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Defensive midfielderCape VerdeSegunda Liga

Hélder Tavares

Experienced headTondela · 36 yrsFringe player
10.7
31%
Ratingi
5.7
58.1%
Seasoni
1.2
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameHélder Luís Lopes Vieira Tavares
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityCape Verde
Age36
Date of birth26 Dec 1989
BirthplaceLisboa
Height180 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubTondela
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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20
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
602
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tondela.

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

Hélder Tavares is a 36-year-old defensive midfielder at Tondela, rated 10.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tavares.

On the season, Tavares graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.68 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. 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.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
10.7
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
5.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
19.2%
Minutes
limited game time
3.68
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Tondela finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

19
Apps
3.68
Def. / 90
14
Tackles
8
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 19 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. 3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 19.2% 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

Rated 10.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.68 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Segunda Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles14
Interceptions8
Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

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