José Luís Rocha Tavares
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Santa Clara.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 6.6 |
Scout report
José Luís Rocha Tavares is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Santa Clara, rated 53.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 56th of 133 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.11 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 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 14th of 20 of the 20 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.113 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 53, top 35% of the 20 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 23 Tavares is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 20.3 reflects that trajectory.
Tavares is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Santa Clara finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 30.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 53.1, Tavares carries the 7th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primeira Liga (top 35%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Santa Clara finished 13th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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