Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Laval.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1209 | 6.83 |
 Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.9 |
Scout report
Yohan Tavares is a 38-year-old central defender at Laval, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 17 appearances, a Season grade of 11, top 91% of Ligue 2 centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 8.7, ranking 312th of 313 in the Ligue 2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (37.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.31 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 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 60th of 66 of the 66 centre-backs in the Ligue 2, on 3 clean sheets and 2.308 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 66th of 66 of the 66 centre-backs in the Ligue 2. At 38 Tavares is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Laval finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
2.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 37.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 38, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 8.7, Tavares carries the 66th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 2 of 66, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Laval finished 16th 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 moderate defensive volume (2.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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