Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jair Veiga Vieira Tavares | ||
Date of birth | 13 February 2001 | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2022 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Benfica B | 37 | (4) |
2022– | Hibernian | 29 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Portugal U16 | 12 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (3) |
2019 | Portugal U19 | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:04, 25 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:14, 30 September 2020 (UTC) |
Jair Veiga Vieira Tavares (born 13 February 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. Tavares has previously played for Benfica and represented Portugal in youth internationals.
Tavares came through the Benfica youth system, and played for their B team during the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.
On 15 June 2022 joined Scottish club Hibernian for an undisclosed fee[1] on a contract until the summer of 2026.[2] Tavares made limited appearances under the management of Lee Johnson, but he became a first team regular following the appointment of Nick Montgomery.[3][4]
Born in Portugal, Tavares is of Cape Verdean descent.[5] He hails from a footballing family, with both of his brothers, Cláudio and Miguel, as well as cousin Renato Sanches, all being professional footballers.[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Benfica B | 2020–21 | LigaPro | 13 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 24 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||||
Total | 37 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||||
Hibernian | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
2023–24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
Career totals | 66 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 6 |