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Nuno Tavares

Nuno Tavares

Defender - Left-Back  at SS Lazio
Age26
CitizenshipPortugal Cape Verde
Height1.83 m
Footleft
BornJanuary 26, 2000
at SS Lazio 327 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕100+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €25.00m
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
17/18
debut season
0.05
goals / match
SL Benfica
top club · 41 apps

Career highs

€25.00m
peak value · 2024
€8.00m
top transfer fee · 21/22
6
best season · 22/23
40 / 2
int'l caps / goals
179Appearances
9Goals
23Assists
26Yellow cards
1Red cards
29Full matches (90′)
Full nameNuno Tavares
Name in home countryNuno Albertino Varela Tavares
Date of birth2000-01-26 (26 yrs)
Place of birthLisboa, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal Cape Verde
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height183.00 m
Current clubSS Lazio
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires2029-06-30
AgentProdigy Players
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
25/26 — SS Lazio
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
Transfer: Arsenal → Lazio
25/26 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jun 2025
Transfer: Lazio → Arsenal
24/25 · Return from loan
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2024
Injury: unknown
Jul 2024
Transfer: Arsenal → Lazio
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — SS Lazio
30 matches · 0 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2024
Transfer: Forest → Arsenal
23/24 · Return from loan
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Sep 2023
Transfer: Arsenal → Forest
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — Nottingham Forest
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2023
Transfer: Marseille → Arsenal
22/23 · Return from loan
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Arsenal → Marseille
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Olympique Marseille
39 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Benfica → Arsenal
21/22 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jul 2021
21/22 — Arsenal FC
28 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — SL Benfica
25 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — SL Benfica, SL Benfica B, SL Benfica UEFA U19
24 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 8 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Benfica B → Benfica
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — SL Benfica B, SL Benfica UEFA U19
19 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Benfica U19 → Benfica B
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — SL Benfica UEFA U19
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
Transfer: Benfica U17 → Benfica U19
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Casa Pia U15 → Benfica U17
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2013
Transfer: Sporting Yth. → Casa Pia U15
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Casa Pia Jgd. → Sporting Yth.
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €25.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
2,579 min
Minutes played by club
SS Lazio 0.0%
Nottingham Forest 0.0%
Olympique Marseille 15.2%
Arsenal FC 45.4%
SL Benfica 35.9%
SL Benfica B 0.0%
SL Benfica UEFA U19 3.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
SS Lazio 2 24/25 25/26 32 0 9 0
Nottingham Forest 1 23/24 23/24 12 0 0 0
Olympique Marseille 1 22/23 22/23 39 6 0 392
Arsenal FC 1 21/22 21/22 28 1 2 1,171
SL Benfica 2 19/20 20/21 41 1 7 926
SL Benfica B 2 18/19 19/20 19 0 4 0
SL Benfica UEFA U19 3 17/18 19/20 8 1 1 90

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€6.3M5€12.5M7€18.8M9€25M18/19 — 3 assists318/1919/20 — 2 goals (SL Benfica)19/20 — 6 assists819/2020/21 — 3 assists320/2121/22 — 1 goals (Arsenal FC)21/22 — 2 assists321/2222/23 — 6 goals (Olympique Marseille)622/2323/2424/25 — 9 assists924/2525/2619/20 — €5M20/21 — €5M21/22 — €13M22/23 — €18M23/24 — €18M24/25 — €25M25/26 — €25MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

17/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 6622/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

