Juan Pablo Vilela Tavares (born 25 April 2002), known as Juan Tavares or just Juan, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Cuiabá Cuiabá () is the capital city and the largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is located near the geographical centre of South America and also forms the metropolitan area of Mato Grosso, along with the neighbouring town of Várz ...

Club career

Born in

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, Juan joined

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

' youth setup in 2016, from

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. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 15 May 2022, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 1–0 home win over

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. Juan left the ''Esmeraldino'' on a mutual agreement on 29 December 2022, and signed for Série C side Paysandu on 17 January 2023. On 5 March, however, he left the latter club after just four matches, and subsequently moved to

, initially for the under-23 team.

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Futebol de Goyaz profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tavares, Juan 2002 births Living people Footballers from Brasília Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Goiás Esporte Clube players Paysandu Sport Club players Cuiabá Esporte Clube players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen