Adérito Assunção Tiny Glória Esteves (born Sampriz, Ponte da Barca, 8 October 1985) is a Portuguese rugby union player. He plays as a

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. Esteves has played for Rugby Clube de Oeiras, AEIS Agronomia and Grupo Desportivo Direito, in

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, winning four titles of National Champion for the "Lawyers" team in 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2012/13. Esteves has 34 caps for

, since his first game, a 17-37 loss to

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, in

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, for the

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, at 13 June 2006. He wasn't called for the

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, but has been a regular player for the "Lobos" since then. He has 3 tries scored, 15 points on aggregate for his national team.Adérito Esteves International Statistics
/ref> Esteves is one of the best players for the Sevens national side.

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