Gilson Tavares
Personal information
Full name Gilson Benchimol Tavares
Date of birth (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Benfica B
(on loan from Estoril)
Number 90
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– Estoril 12 (0)
2023–Benfica B (loan) 26 (6)
International career
2020– Cape Verde 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:16, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:09, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Gilson Benchimol Tavares (born 29 December 2001), or simply Benchimol, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga Portugal 2 club Benfica B, on loan from Estoril, and the Cape Verde national team.

International career

Tavares debuted for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–1 friendly loss to Guinea on 10 October 2020.[1] He scored a hat-trick in a game against the Liechtenstein national football team on 25 March 2022.[2] He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations when the team reached the round of 16..[3]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2022Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Liechtenstein1–06–0Friendly
2.3–0
3.4–0
4. 10 September 2023 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Togo 0–2 3–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. "Futebol: Jovem internacional cabo-verdiano Gilson Tavares continua em destaque no Estoril-Praia em Portugal". December 19, 2020.
  2. Reardon, Kevin (2022-03-27). "Nations Week at Pinatar Arena starts with Cape Verde Victory". The Leader Newspaper. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Cape Verde include veteran quartet for AFCON". ESPN. 23 December 2021.
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