| Júnior Tavares | |
| Fullname: | Carlos Eugenio Júnior Tavares dos Santos |
| Birth Date: | 7 August 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.78m |
| Position: | Left back, defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Omonia Aradippou |
| Clubnumber: | 12 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Internacional |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sporting Sul |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | Grêmio |
| Youthyears4: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs4: | → São Paulo (loan) |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Grêmio |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Joinville (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs3: | São Paulo |
| Caps3: | 50 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Sampdoria (loan) |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Portimonense (loan) |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | → Sport Recife (loan) |
| Caps6: | 35 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Náutico |
| Caps7: | 54 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Clubs8: | Ponte Preta |
| Caps8: | 16 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Omonia Aradippou |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 26 September 2024 |
Carlos Eugenio Júnior Tavares dos Santos (born 7 August 1996), known as Júnior Tavares, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and defensive midfielder.[1]
In 2016, Tavares was loaned to São Paulo, where he played several championships for the under 20 team. After standing out, it was bought in definitive and was promoted to the professional team of São Paulo.
On 16 July 2018, Tavares signed to Serie A side Sampdoria on loan until 30 June 2019 with an option to buy.[2]
In September 2023, the athlete underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor.[3] After almost a year away from football, he returned to his career in August 2024, representing Omonia Aradippou.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Grêmio | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Joinville (loan) | 2015 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| São Paulo | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 79 | 0 | ||
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