17/18: 0017/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 6619/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 9924/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Serie A SS Lazio 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Europa League SS Lazio 6 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 Italy Cup SS Lazio 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Serie A SS Lazio 23 0 8 2 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Nottingham Forest 4 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Premier League Nottingham Forest 8 0 0 2 0 0
22/23 Champions League Olympique Marseille 6 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 31 6 0 6 1 392
21/22 EFL Cup Arsenal FC 5 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premier League Arsenal FC 22 1 1 2 0 1,171
20/21 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Europa League SL Benfica 5 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 Liga NOS SL Benfica 14 0 0 3 0 0
20/21 Supertaça SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 4 0 2 2 0 0
19/20 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 3 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Champions League SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Europa League SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Liga NOS SL Benfica 11 1 4 2 0 926
19/20 LigaPro SL Benfica B 7 0 1 1 0 0
19/20 Supertaça SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 UEFA Youth League SL Benfica UEFA U19 1 1 1 1 0 90
18/19 Ledman LigaPro SL Benfica B 12 0 3 2 0 0
18/19 UEFA Youth League SL Benfica UEFA U19 7 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 UEFA Youth League SL Benfica UEFA U19 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
10/11 2010-07-01 Casa Pia Jgd. Sporting Yth. Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-01 Sporting Yth. Casa Pia U15 Transfer 0
15/16 2015-07-01 Casa Pia U15 Benfica U17 Transfer 0
17/18 2017-07-01 Benfica U17 Benfica U19 Transfer 0
18/19 2018-07-01 Benfica U19 Benfica B Transfer 0
19/20 2019-07-01 Benfica B Benfica Transfer 700000
21/22 2021-07-10 Benfica Arsenal Transfer 7000000 €8.00m
22/23 2022-07-30 Arsenal Marseille Loan 15000000
22/23 2023-06-30 Marseille Arsenal Return from loan 18000000
23/24 2023-09-01 Arsenal Forest Loan 18000000
23/24 2024-06-30 Forest Arsenal Return from loan 15000000
24/25 2024-07-15 Arsenal Lazio Loan 15000000
24/25 2025-06-30 Lazio Arsenal Return from loan 25000000
25/26 2025-07-01 Arsenal Lazio Transfer 25000000 €5.00m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
20/21 Hip injury 2020-11-19 2020-12-02 14 3
20/21 Corona virus 2021-01-20 2021-01-28 9 3
20/21 Ankle injury 2021-04-02 2021-04-12 11 2
22/23 Thigh problems 2023-02-06 2023-02-17 12 2
23/24 unknown injury 2024-02-24 2024-03-30 36 8
24/25 Hamstring injury 2024-07-18 2024-08-16 30 0
24/25 Hamstring injury 2024-11-17 2024-12-07 21 5
24/25 Adductor injury 2025-01-23 2025-02-05 14 4
24/25 muscular problems 2025-03-09 2025-03-12 4 1
24/25 muscular problems 2025-03-16 2025-04-03 19 4
24/25 Adductor injury 2025-04-06 2025-04-16 11 3
24/25 Hamstring injury 2025-04-17 2025-05-17 31 5
Current€25.00m
Peak€25.00m
Low€200k
Δ since start+€20.00m
€200k€6.40m€12.60m€18.80m€25.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #16374 #5 16 1 former national player
Team #16372 #5 14 1 former national player
Team #16371 #5 8 0 former national player
Team #3300 #2 2 0 current national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Pau López 2 0 0
Nuno Santos 1 0 0
Julian Weigl 2 0 0
Celton Biai 2 0 0
Pizzi 2 3 0
Odysseas Vlachodimos 2 0 0
Rafa Silva 2 0 0
Jonathan Clauss 2 2 0
Sead Kolasinac 2 0 0
Haris Seferovic 2 2 0
Tiago Dantas 2 0 0
Leonardo Balerdi 2 1 0
Alexis Sánchez 2 0 0
Cengiz Ünder 2 0 0
Chancel Mbemba 2 0 0
Pedro Álvaro 2 0 0
Valentin Rongier 2 0 0
Gonçalo Ramos 2 2 0
Jordan Veretout 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
22/23 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 6 31
21/22 Premier League Arsenal FC 1 22
19/20 UEFA Youth League SL Benfica UEFA U19 1 1

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
24/25 Serie A SS Lazio 8 23
19/20 Liga NOS SL Benfica 4 11
18/19 Ledman LigaPro SL Benfica B 3 12

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
24/25 2025-06-30 Lazio Arsenal Return from loan €25.00m
24/25 2024-07-15 Arsenal Lazio Loan €15.00m
23/24 2024-06-30 Forest Arsenal Return from loan €15.00m
23/24 2023-09-01 Arsenal Forest Loan €18.00m
22/23 2023-06-30 Marseille Arsenal Return from loan €18.00m
22/23 2022-07-30 Arsenal Marseille Loan €15.00m

Last 50 matches for SS Lazio The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-23 IT1 SS Lazio 2–1 AC Pisa 1909 Available
2026-05-17 IT1 AS Roma SS Lazio TIMED
2026-05-09 IT1 SS Lazio 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano Available
2026-05-09 IT1 SS Lazio 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano Available
2026-05-04 IT1 US Cremonese 1–2 SS Lazio Available
2026-05-04 IT1 US Cremonese 1–2 SS Lazio Available
2026-04-27 IT1 SS Lazio 3–3 Udinese Calcio Available
2026-04-27 IT1 SS Lazio 3–3 Udinese Calcio Available
2026-04-18 IT1 SSC Napoli 0–2 SS Lazio Available
2026-04-18 IT1 SSC Napoli 0–2 SS Lazio Available
2026-04-13 IT1 ACF Fiorentina 1–0 SS Lazio Available
2026-04-04 IT1 SS Lazio 1–1 Parma Calcio 1913 Available
2026-03-22 IT1 Bologna FC 1909 0–2 SS Lazio Available
2026-03-15 IT1 SS Lazio 1–0 AC Milan Available
2026-03-09 IT1 SS Lazio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio Available
2026-03-01 IT1 Torino FC 2–0 SS Lazio Available
2026-02-21 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 0–0 SS Lazio Available
2026-02-14 IT1 SS Lazio 0–2 Atalanta BC Available
2026-02-08 IT1 Juventus FC 2–2 SS Lazio Available
2026-01-30 IT1 SS Lazio 3–2 Genoa CFC Available
2026-01-24 IT1 US Lecce 0–0 SS Lazio Available
2026-01-19 IT1 SS Lazio 0–3 Como 1907 Available
2026-01-11 IT1 Hellas Verona FC 0–1 SS Lazio Available
2026-01-07 IT1 SS Lazio 2–2 ACF Fiorentina Available
2026-01-04 IT1 SS Lazio 0–2 SSC Napoli Available
2025-12-27 IT1 Udinese Calcio 1–1 SS Lazio Available
2025-12-20 IT1 SS Lazio 0–0 US Cremonese Available
2025-12-13 IT1 Parma Calcio 1913 0–1 SS Lazio Available
2025-12-07 IT1 SS Lazio 1–1 Bologna FC 1909 Available
2025-11-29 IT1 AC Milan 1–0 SS Lazio Available
2025-11-23 IT1 SS Lazio 2–0 US Lecce Available
2025-11-09 IT1 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 SS Lazio Available
2025-11-03 IT1 SS Lazio 2–0 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-10-30 IT1 AC Pisa 1909 0–0 SS Lazio Available
2025-10-26 IT1 SS Lazio 1–0 Juventus FC Available
2025-10-19 IT1 Atalanta BC 0–0 SS Lazio Available
2025-10-04 IT1 SS Lazio 3–3 Torino FC Available
2025-09-29 IT1 Genoa CFC 0–3 SS Lazio Available
2025-09-21 IT1 SS Lazio 0–1 AS Roma Available
2025-09-14 IT1 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–0 SS Lazio Available
2025-08-31 IT1 SS Lazio 4–0 Hellas Verona FC Available
2025-08-24 IT1 Como 1907 2–0 SS Lazio Available
2025-05-25 IT1 SS Lazio 0–1 US Lecce Available
2025-05-18 IT1 FC Internazionale Milano 2–2 SS Lazio Available
2025-05-10 IT1 SS Lazio 1–1 Juventus FC INJURED Hamstring injury
2025-05-04 IT1 Empoli FC 0–1 SS Lazio INJURED Hamstring injury
2025-04-28 IT1 SS Lazio 2–2 Parma Calcio 1913 INJURED Hamstring injury
2025-04-23 IT1 Genoa CFC 0–2 SS Lazio INJURED Hamstring injury
2025-04-13 IT1 SS Lazio 1–1 AS Roma INJURED Adductor injury
2025-04-06 IT1 Atalanta BC 0–1 SS Lazio INJURED Adductor injury

Teams faced most often by Nuno Tavares's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Liverpool FC 13 2 4 7 20 33 -13 15%
Sporting CP 8 5 2 1 17 9 +8 63%
Paris Saint-Germain 7 0 3 4 3 12 -9 0%
Chelsea FC 7 4 1 2 13 10 +3 57%
Olympique Lyonnais 7 4 0 3 9 11 -2 57%
Lille OSC 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 50%
Everton FC 6 3 1 2 13 6 +7 50%
FC Famalicão 6 4 2 0 12 2 +10 67%
CD Santa Clara 6 5 0 1 18 6 +12 83%
Stade Rennais 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 50%
Vitória Guimarães 6 5 1 0 14 2 +12 83%
Paços de Ferreira 6 6 0 0 16 2 +14 100%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
19/20 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 30 0 2 1 0 0
23/24 12 0 3 0 0 0
22/23 39 392 7 0 1 1.84
21/22 28 1,171 2 0 0 0.15
20/21 25 0 5 0 0 0
19/20 24 1,016 4 0 0 0.35
18/19 19 0 3 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Ligue 1
31 apps
6 G
0 A
Liga NOS
25 apps
1 G
4 A
Premier League
30 apps
1 G
1 A
UEFA Youth League
8 apps
1 G
1 A
Serie A
25 apps
0 G
8 A
LigaPro
19 apps
0 G
4 A
Europa League
11 apps
0 G
2 A
Taça de Portugal
5 apps
0 G
2 A
EFL Cup
5 apps
0 G
1 A
FA Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Nuno Tavares

Who is Nuno Tavares?

Nuno Tavares is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a left-back for SS Lazio.

How old is Nuno Tavares?

Nuno Tavares is 26 years old. He was born on January 26, 2000 in Lisboa.

What position does Nuno Tavares play?

Nuno Tavares plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Nuno Tavares play for?

Nuno Tavares currently plays for SS Lazio.

How many career goals has Nuno Tavares scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nuno Tavares has scored 9 goals in 179 appearances.

What is Nuno Tavares's market value?

Nuno Tavares's most recent reported market value is €25.00m.