{{short description|Cape Verdean footballer}} {{Distinguish|Yannick Stopyra}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Stopira | image = Cap-vert vs Ethiopi (25).jpg | caption = Stopira in 2022 | fullname = Ianique dos Santos Tavares<ref name=Profile>{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/jogador/stopira/32790|title=Stopira|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|accessdate=2 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228221731/https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/jogador/stopira/32790|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|5|20|df=y}}<ref name=Profile/> | birth_place = Praia, Cape Verde<ref name=Profile/> | height = {{Height|m=1.80}}<ref name=Profile/> | position = Left-back | currentclub = Torreense | clubnumber = 2 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2006–2008 | clubs1 = Sporting Praia | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2008–2010 | clubs2 = Santa Clara | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = Deportivo La Coruña B | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = Feirense | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2012–2023 | clubs5 = Fehérvár | caps5 = 265 | goals5 = 22 | years6 = 2024– | clubs6 = Torreense | caps6 = 60 | goals6 = 4 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2008– | nationalteam1 = Cape Verde | nationalcaps1 = 61 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | club-update = 15:55, 18 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 19:57, 31 May 2026 (UTC) | medaltemplates = }} '''Ianique dos Santos Tavares''' ({{IPA|pt|ja.ˈni.kɨ duʃ ˈsɐ̃.tuʃ ta.ˈva.ɾɨʃ|lang}}; born 20 May 1988), commonly known as '''Stopira''' {{IPA|kea|sto.ˈpi.ɾɐ|lang}}, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense and the Cape Verde national team.
He spent most of his career in Hungary with Fehérvár, having signed for the club in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.anacao.cv/noticia/2023/07/01/internacional-cabo-verdiano-stopira-deixa-o-mol-fehervar-vidi-depois-de-mais-de-uma-decada/|title=Internacional cabo-verdiano Stopira deixa o MOL Fehervar (Vidi) depois de mais de uma década|trans-title=Cape Verdean international Stopira leaves MOL Fehervar (Vidi) after more than one decade|newspaper=A Nação|language=Portuguese|date=1 July 2023|accessdate=12 September 2023}}</ref>
==Club career== Stopira was born in Praia. In 2008, he signed for Portugal's Santa Clara from local side Sporting da Praia, playing just six matches in his first season but being first choice in the following as the Azores team competed in the Segunda Liga.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/santa-clara/detalhe/laterais-de-regresso|title=Laterais de regresso|trans-title=Full-backs return|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=8 May 2009|accessdate=2 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007181210/https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/santa-clara/detalhe/laterais-de-regresso|archive-date=7 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/acores/sociedade/stopira-diz-que-o-santa-clara-pode-subir-de-divisao-video_11863|title=Stopira diz que o Santa Clara pode subir de divisão (vídeo)|trans-title=Stopira says Santa Clara may promote (video)|publisher=RTP Açores|first=Paulo|last=Cordeiro|language=Portuguese|date=4 December 2009|accessdate=2 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228221727/https://www.rtp.pt/acores/sociedade/stopira-diz-que-o-santa-clara-pode-subir-de-divisao-video_11863|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
On 10 July 2010, after a thwarted transfer to Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães, Stopira signed a four-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain, with 75% of his right being owned by IberSports.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2010/07/09/futbol/equipos/deportivo/1278684725.html?a=f510dc56e93386d426397b7c04533902&t=1290736231|title=El Deportivo ficha al lateral izquierdo Stopira por cuatro temporadas|trans-title=Deportivo sign left-back Stopira for four seasons|newspaper=Marca|language=Spanish|date=9 July 2010|accessdate=26 November 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228221727/https://www.marca.com/2010/07/09/futbol/equipos/deportivo/1278684725.html?a=f510dc56e93386d426397b7c04533902&t=1290736231|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref> He spent his only season, however, with the reserves in the Segunda División B.