and signed with F.C. Penafiel also of the second division.[7]

In September 2022, Tavares joined C.F. Estrela da Amadora following an aborted transfer to Turkish club Tuzlaspor.[8] He scored seven goals in his first season, as the team returned to the Primeira Liga after a 14-year absence;[9] he opened the 2–1 home victory over G.D. Estoril Praia on 25 August 2023, their first since returning to that tier.[10]

Tavares was loaned to FC Seoul on 20 June 2024.[11] He scored his first K League 1 goal nine days later, closing the 5–1 away win against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[12]

On 28 January 2025, still owned by Estrela, Tavares joined Swiss Super League's Yverdon-Sport FC with a buying option.[13] In June, the free agent signed a contract with Athletic Club (MG), newly promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[14] Managed by his compatriot Rui Duarte, he scored four goals in his first five appearances for the latter.[15]

International career

Tavares earned one cap for Portugal at under-20 level, in the 1–1 friendly draw with South Korea on 25 January 2017.[16]

Career statistics

As of 18 January 2016[17]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP B 2015–16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ronaldo Tavares" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Ronaldo Tavares: 11 jogos na II Liga e estreia à vista na Liga Europa" [Ronaldo Tavares: 11 games in the II League and impending debut in Europa League] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Feirense-Sporting, 2–0: Leões indignados" [Feirense-Sporting, 2–0: Outraged lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 January 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Fafe vence Sporting B e arranca primeira vitória no campeonato" [Fafe beat Sporting B and get first win in championship]. Expresso de Fafe (in Portuguese). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Sporting – Viktoria Plzen, "oitavos" da Liga Europa" [Sporting – Viktoria Plzeň, Europa League "last 16"] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Cova da Piedade recebe Ronaldo Tavares por empréstimo do Sporting" [Cova da Piedade get Ronaldo Tavares on loan from Sporting]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Ronaldo Tavares muda-se para o Penafiel" [Ronaldo Tavares moves to Penafiel]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  8. ^ Pinto, Pedro Filipe (15 September 2022). "Ronaldo Tavares para o ataque" [Ronaldo Tavares for the attack]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Evra e a subida do Estrela da Amadora: "Como costumo dizer, é o caos. Não estávamos preparados..."" [Evra and Estrela da Amadora's promotion: "As I usually say, it's chaos. We were not ready..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Estrela da Amadora alcança primeira vitória no regresso à I Liga com golo aos 100 minutos" [Estrela da Amadora get first win in return to I League with 100th-minute goal] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  11. ^ Kim, Jin-yeop (20 June 2024). FC서울, 포르투갈 출신 공격수 호날두 영입 [FC Seoul sign Portuguese forward Ronaldo] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  12. ^ Alba, Pink (29 June 2024). "'Seven-year jinx escapes' Seoul, the lowest-ranked Jeonbuk 5–1… Runs 3 consecutive times". Medium. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Ronaldo Tavares cedido por empréstimo do Estrela da Amadora ao Yverdon Sport" [Ronaldo Tavares loaned by Estrela da Amadora to Yverdon Sport] (in Portuguese). Poste. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  14. ^ Ribeiro, Bruno (11 June 2025). "Athletic contrata português ex-Sporting e meia ex-base do Cruzeiro com carreira em Portugal" [Athletic sign Portuguese formerly of Sporting and midfielder developed at Cruzeiro with career in Portugal] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Brasil: Athletic de Rui Duarte vence e afasta-se da zona de descida" [Brazil: Rui Duarte's Athletic win and steer away from relegation] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Sub-20: José Gomes sai do banco para dar empate frente à Coreia" [Under-20: José Gomes comes off the bench to give draw against Korea] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  17. ^ Ronaldo Tavares at Soccerway
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