João Tavares Almeida (born 12 December 1998) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos Nicosia (, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia and competes in the . The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. ...

Football career

On 11 November 2017, Tavares made his professional debut with

Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chairma ...

in a 2017–18 Taça da Liga match against

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim d ...

. Tavares left Feirense at the end of the 2022–23 season. On 1 August 2023, recently-relegated to

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side Marítimo announced the signing of Tavares on a two-year deal.

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