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elcorreogallego.es/hemeroteca/lider-toma-medida-deportivo-b-derbi-KCCG601391|title=El líder le toma la medida al Deportivo B en el derbi|trans-title=Leaders measure Deportivo B up in derby|newspaper=El Correo Gallego|language=Spanish|date=18 October 2010|accessdate=2 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228221730/https://www.elcorreogallego.es/hemeroteca/lider-toma-medida-deportivo-b-derbi-KCCG601391|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/2011/08/12/futbol/equipos/deportivo/1313175142.html|title=El Depor se cansa de Stopira|trans-title=Depor have had enough of Stopira|newspaper=Marca|language=Spanish|date=12 August 2011|accessdate=2 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228221736/https://www.marca.com/2011/08/12/futbol/equipos/deportivo/1313175142.html|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
Stopira joined newly promoted Feirense ahead of the 2011–12 campaign, on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/feirense/detalhe/lateral-stopira-por-uma-epoca-711954?ref=Pesquisa_Destaques|title=Lateral Stopira por uma época|trans-title=Full-back Stopira for one season|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=13 August 2011|accessdate=2 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228221754/https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/feirense/detalhe/lateral-stopira-por-uma-epoca-711954?ref=Pesquisa_Destaques|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref> He made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 20 August 2011, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 away loss against Benfica.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.publico.pt/2011/08/20/desporto/noticia/benfica-derrota-feirense-mas-so-respira-de-alivio-no-fim-1508477|title=Benfica derrota Feirense mas só respira de alívio no fim|trans-title=Benfica beat Feirense but only breathe a sigh of relief in the end|newspaper=Público|first=Hugo Daniel|last=Sousa|language=Portuguese|date=20 August 2011|accessdate=2 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228221730/https://www.publico.pt/2011/08/20/desporto/noticia/benfica-derrota-feirense-mas-so-respira-de-alivio-no-fim-1508477|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
In summer 2012, Stopira moved to Fehérvár in Hungary. He remained there for 11 years, notably winning the 2014–15 and 2017–18 editions of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.<ref name=NB1>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news/0221-0e908755175e-37172483b04c-1000--videoton-champions-of-hungary-again/?referrer=%2Fmemberassociations%2Fnews%2Fnewsid%3D2242918|title=Videoton champions of Hungary again|publisher=UEFA|first=Matthew|last=Watson-Broughton|date=4 May 2015|accessdate=2 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229002952/https://www.uefa.com/news/0221-0e908755175e-37172483b04c-1000--videoton-champions-of-hungary-again/?referrer=%2Fmemberassociations%2Fnews%2Fnewsid%3D2242918|archive-date=29 December 2021}}</ref><ref name=NB2>{{cite news|url=https://expressodasilhas.cv/desporto/2018/06/17/stopira-no-onze-ideal-do-campeonato-hungaro/58624|title=Stopira no onze ideal do campeonato húngaro|trans-title=Stopira in Hungarian league's all-star XI|newspaper=Expresso das Ilhas|language=Portuguese|date=17 June 2018|accessdate=2 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228221731/https://expressodasilhas.cv/desporto/2018/06/17/stopira-no-onze-ideal-do-campeonato-hungaro/58624|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://criolosports.com/index.php/criolos-no-estrangeiro/5129-criolos-no-estrangeiro-stopira-atinge-a-marca-de-150-jogos-no-vidi-fc|title=Criolos no estrangeiro: Stopira atinge a marca de 150 jogos no Vidi FC|trans-title=Creoles abroad: Stopira reaches 150 games at Vidi FC|publisher=Criolo Sports|language=Portuguese|date=24 February 2019|accessdate=2 October 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052952/http://criolosports.com/index.php/criolos-no-estrangeiro/5129-criolos-no-estrangeiro-stopira-atinge-a-marca-de-150-jogos-no-vidi-fc|archive-date=7 October 2020}}</ref>
