Hugo Tavares... he/him... speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese... sports family (roller hockey father Albert Tavares)... his father Albert was born in Coimbra, POR while his mother Cristiana was born in Santarém, POR... he was just a year old when his family moved from Lac Mégantic, QC, CAN to Santarém; he was 16 years old when his family moved to Porto... grew up competing in soccer and karate... he was seven years old when he started playing soccer at played for Associação Académica de Santarém... enjoys running, cinema, reading... growing up, favourites have included Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, FC Barcelona, Manchester City FC... other favourites have included Max Verstappen, Michael Phelps, F1 Red Bull Racing, Moto GP KTM...

For Country

he was 19 years old when he made his debut in Canada Soccer’s youth program in 2022 with coach Mauro Biello...