Dylan Tavares


Dylan Tavares dos Santos 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 FCS|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

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 September 2021Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde1–01–22022 [FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]