Jair Tavares
Jair Veiga Vieira Tavares (born 13 February 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. Tavares has previously played for Benfica and represented Portugal in youth internationals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jair Veiga Vieira Tavares | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 2001 | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2022 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Benfica B | 37 | (4) |
| 2022– | Hibernian | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U16 | 12 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (3) |
| 2019 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:06, 1 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:14, 30 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Tavares came through the Benfica youth system, and played for their B team during the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.
On 15 June 2022 joined Scottish club Hibernian for an undisclosed fee[1] on a contract until the summer of 2026.[2]
Personal life
Born in Portugal, Tavares is of Cape Verdean descent.[3] He hails from a footballing family, with both of his brothers, Cláudio and Miguel, as well as cousin Renato Sanches, all being professional footballers.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2020–21 | LigaPro | 13 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | LigaPro | 24 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |||
| Total | 37 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||||
| Hibernian | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
- Notes
References
- "Hibs sign Benfica winger Jair Tavares on four-year deal in 'real coup'". BBC Sport. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- "Jair Tavares joins Hibernian FC!". Hibernian FC. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- "Ex-Benfica reage a alegado racismo: «O tempo passa e nada muda»". Maisfutebol.
- "Irmãos Tavares convocados para a visita à Luz". record.pt (in Portuguese). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Jair Tavares at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Jair Tavares at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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