Nuno Tavares · career
Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares
Center Back · Lazio · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Tavares is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2022/23Trending upInjury-hit 2025/265 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs, including a move abroad — 122 appearances with 16 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Marseille — Season rating 30, 6 goals and 0 assists in 31 games. Form is on a climb — up 23 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
2025/26 was disrupted — 5 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Lazio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 30 |
| 2025/26 | Lazio | 23 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | LazioLoan | 23 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | Nottingham ForestLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | MarseilleLoan | 31 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | Arsenal | 22 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 17 |
| 2020/21 | Benfica | 14 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 13 |
| 2019/20 | Benfica | 11 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Benfica U19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Benfica B | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Benfica U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Benfica U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Benfica B | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2026/27 | World Cup | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2 | 0 | |
| Portugal U21 | 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship | 4 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| Portugal U19 | 2019/20 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Emirates Cup×3Community Shield×2Florida Cup×2Júniores U19×2MLS All-Star×2Super Cup×2UEFA Nations League×2Taça de Portugal×3Júniores U19×2Primeira Liga×2Super Cup×2UEFA U21 Championship×2UEFA Youth League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cupat Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Schedule · 2026/27
1 played6 not in squad· 19 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Flaminia | 6-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H Avellino | 6-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Ascoli | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 5 | Friendlies Clubs | H Ostia Mare | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A Frosinone | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Coppa Italia | H Mantova | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Serie A | A Bologna | 1-0 | Played | 19 | 6.9 |