Tomás Tavares

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

Tomás Franco Tavares (born 7 March 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League team Basel on loan from Benfica.

Tomás Tavares

Tavares playing for Benfica in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Tomás Franco Tavares
Date of birth	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth	Peniche, Portugal
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Benfica
Youth career
2010–2019	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Benfica B	6	(0)
2019–	Benfica	26	(0)
2020–2021	→ Alavés (loan)	5	(0)
2021	→ Farense (loan)	18	(0)
2021–2022	→ Basel (loan)	18	(1)
2022–	Basel	0	(0)
International career^‡
2017–2018	Portugal U17	14	(0)
2019	Portugal U18	5	(0)
2018–2019	Portugal U19	18	(0)
2019–	Portugal U21	9	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Benfica

Tavares started his football career in Benfica's youth system. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 2 July 2018.^[2] He made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2–1 LigaPro win over Oliveirense on 23 August 2019.^[3]

On 10 September 2019, Tavares debuted for the first team as a starter in a 2–1 home loss to RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League. He made his Primeira Liga debut as a 12th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home win over Vitória de Setúbal on 28 September.

Loan to Alavés

On 3 October 2020, Tavares was loaned to La Liga side Deportivo Alavés for the 2020–21 season.^[4] He made his first league appearance in a home match against Barcelona after coming as a substitute for Édgar Méndez in the second half.^[5] On 15 January 2021, Deportivo Alavés terminated the loan of Tavares, and he returned to Benfica.^[6]

Loan to Farense

On 18 January 2021, Tavares moved to Primeira Liga club Farense on a loan until the end of the season.^[7]

Basel

On 31 August 2021 Basel announced that they had signed Tavares on a one year loan with an option to for a definite move.^[8] Tavares joined Basel's first team for their 2021–22 season under head coach Patrick Rahmen. Tavares played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Cornaredo on 12 September 2021 as Basel played a 1–1 with Lugano.^[9] He scored his first goal for the club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 26 September 2021. It was the second goal of the game as Basel won 3–1 against Zürich.^[10]

Basel pulled the option to buy the player definitively. On 8 May 2022 during the match against Lausanne-Sport in the Stade de la Tuilière Tavares injured himself. He is now recovering, but he has not played since.^[11]

International career

Tavares is a youth international for Portugal, having represented the nation's under-19 team.^[12]

Personal life

Born in Peniche, Portugal, Tavares is of Cape Verdean descent.^[13]

References

1. "Tomás Tavares". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
2. "Tomás Tavares signs a professional contract - SL Benfica". www.slbenfica.pt. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
3. "Benfica II vs. UD Oliveirense - 23 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
4. "Tomás Tavares ficha por el Deportivo Alavés" [Tomás Tavares signs for Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
5. "Deportivo Alaves vs Barcelona | LiveScore.mobi". livescore.mobi. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
6. "Empréstimo de Tomás Tavares ao Alavés chega ao fim" [Tomás Tavares loan to Alavés comes to an end]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
7. "Benfica oficializa empréstimo de Tomás Tavares (Benfica)" [Benfica Makes Tomás Tavares Loan]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
8. FC Basel 1893 (31 August 2021). "Tomás Tavares". FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
9. FC Basel 1893 (12 September 2021). "1:1 im Tessin – Lugano und der FCB teilen sich die Punkte". 1:1 in Ticino – Lugano and FCB share the points (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
10. FC Basel 1893 (26 September 2021). "3:1 gegen den FCZ – der FCB baut die Tabellenführung aus". 3:1 against FCZ – FCB extends its lead in the table. FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
11. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (8 May 2022). "FC Lausanne-Sport - FC Basel 0:0 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
12. "Tomás Tavares antevê "grandes jogos" com Itália e Espanha no Europeu de sub-19". SAPO Desporto.
13. "Criolos no Estrangeiro: Futebol Portugal - Tomás Tavares renova contrato com Benfica". www.criolosports.com.

External links

• at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Tomás Tavares at Soccerway
• Tomás Tavares national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)