Tavinho (footballer, born 2004)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Otávio Maria[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dourado, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Novorizontino | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2025 | Novorizontino | ||
| 2021–2025 | → Fortaleza (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Novorizontino | 13 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:22, 11 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Luiz Otávio Maria (born 19 July 2004), commonly known as Tavinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Novorizontino.
Career
Born in Dourado, São Paulo, Tavinho joined the youth sides of Novorizontino in 2018.[1] On 21 March 2024, he was loaned to Fortaleza until the following January, being initially a member of the under-20 team.[2]
Back to Tigre in May 2025, Tavinho was promoted to the first team, and made his professional debut on 29 June of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Pablo Dyego in a 1–1 Série B home draw against Amazonas.[3][4] He scored his first goal on 24 October, netting the opener in a home draw against Botafogo-SP for the same scoreline.
Career statistics
- As of 11 January 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Novorizontino | 2025 | Série B | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e "Tavinho" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio Novorizontino. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Novorizontino empresta mais um destaque da Copinha ao Fortaleza" [Novorizontino loan another spotlight of the Copinha to Fortaleza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Meia Tavinho, prata da casa, comemora estreia como profissional no Novorizontino" [Midfielder Tavinho, home-grown, celebrates debut in the first team at Novorizontino] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio Novorizontino. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Tavinho descreve estreia no profissional do Novorizontino: "Sensação única"" [Tavinho describes debut in the first team of Novorizontino: "Unique sensation"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Tavinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2026.