Jacques Faty for the 2016–17 A-League season. International career He received a call-up from Cape Verde in May 2008 against Luxembourg in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, but Tavares did not play in the match. He now plays for Senegal National Team, receiving his first cap in 2009. Personal life Tavares is the son of Tony Tavares nicknamed Zagallo, a Senegalese international from ASC Diaraf and ASF Police, and also the cousin of Jacques Faty and Ricardo Faty. Tavares has a wife and a three-year-old daughter, Ciara. Tavares can speak Portuguese, having picked up the language during his time playing in Portugal with F.C. Alverca. Career statistics Club References External links Gambrinus Liga statistics 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Senegalese people of French descent Senegalese people of Cape Verdean descent Senegalese footballers Association football midfielders French footballers Senegal international footballers Senegalese expatriate footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France Czech First League players Bundesliga players English Football League players Ligue 2 players Eredivisie players A-League Men players US Créteil-Lusitanos players F.C. Alverca players SC Abbeville players FC Nantes players Tours FC players SK Slavia Prague players Hamburger SV players 1. FC Nürnberg players Middlesbrough F.C. players Fulham F.C. players RKC Waalwijk players FK Mladá Boleslav players Sydney FC players Central Coast Mariners FC players US Sénart-Moissy players Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in England Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers from Val-de-Marne French people of Cape Verdean descent