{{Short description|Cape Verdean footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Portuguese name|Teixeira|Tavares}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Iuri Tavares | image = NCFC vs Charlotte (2025 US Open Cup) 056 (cropped).jpg | caption = Tavares with Charlotte in 2025 | full_name = Iuri António Teixeira Tavares | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|03|08|df=y}} | birth_place = Lisbon, Portugal | height = {{convert|1.91|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/iuri-tavares/ |title=Iuri Tavares |publisher= MLS |access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref> | position = Forward | currentclub = Varaždin | clubnumber = 38 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Benfica | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = → Belenenses (loan) | youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = Vitória Guimarães | years1 = 2021–2022 | clubs1 = Vitória Guimarães B | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2021–2022 | clubs2 = Vitória Guimarães | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = Estoril | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2023 | clubs4 = Crown Legacy | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 12 | years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = Charlotte FC | caps5 = 33 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = Varaždin | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Cape Verde U19 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2022 | nationalteam2 = Cape Verde | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 9 July 2025 | ntupdate = }}
'''Iuri António Teixeira Tavares''' (born 8 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for HNL club Varaždin. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|650912}}</ref>
==Club career== upright=0.6|thumb|left|Tavares as a youth player in 2016 Tavares made his professional debut for Vitória Guimarães on 21 November 2021 in a 3–2 Taça de Portugal defeat against Moreirense.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moreirense vs. Vitoria Guimarães - 21 November 2021|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/11/21/portugal/taca-de-portugal/moreirense-fc/vitoria-guimaraes/3687697/|access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref> He joined Estoril in August 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iuri Tavares rumou ao Estoril depois de acertar saída do Vitória|url=https://www.guimaraesdigital.pt/index.php/informacao/desporto/75429-iuri-tavares-rumou-ao-estoril-depois-de-acertar-saida-do-vitoria|language=pt|date=5 August 2022|access-date=22 November 2022}}</ref>
On 31 January 2023, Tavares signed with MLS Next Pro side Crown Legacy FC, the second team for Major League Soccer's Charlotte FC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlottefootballclub.com/clfc/news/crown-legacy-fc-acquires-forward-iuri-tavares-portuguese-club-estoril-praia-sad|title=Crown Legacy FC Acquires Forward Iuri Tavares from Portuguese Club Estoril Praia SAD|first=Crown Legacy|last=FC|website=Crown Legacy FC}}</ref> On 20 February 2024, Tavares signed with Charlotte FC's first team for the 2024 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlottefootballclub.com/news/charlotte-fc-signs-forward-iuri-tavares-to-first-team-contract|title=Charlotte FC Signs Forward Iuri Tavares to First Team Contract | Charlotte FC|first=Charlotte Football|last=Club|website=Charlotte Football Club}}</ref>
==International career== In March 2022, Tavares received his first call-up to Cape Verde national team for friendly matches against Guadeloupe, Liechtenstein and San Marino.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iuri Tavares chamado para três jogos da Seleção de Cabo Verde|url=https://www.guimaraesdigital.com/index.php/informacao/desporto/72453-iuri-tavares-chamado-para-tres-jogos-da-selecao-de-cabo-verde|date=17 March 2022|access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref> {{clear left}}
==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|match played 28 March 2022}}<ref name="soccerway"/> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="1"|Cape Verde |2022||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||1||0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{cci}} * {{WorldFootball.net|iuri-tavares}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tavares, Iuri}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Lisbon Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Cape Verdean men's footballers Category:Cape Verde men's international footballers Category:Portuguese men's footballers Category:Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent Category:Sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Category:Vitória S.C. players Category:G.D. Estoril Praia players Category:Crown Legacy FC players Category:Charlotte FC players Category:MLS Next Pro players Category:Major League Soccer players Category:21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
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