João Tavares Almeida (born 12 December 1998) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Marítimo.

Football career

On 11 November 2017, Tavares made his professional debut with

Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chairma ...

in a

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match against

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

. Tavares left Feirense at the end of the 2022–23 season. On 1 August 2023, recently-relegated to

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side Marítimo announced the signing of Tavares on a two-year deal.

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* * * 1998 births Living people Footballers from Santa Maria da Feira Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players C.D. Feirense players S.C. Braga B players C.D. Mafra players C.S. Marítimo players {{Portugal-footy-midfielder-stub