Dylan Tavares

Dylan Tavares dos Santos (born 30 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French club Sochaux. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

Club career On 23 July 2021, Tavares joined Xamax on a one-year contract.

On 29 May 2022, he agreed to join Bastia in France for the 2022–23 season.

On 30 June 2025, Tavares signed a two-season contract with Sochaux in the third-tier Championnat National.

International career Furtado was born in Switzerland and is of Cape Verdean descent. He was called up to the represent the Cape Verde for a set of friendlies in October 2020. He debuted for Cape Verde in a 2–1 friendly win over Andorra on 7 October 2020. He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations when the team reached the round of 16.

Personal life Tavares' cousins Edimilson Fernandes, Ulisses Garcia, Joël Monteiro, Keyan Varela, and Gelson Fernandes are all professional footballers.

Career statistics Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tavares goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Dylan Tavares No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 7 September 2021 Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde 1–0 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification