Fábio Tavares (footballer, born 2001)

Fábio Tavares

Tavares playing for Rochdale U18 in October 2017
Personal information
Full name	Fábio André Tavares Desidério[1]
Date of birth	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Burton Albion (on loan from Coventry City)
Youth career
2016–2019	Rochdale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Rochdale	26	(2)
2020	→ Curzon Ashton (loan)	3	(1)
2021–	Coventry City	22	(2)
2025–	→ Burton Albion (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:07, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

Fábio André Tavares Desidério (born 22 January 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Burton Albion on loan from EFL Championship club Coventry City.

Career

Rochdale

On 28 June 2019, Tavares signed his first professional contract with Rochdale.[2] Tavares made his professional debut for Rochdale in a 3-0 EFL League One loss to Wycombe Wanderers F.C. on 28 September 2019.[3] On 21 February 2020, Tavares joined National League North side Curzon Ashton on loan until the end of the season.[4]

Coventry City

On 1 February 2021, Tavares signed for Coventry City on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[5]

On 19 February 2022, Tavares made his first-team debut for Coventry as an 85th minute substitute (replacing Martyn Waghorn) against Barnsley at the CBS Arena.[6] On 26 February 2022, Tavares scored his first goal for Coventry in a 1-1 draw against Preston North End at the CBS Arena. Tavares came on for his second appearance as a substitute in the 94th minute (replacing Callum O'Hare), and scored a magnificent equaliser with the last kick of the game in the 98th minute. Preston failed to clear a free kick deep in stoppage time, and Tavares bent a sublime right-footed shot into the top corner to salvage the game.[7]

On 31 January 2025, Tavares joined League One side Burton Albion on loan for the remainder of the season.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played on 7 December 2024

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rochdale	2019–20[9]	League One	14	1	4	0	0	0	3[a]	1	21	2
	2020–21[10]		12	1	1	0	2	0	3[a]	1	18	2
	Total		26	2	5	0	2	0	6	2	39	4
Curzon Ashton (loan)	2019–20[11]	National League North	3	1	0	0	—				3	1
Coventry City	2020–21[10]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22[12]		7	1	0	0	0	0	—		7	1
	2022–23[13]		9	0	1	0	1	0	—		11	0
	2023–24[14]		5	1	5	2	0	0	—		10	3
	2024–25[15]		1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
Total			22	2	6	2	2	0	0	0	30	4
Burton Albion (loan)	2024–25[15]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career totals			51	5	11	2	4	0	6	2	72	9

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Personal life

Born in Portugal, Tavares is of Cape Verdean descent.

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Rochdale" (PDF). English Football League. p. 59. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
2. "Trio Sign First Professional Contracts". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
3. "Rochdale vs. Wycombe Wanderers - 28 September 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
4. "Fabio Tavares Joins Curzon Ashton On Loan". rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
5. "TRANSFER: Coventry City sign Fabio Tavares!". Coventry City F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
6. "Coventry 1-0 Barnsley". BBC. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
7. "Coventry 1-1 Preston". BBC. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
8. "FABIO TAVARES SIGNS FOR THE BREWERS ON LOAN". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
9. "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
10. "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
11. Fábio Tavares at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
12. "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
13. "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
14. "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
15. "Games played by Fábio Tavares in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

External links

• Fábio Tavares at Soccerway
• Rochdale AFC Profile Archived 20 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine