Jair Tavares
Career snapshot
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 2001-02-13 · 6 players total
| Full name | Jair Tavares |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Jair Veiga Vieira Tavares |
| Date of birth | 2001-02-13 (25 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Lisboa, Portugal |
| Citizenship | Portugal Cape Verde |
| Position | Attack - Left Winger (main: Attack) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 181.00 m |
| Current club | FK Kauno Žalgiris |
| Joined | 2025-08-22 |
| Contract expires | 2025-11-30 |
| Agent | MadeinFootball |
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hibernian FC | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 690 |
| Motherwell FC | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SL Benfica B | 2 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 175 |
| SL Benfica U23 | 3 | 19/20 | 21/22 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 375 |
| SL Benfica UEFA U19 | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 109 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Prem. Sports Cup | Motherwell FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Prem. Sports Cup | Hibernian FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premiership | Hibernian FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premiership Relegation | Motherwell FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premiership | Hibernian FC | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 690 |
| 23/24 | Premiership Relegation | Hibernian FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | SFA Cup | Hibernian FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Viaplay Cup | Hibernian FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Premiership | Hibernian FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | SFA Cup | Hibernian FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Viaplay Cup | Hibernian FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal 2 | SL Benfica B | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 175 |
| 21/22 | U-23 Cup Portugal | SL Benfica U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Liga Portugal 2 | SL Benfica B | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Liga Revelação - Second Round | SL Benfica U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | U-23 Cup Portugal | SL Benfica U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Liga Revelação | SL Benfica U23 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 375 |
| 19/20 | UEFA Youth League | SL Benfica UEFA U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| 18/19 | UEFA Youth League | SL Benfica UEFA U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Benfica Yth | Benfica U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Benfica U15 | Benfica U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Benfica U17 | Benfica U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Benfica U19 | Benfica U23 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Benfica U23 | Benfica B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Benfica B | Hibernian FC | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-30 | Hibernian FC | Motherwell FC | Loan | 350000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Motherwell FC | Hibernian FC | Return from loan | 350000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Hibernian FC | Without Club | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-22 | Without Club | Kauno Žalgiris | Transfer | 350000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31372 | #11 | 12 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #30503 | #11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23137 | #11 | 14 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16372 | #11 | 7 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16371 | #11 | 7 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiago Gouveia | 2 | 0 | 912 |
| Sandro Cruz | 2 | 0 | 867 |
| Nuno Cunha | 2 | 0 | 831 |
| Henrique Araújo | 2 | 1 | 570 |
| Joe Newell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Élie Youan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Obita | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Fish | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Kokubo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Saldanha | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| João Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronaldo Camará | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabinho | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Ganchas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Brito | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Diogo Capitão | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulo Bernardo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Henrique Jocú | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Nóbrega | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiago Araújo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Liga Revelação | SL Benfica U23 | 6 | 33 |
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal 2 | SL Benfica B | 4 | 24 |
| 23/24 | Premiership | Hibernian FC | 2 | 24 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal 2 | SL Benfica B | 1 | 24 |
| 19/20 | Liga Revelação | SL Benfica U23 | 1 | 33 |
| 20/21 | Liga Portugal 2 | SL Benfica B | 1 | 13 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Motherwell FC | Hibernian FC | Return from loan | — | €350k |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-30 | Hibernian FC | Motherwell FC | Loan | — | €350k |
Teams faced most often by Jair Tavares's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 43% |
| Livingston FC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 29% |
| Motherwell FC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 29% |
| Ross County FC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 29% |
| Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 17% |
| St. Mirren FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 33% |
| Kilmarnock FC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 33% |
| Rangers FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 0% |
| St. Johnstone FC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 50% |
| Celtic FC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0% |
| CD Nacional | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 75% |
| CD Feirense | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 25% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Senior debut season | |
| 19/20 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 29 | 690 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 21/22 | 25 | 175 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 |
| 19/20 | 39 | 484 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Jair Tavares
Who is Jair Tavares?
Jair Tavares is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a left winger for FK Kauno Žalgiris.
How old is Jair Tavares?
Jair Tavares is 25 years old. He was born on February 13, 2001 in Lisboa.
What position does Jair Tavares play?
Jair Tavares plays as a left winger (Attack - Left Winger).
What club does Jair Tavares play for?
Jair Tavares currently plays for FK Kauno Žalgiris.
How many career goals has Jair Tavares scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Jair Tavares has scored 13 goals in 131 appearances.
What is Jair Tavares's market value?
Jair Tavares's most recent reported market value is €350k.