Stopira

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Not to be confused with Yannick Stopyra.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Tavares.

Stopira
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Personal information
Full name Ianique dos Santos Tavares[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Torreense
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Sporting Praia
2008–2010 Santa Clara 32 (0)
2010–2011 Deportivo La Coruña B 23 (0)
2011–2012 Feirense 15 (0)
2012–2023 Fehérvár 265 (22)
2024– Torreense 36 (4)
International career‡
2008– Cape Verde 59 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:20, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Ianique dos Santos Tavares (born 20 May 1988), commonly known as Stopira, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.

He spent most of his career in Hungary with Fehérvár, having signed for the club in 2012.[2]

Club career

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Stopira was born in Praia. In 2008, he signed for Portugal's C.D. Santa Clara from local side 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 Segunda Liga.[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 only season, however, with the reserves in the Segunda División B.[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 3–1 away loss against S.L. Benfica.[9]

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

International career

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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 Lusofonia Games with the under-21 team.[16]

Personal life

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Stopira received his nickname in honour of former French international Yannick Stopyra.[17] In December 2019, he acquired Hungarian citizenship via naturalization.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 May 2022[19]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santa Clara 2008–09 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2009–10 26 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 30 0
Total 32 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 36 0
Deportivo B 2010–11 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Total 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Feirense 2011–12 15 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
Total 15 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
Fehérvár 2012–13 9 0 3 0 3 0 8 0 23 0
2013–14 29 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 33 1
2014–15 25 1 4 0 0 0 – – 29 1
2015–16 16 2 2 1 – – – – 18 3
2016–17 24 5 3 0 – – 5 0 32 5
2017–18 31 1 0 0 – – 8 1 39 2
2018–19 28 3 6 0 – – 14 1 48 4
2019–20 21 3 7 1 – – 4 1 32 5
2020–21 31 3 5 2 – – 4 0 40 5
2021–22 26 1 2 0 – – 2 0 30 1
Total 240 20 32 4 6 0 46 3 325 27
Career total 310 20 35 4 10 0 46 3 401 27

International goals

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As of match played 13 October 2025. Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Stopira goal.[19]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2018 Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 3–0 3–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 13 November 2021 Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo, Cape Verde File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic 2–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 16 November 2021 Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 1–1 1–1
4. 13 October 2025 Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini 3–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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