Tomás Araújo

Araújo's current-season form is level with last season (Season 37→37), while his Rating held around 61. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 56).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Benfica · 7th	2	0	0	7.05	61	37
2025/26	Benfica · 3rd	23	1	2	7.1	61	37
2024/25	Benfica · 2nd	28	1	2	7.13	67	56
2023/24	Benfica · 2nd	13	1	0	6.99	60	11
2022/23	GIL VicenteLoan · 13th	22	1	2	7.11	62	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal	6	0
Portugal U21	8	0
Portugal U17	10	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Tomás Araújo is a 24-year-old central defender at Benfica, rated 60.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (55.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Araújo.

On the season, Araújo graded 37 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 3.525 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 37 → 37). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61. At 24 Araújo is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2022/23

60.6

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

37.4

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

55.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.53

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Benfica finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.53

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Defensive volume. 3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 55.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 60.6 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %55.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.053

Assists / 900.107

Goal contribution / 900.16

Defensive actions / 903.525

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.214

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 (~24), then tapers with age. At 24, Araújo sits on 23.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Araújo's projected Rating — 60.6 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 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles32

Interceptions22

Blocks12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Benfica(back from loan)Jul 2023 – now

GIL Vicente(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2023

Benficauntil Jul 2022

About Tomás Araújo

Tomás Lemos Araújo is a 24-year-old centre-back who plays for Benfica, born on May 16, 2002 in Famalicão, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Benfica currently sit 7th of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, Tomás Araújo has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 149 minutes, averaging a 7.05 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 17, 2026: 7-0 win away at Casa Pia (59 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 9, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Academico Viseu (97 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Tomás Araújo's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Benfica face Estoril at home in the Primeira Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Tomás Araújo at 60.6 with a Season form score of 37.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Taça da Liga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, Tomás Araújo has totalled 155 club appearances with 8 goals and 6 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 28 appearances for Benfica.

Tomás Araújo's career has also included time at GIL Vicente.

On the international stage, Tomás Araújo has represented Portugal, Portugal U21, Portugal U17 — 24 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.