Júlio Tavares (born 19 November 1988) is a Cape Verdean

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who plays as a striker for

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club Al-Diriyah and the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Dijon

On 28 October 2017, Tavares became

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's all time leading goal scorer after heading in the only goal in the 1–0 Ligue 1 home victory over

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; it was his 56th goal for Dijon in all competitions and broke the previous Dijon record of 55 goals scored in all competitions held by Sebastián Ribas. On 18 November 2017, Tavares scored twice in the 3–1 Ligue 1 home win over

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; it was the first Ligue 1 brace of his career and his second goal was the 100th Ligue 1 goal scored by Dijon, playing in just their third season in Ligue 1. On 10 February 2018, Tavares scored twice as Dijon came from behind to beat

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3–2 in a home Ligue 1 match; his brace brought his

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goal tally to 9 in 15 matches, as many as he had scored in 35 Ligue 1 matches during the entire 2016–17 season.

Al-Faisaly

On 14 September 2020, Tavares signed with

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club Al-Faisaly.

Al-Raed

On 25 July 2022, Tavares joined Al-Raed on a free transfer.

Al-Diriyah

On 19 July 2024, Tavares joined

club Al-Diriyah.

International career

In 2013, he played in all matches at

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, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals, in the best result in the history of the national team.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.''

Honours

Al-Faisaly *

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Individual *

Top goalscorer:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tavares, Julio 1988 births Living people Men's association football forwards Cape Verdean men's footballers Cape Verde men's international footballers People from São Nicolau, Cape Verde 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 players Dijon FCO players Al Faisaly FC players Al Raed FC players Al-Diriyah Club players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Saudi Pro League players Saudi Second Division players Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in France Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players