Gilson Tavares
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gilson Benchimol Tavares | ||
Date of birth | 29 December 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Akron Tolyatti | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2012 | Damaiense | ||
2012–2014 | CR Foot | ||
2014–2015 | Linda-a-Velha | ||
2015–2016 | Real SC | ||
2016–2020 | Damaiense | ||
2020–2021 | Estoril | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Estoril | 12 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Benfica B (loan) | 31 | (8) |
2024– | Akron Tolyatti | 13 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2020– | Cape Verde | 20 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 |
Gilson Benchimol Tavares (born 29 December 2001), or simply Benchimol, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian club Akron Tolyatti and the Cape Verde national team.
Club career
[edit]On 22 July 2024, Benchimol signed a long-term contract with Russian Premier League club Akron Tolyatti.[1]
International career
[edit]Benchimol debuted for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–1 friendly loss to Guinea on 10 October 2020.[2] He scored a hat-trick in a game against the Liechtenstein national football team on 25 March 2022.[3] He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations when the team reached the round of 16..[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 22 November 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Estoril | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Benfica B (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||
Total | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | 31 | 8 | |||||
Akron Togliatti | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
Career total | 56 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10 |
International
[edit]- As of match played 3 February 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cape Verde | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 3 | |
2023 | 3 | 1 | |
2024 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 5 |
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 25 March 2022 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
2. | 3–0 | |||||
3. | 4–0 | |||||
4. | 10 September 2023 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Togo | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
5. | 22 January 2024 | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Egypt | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
References
[edit]- ^ ""Акрон" подписал форварда сборной Кабо-Верде" [Akron signed a forward of Cape Verde national team] (in Russian). FC Akron Tolyatti. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Futebol: Jovem internacional cabo-verdiano Gilson Tavares continua em destaque no Estoril-Praia em Portugal". 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Reardon, Kevin (27 March 2022). "Nations Week at Pinatar Arena starts with Cape Verde Victory". The Leader Newspaper. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Cape Verde include veteran quartet for AFCON". ESPN. 23 December 2021.
External links
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Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Cape Verdean men's footballers
- Cape Verde men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- FC Akron Tolyatti players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Russian Premier League players
- Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Cape Verdean people of Jewish descent
- People of Sephardic-Jewish descent
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Cape Verdean football biography stubs