Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Tondela.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 602 | 6.66 |
Scout report
Hélder Tavares is a 36-year-old central midfielder at Tondela, rated 10.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 314th of 317 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.59 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tavares.
Judged on this season alone, Tavares graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 42 of the 42 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.588 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 6). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 42nd of 42 of the 42 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 36 Tavares is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Tondela finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 20 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 19.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 10.8, Tavares carries the 42nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primeira Liga of 42 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
