Stopira

Ianique dos Santos Tavares (born 20 May 1988), commonly known as Stopira (in honour of former French international Yannick Stopyra),[2] is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Fehérvár FC as a left back.

Not to be confused with Yannick Stopyra.

Stopira
Personal information
Full name Ianique dos Santos Tavares[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988[1]
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Fehérvár
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Sporting Praia
2008–2010 Santa Clara 32 (0)
2010–2011 Deportivo B 23 (0)
2011–2012 Feirense 15 (0)
2012– Fehérvár 198 (18)
National team‡
2008– Cape Verde 35 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 November 2019

Club career

Stopira was born in Praia. In 2008, he signed for Portugal's C.D. Santa Clara from local Sporting Clube da Praia, playing just six matches in his first season but being first choice in the following, as the Azores team competed in the second division.[3][4]

On 10 July 2010, after a thwarted transfer to Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães, Stopira signed a four-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain, with 75% of his right being owned by IberSports.[5] He spent his first and only season, however, with the reserves in the third level.[6][7]

Stopira joined newly-promoted C.D. Feirense ahead of the 2011–12 campaign, on a one-year deal.[8] He made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 20 August 2011, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–3 away loss against S.L. Benfica.[9]

In the summer of 2012, moved to Videoton FC in Hungary. He remained there until his retirement, notably winning the 2014–15 and 2017–18 editions of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[10][11][12]

International career

Stopira received his first call-up to the Cape Verde national team in May 2008, for a friendly with Luxembourg and a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cameroon.[13][14] He was an unused substitute in the first two qualifying matches, and made his competitive debut against Mauritius on 22 June of that year, replacing Nando in the dying minutes.

On 24 May 2010, Stopira appeared in a friendly in Covilhã with Portugal – who were preparing for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa – playing the entire match as the minnows (ranked 117th) managed a 0–0 draw.[15] He also won the 2009 Lusophony Games with the under-21 team.[16]

Personal life

In December 2019, Stopira acquired Hungarian citizenship via naturalization.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of 18 December 2020[18]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santa Clara 2008–09 6000000060
2009–10 260202000300
Total 320202000360
Deportivo B 2010–11 230000000230
Total 230000000230
Feirense 2011–12 150102000180
Total 150102000180
Fehérvár 2012–13 90303080230
2013–14 291003010331
2014–15 2514000––291
2015–16 16221––––183
2016–17 24530––50325
2017–18 31100––81392
2018–19 28360––141484
2019–20 21371––41325
2020–21 15200––40192
Total 198182526044327423
Career total 2681828210044335023

International goals
As of 12 October 2018 (Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Stopira goal)[19]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2018Estádio Nacional, Praia, Cape Verde Tanzania3–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. "Stopira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. "Stopira: «É um salto na minha carreira»" [Stopira: "This is a leap in my career"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. "Laterais de regresso" [Fullbacks return]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 May 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. Cordeiro, Paulo (4 December 2009). "Stopira diz que o Santa Clara pode subir de divisão (vídeo)" [Stopira says Santa Clara may promote (video)] (in Portuguese). RTP Açores. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. "El Deportivo ficha al lateral izquierdo Stopira por cuatro temporadas" [Deportivo sign left-back Stopira for four seasons]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 July 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  6. "El líder le toma la medida al Deportivo B en el derbi" [Leaders measure Deportivo B up in derby]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 18 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. "El Depor se cansa de Stopira" [Depor have had enough of Stopira]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  8. "Lateral Stopira por uma época" [Fullback Stopira for one season]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 August 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  9. Sousa, Hugo Daniel (20 August 2011). "Benfica derrota Feirense mas só respira de alívio no fim" [Benfica beat Feirense but only breathe a sigh of relief in the end]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  10. Watson-Broughton, Matthew (4 May 2015). "Videoton champions of Hungary again". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  11. "Stopira no onze ideal do campeonato húngaro" [Stopira in Hungarian league's all-star XI]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 17 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  12. "Criolos no estrangeiro: Stopira atinge a marca de 150 jogos no Vidi FC" [Creoles abroad: Stopira reaches 150 games at Vidi FC] (in Portuguese). Criolo Sports. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  13. "Foreign contingent boost Cape Verde". FIFA. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  14. "Pele called in for Cape Verde". FIFA. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  15. "Portugal held to 0–0 draw by Cape Verde". USA Today. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  16. Delgado, Evandro (18 May 2010). "Futebol: Santa Clara dificulta transferência de Stopira para Guimarães" [Football: Santa Clara make Stopira transfer to Guimarães difficult] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  17. "Fehérvár: Stopira is magyar állampolgár lett" [Fehérvár: Stopira also became a Hungarian citizen] (in Hungarian). 24.hu. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  18. "Stopira". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  19. "Stopira – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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