Stopira returned to Portugal on 27 July 2024, with the 36-year-old agreeing to a deal at second-tier Torreense.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/artigo/torreense-anuncia-segundo-reforco-do-dia-stopira-depois-de-talles-wander/17907022|title=Torreense anuncia segundo reforço do dia: Stopira depois de Talles Wander|trans-title=Torreense announce second signing of the day: Stopira after Talles Wander|newspaper=O Jogo|language=Portuguese|date=27 July 2024|accessdate=25 May 2026}}</ref> He scored twice in eight games as the club won the 2025–26 Taça de Portugal for the first major trophy in its 109-year history, from penalties; the first goal was in the second leg of the semi-finals against Fafe (2–0 win, 3–1 on aggregate),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/taca-portugal/torreense/taca-torreense-fafe-2-0-cronica|title=Taça: Torreense-Fafe, 2–0 (crónica)|trans-title=Cup: Torreense-Fafe, 2–0 (report)|publisher=CNN Portugal|first=Diogo|last=Marques|language=Portuguese|date=23 April 2026|accessdate=25 May 2026}}</ref> and the second in the decisive match to help defeat holders Sporting CP 2–1.<ref name=PC>{{cite web|url=https://portugoal.net/club-news/5780-sporting-1-2-torreense-extra-time-joy-for-torreense-who-make-history-in-portuguese-cup-final|title=Sporting 1–2 Torreense: extra time joy for Torreense who make history in Portuguese Cup final|publisher=PortuGOAL|first=Tom|last=Kundert|date=24 May 2026|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref>
==International career== Stopira received his first call-up to the Cape Verde national team in May 2008, for a friendly with Luxembourg and a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cameroon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=772955/|title=Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde|publisher=FIFA|date=21 May 2008|accessdate=28 June 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508222918/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=772955/|archive-date=8 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=865506/|title=Pele called in for Cape Verde|publisher=FIFA|date=30 May 2008|accessdate=28 June 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508222810/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=865506/|archive-date=8 May 2014}}</ref> He was an unused substitute in the first two qualifying matches, and made his competitive debut against Mauritius on 22 June of that year, replacing Nando in the dying minutes.
On 24 May 2010, Stopira appeared in a friendly in Covilhã with Portugal – who were preparing for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa – playing the entire match as the minnows (ranked 117th) managed a 0–0 draw.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-05-24-2037303516_x.htm|title=Portugal held to 0–0 draw by Cape Verde|newspaper=USA Today|date=24 May 2010|accessdate=28 June 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623060630/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-05-24-2037303516_x.htm|archive-date=23 June 2011}}</ref> He also won the 2009 Lusofonia Games with the under-21 team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noticias.sapo.cv/info/artigo/1065853.html|title=Futebol: Santa Clara dificulta transferência de Stopira para Guimarães|trans-title=Football: Santa Clara make Stopira transfer to Guimarães difficult|publisher=SAPO|first=Evandro|last=Delgado|language=Portuguese|date=18 May 2010|accessdate=28 June 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232027/http://noticias.sapo.cv/info/artigo/1065853.html|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>
In May 2026, Stopira was named in Cape Verde's 2026 FIFA World Cup squad for that year's World Cup, in their first-ever participation in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c74r18j8kwno|title=Shamrock's Lopes makes Cape Verde's World Cup squad|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Lorraine|last=McKenna|date=18 May 2026|accessdate=19 May 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== Stopira received his nickname in honour of former French international Yannick Stopyra.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/v--guimaraes/detalhe/stopira-e-um-salto-na-minha-carreira|title=Stopira: "É um salto na minha carreira"|trans-title=Stopira: "This is a leap in my career"|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=24 May 2010|accessdate=1 October 2020}}</ref> In December 2019, he acquired Hungarian citizenship via naturalization.