Paulo Tavares' contract is for 1 year with Ho Chi Minh City Club. The Portuguese player was born in 1985, playing as an attacking midfielder and a central midfielder.
Before joining President Le Cong Vinh's team, Paulo Tavares played for Leixao SC, GD Estoril Praia, Vitoria Setubal FC, Port Vale FC...
Notably, Paulo Tavares also played for Leixao SC, a team that President Le Cong Vinh played for when he was a student, and joined the national team with a short-term contract in Portugal in 2009. At that time, right after winning the AFF Cup 2008, coach Calisto was the bridge for Cong Vinh to compete abroad in Portugal.
Throughout his career spanning more than 14 years, Paulo Tavares has competed in top tournaments such as Liga NOS (the highest level in Portugal, 95 matches, scoring 6 goals + 6 assists), ledman Liga Pro ( second in Portugal, 65 matches, 8 goals), League One (th place in England, 22 matches) and more than 30 appearances in other fronts such as: League Cup, National Cup ( portugal), FA Cup (England).
Before coming to Vietnam, Paulo Tavares had played more than 16 starting matches for CD Cova Piedade after 24 rounds of Liga Pro in the 2017-2019 season.
With the successful recruitment of Paulo Tavares, Ho Chi Minh City Club has up to 3 foreign players. This team is also planning to naturalize former Hanoi captain sualo. It is expected that by the end of the first leg of the 2018 season, naturalization will be completed and this Argentine striker will not be registered in the first leg of this year's tournament.
