Ricardo Tavares

Ricardo Ferreira Tavares (born 25 March 1995) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a left back.

Ricardo Tavares

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Ferreira Tavares
Date of birth	(1995-03-25) 25 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	São João da Madeira, Portugal
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Left back
Youth career
2004–2007	Sanjoanense
2007–2013	Sporting CP
2013–2014	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Sporting CP B	4	(0)
2014	Porto B	1	(0)
2014–2016	Sanjoanense	32	(1)
2016–2019	Oliveirense	77	(5)
2019–2020	Estoril	1	(0)
2020–2021	Oliveirense	18	(2)
2021–2022	Lusitânia Lourosa	5	(0)
2023	Anadia	11	(0)
2023–2024	Marco 09
2024–2025	Sanjoanense	12	(1)
International career
2010–2011	Portugal U16	11	(0)
2011–2012	Portugal U17	12	(1)
2012–2013	Portugal U18	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025

Football career

On 30 March 2013, Tavares made his debut with Sporting B in a 2012–13 Segunda Liga match against Benfica B replacing Gaël Etock (39th minute).^[1][2]