Gilson Tavares

Gilson Benchimol Tavares (born 29 December 2001) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Estoril. He represented the Cape Verde national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Benchimol and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.
Gilson Tavares
Personal information
Full name Gilson Benchimol Tavares
Date of birth (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Estoril
Number 90
Youth career
2009–2012 Damaiense
2012–2014 CR Foot
2014–2015 Linda-a-Velha
2015–2016 Real S.C.
2016–2020 Damaiense
2020–2021 Estoril
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Estoril 0 (0)
National team‡
2020– Cape Verde 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 March 2021

International career

Tavares debuted for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–1 friendly loss to Guinea on 10 October 2020.[1]

References
  1. "Futebol: Jovem internacional cabo-verdiano Gilson Tavares continua em destaque no Estoril-Praia em Portugal". December 19, 2020.
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