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rangado.24.hu/magyar_foci/2019/12/09/stopira-magyar-allampolgar/|title=Fehérvár: Stopira is magyar állampolgár lett|trans-title=Fehérvár: Stopira also became a Hungarian citizen|publisher=24.hu|language=Hungarian|date=9 December 2019|accessdate=1 October 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228075729/https://rangado.24.hu/magyar_foci/2019/12/09/stopira-magyar-allampolgar/|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 15 May 2022}}<ref>{{Soccerway|ianique-santos-tavares/153261}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Taça de Portugal, Magyar Kupa}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Taça da Liga, Ligakupa}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Santa Clara |2008–09 |Liga de Honra |6||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||0 |- |2009–10 |Liga de Honra |26||0||2||0||2||0||0||0||30||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32||0||2||0||2||0||0||0||36||0 |- |Deportivo B |2010–11 |Segunda División B |23||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||23||0 |- |Feirense |2011–12 |Primeira Liga |15||0||1||0||2||0||0||0||18||0 |- |rowspan="11"|Videoton |2012–13 |Nemzeti Bajnokság I |9||0||3||0||3||0||8{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}||0||23||0 |- |2013–14 |Nemzeti Bajnokság I |29||1||0||0||3||0||1{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||33||1 |- |2014–15 |Nemzeti Bajnokság I |25||1||4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||29||1 |- |2015–16 |Nemzeti Bajnokság I |16||2||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||3 |- |2016–17 |Nemzeti Bajnokság I |24||5||3||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||32||5 |- |2017–18 |Nemzeti Bajnokság I |31||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||39||2 |- |2018–19 |Nemzeti Bajnokság I |28||3||6||0||colspan="2"|—||14{{efn|Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}||1||48||4 |- |2019–20 |Nemzeti Bajnokság I |21||3||7||1||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||32||5 |- |2020–21 |Nemzeti Bajnokság I |31||3||5||2||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||40||5 |- |2021–22 |Nemzeti Bajnokság I |26||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||0||30||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !240||20||32||4||6||0||46||3||325||27 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !310||20||35||4||10||0||46||3||401||27 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 31 May 2026}}<ref name=NFT>{{NFT player|26087}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="18"|Cape Verde |- |2008||1||0 |- |2010||4||0 |- |2011||3||0 |- |2012||4||0 |- |2013||1||0 |- |2014||2||0 |- |2015||6||0 |- |2016||5||0 |- |2017||4||0 |- |2018||3||1 |- |2019||3||0 |- |2020||3||0 |- |2021||8||2 |- |2022||9||0 |- |2023||2||0 |- |2025||2||1 |- |2026||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!61!!4 |}
:''Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Stopira goal.''<ref name=NFT/> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Stopira ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |align=center | 1 || 12 October 2018 || Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde || {{fb|TAN}} || align=center | 3–0 || align=center | 3–0 || 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- |align=center | 2 || 13 November 2021 || Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde || {{fb|CTA}} || align=center | 2–1 || align=center | 2–1 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |align=center | 3 || 16 November 2021 || Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria || {{fb|NGA}} || align=center | 1–1 || align=center | 1–1 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- |align=center | 4 || 13 October 2025 || Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde || {{fb|ESW}} || align=center | 3–0 || align=center| 3–0 || 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
==Honours== '''Fehérvár''' *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2014–15,<ref name=NB1/> 2017–18<ref name=NB2/> *Magyar Kupa: 2018–19<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m4sport.hu/magyar-foci/cikk/2019/05/25/parazs-meccsen-hosszabbitasban-lott-gollal-mk-gyoztes-a-vidi/|title=Parázs meccsen, hosszabbításban lőtt góllal MK-győztes a Vidi|trans-title=In hot match, Vidi defeat MK with extra time goal|publisher=M4 Sport|language=Hungarian|date=25 May 2019|accessdate=25 May 2026}}</ref>
'''Torreense''' *Taça de Portugal: 2025–26<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portugoal.net/club-news/5780-sporting-1-2-torreense-extra-time-joy-for-torreense-who-make-history-in-portuguese-cup-final|title=Sporting 1–2 Torreense: extra time joy for Torreense who make history in Portuguese Cup final|publisher=PortuGOAL|first=Tom|last=Kundert|date=24 May 2026|accessdate=24 May 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{ForaDeJogo|198805200003}} *{{FIFA player|297266}}
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