Mike Tadjer

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Mike Tadjer
Tadjer playing for Massy in 2014
Birth nameMike Tadjer Barbosa
Date of birth (1989-03-10) 10 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthMassy, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2015
2015–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2023
2023–
Massy
Racing 92
Massy
Agen
Brive
Grenoble
Clermont
Montauban
Perpignan
Massy

3

51
25
22
13
25
27
5

(0)

(10)
(15)
(10)
(5)
(5)
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 25 January 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2023 Portugal 22 (10)
Correct as of 18 July 2023

Mike Tadjer Barbosa (born 10 March 1989) is a French-born Portuguese rugby union player who plays as a hooker for RC Massy in the Nationale, France’s third tier of rugby.

Club career[edit]

He first played at RC Massy, where he joined the first team in 2007/08. After a season at Racing Métro 92 (2008/09), where he won the French Pro D2, he returned to RC Massy, where he would play from 2009/10 to 2014/15. He has played since then at SU Agen (2015/16-2016/17), CA Brive (2017/18), FC Grenoble (2018/19), ASM Clermont (2019/20), US Montauban (2020/21), and currently plays for USA Perpignan, since 2021/22.[1][2]

International career[edit]

Tadjer earned 22 caps for Portugal, with 3 tries scored, and 15 points on aggregate. His debut was a 15-7 loss to Romania on 4 February 2012, in Bucharest, for the Six Nations B. He was involved in Os Lobos' successful 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign.[3] He was selected to be a part of the Portugal squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. In their last pool stage game against Fiji, Portugal claimed a historic first win at the tournament; beating Fiji 23-24. Since Portugal didn't advance to the quarter-finals, it was Tadjer's last match for his nation as he announced his retirement.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Tadjer was born in France to a Portuguese father and Syrian mother.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mike Tadjer (Clermont) à Montauban la saison prochaine, L'Équipe, 10 April 2020 (French)
  2. ^ Mike Tadjer Club Statistics (French)
  3. ^ Mike Tadjer International Statistics
  4. ^ "'We showed Portugal rugby exists': win over Fiji caps World Cup breakthrough". The Guardian. 9 October 2023.
  5. ^ https://www.allezbriverugby.com/news/mike-tadjer-qui-es-tu-vraiment-29-05-2018/