Heriberto Tavares

Following his move to Maccabi Netanya, Tavares's current-season form is up 118% on last season (Season 11→24), while his Rating eased 49→28. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Universitatea Craiova	2	0	0	6.05	—	—
2025/26	Maccabi Netanya · 3rd	30	4	4	6.89	28	24
2024/25	Maccabi Netanya	27	3	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Estoril · 13th	32	2	0	6.56	49	11
2022/23	PonferradinaLoan · 19th	19	0	1	6.6	50	3
2022/23	Famalicao · 8th	4	0	0	6.88	48	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U21	8	6

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

Heriberto Tavares is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at Universitatea Craiova, rated 28.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 133rd of 240 on scout potential in the Liga I. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (50.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.24 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tavares.

Judged on this season alone, Tavares graded 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 32 attacking midfielders in the Liga I, on 4 goals and 4 assists in 30 appearances (0.477 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 24). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 23rd of 32 of the 32 attacking midfielders in the Liga I. At 29 Tavares is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Tavares is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upStepped up 2023/244 clubs

Current potential23rd of 32 attacking midfielders · Liga I Current seasonTop 35% attacking midfielders · Liga I 11th-best attacking midfielder in the Liga I 133rd in the Liga I · potential 23rd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Liga I

28.3

Ratingi

23rd of 32 attacking midfielders

23.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

50.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.48

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Universitatea Craiova finished 1st of 6 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.13

Goals / app

4 goals in 30 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.27 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.24 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 50.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.3, Tavares carries the 23rd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Liga I of 32. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.48 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %50.8%

Available fixtures33 of 40

Goals / 900.239

Assists / 900.239

Goal contribution / 900.477

Defensive actions / 903.28

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %36.4

Shot accuracy %52.4

Pass accuracy %66

Dribble success %35.6

Cards / 900.477

Foul involvement / 903.877

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 29, Tavares sits on 2.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Tavares's projected Rating — 28.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals4

Shots on target11

Shots21

Passing

Assists4

Pass accuracy66%

Possession

Successful dribbles16

Dribble success35.6%

Fouls won35

Defending

Tackles34

Interceptions18

Blocks3

Fouls committed30

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards1

Transfer history

€1.2M total transfer fees · 9 moves

Universitatea CraiovaJul 2026 – nowFree

Maccabi NetanyaJul 2024 – Jul 2026

EstorilJul 2023 – Jul 2024Free

Famalicao(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

PPonferradina(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

FamalicaoJul 2021 – Aug 2022

Famalicao(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jul 2021

Stade Brestois 29Aug 2020 – Jan 2021€ 1.2M

Moreirense(on loan)Jul 2018 – Aug 2020

Benficauntil Jul 2018

About Heriberto Tavares

Heriberto Moreno Borges Tavares is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Universitatea Craiova, born on February 19, 1997 in Amadora, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Universitatea Craiova currently sit 1st of 6 in the Liga I.

This season

In the current season, Heriberto Tavares has made 30 appearances with 4 goals and 4 assists across 1,509 minutes, averaging a 7.07 match rating over his last 6 rated games, with 7 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Ligat Ha'al and the Toto Cup Ligat Al. Though primarily a attacking midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When Heriberto Tavares plays, Universitatea Craiova's record this season is 3W-2D-1L.

Recent matches

May 13, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Hapoel Haifa (30 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 29, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Ironi Kiryat Shmona (71 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 25, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Bnei Sakhnin (80 minutes, 1 goal, 7.9 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Ashdod (87 minutes, 1 assist, 7.7 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Hapoel Haifa (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 5, 2026: 3-2 win away at Ashdod (78 minutes, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Heriberto Tavares at 28.3 with a Season form score of 23.9, ranking 133rd of 240 attacking midfielders in the Liga I. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, Heriberto Tavares has totalled 292 club appearances with 48 goals and 9 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 41 appearances for Benfica B.

Heriberto Tavares's career has also included time at Maccabi Netanya, Estoril, Famalicao, PPonferradina, Stade Brestois 29, Moreirense and Benfica.

On the international stage, Heriberto Tavares has represented Portugal U21 — 8 caps and 6 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Universitatea Craiova finished 1st of 6 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points