Nuno Varela Tavares

DEF • Lazio

Age	26
Nationality	PRT
Height	183 cm
Weight	75 kg

Season Stats 2026-27

Matches

Goals

Assists

369

Minutes

7.1

Avg Rating

7.67

Fantavoto

Yellow cards

Red cards

AI Analysis

Match Ratings

Time lost to injuries

52 days lost, 2 injuries

Oct 2025

Calf Injury

24 gg · 3 pt

Oct 2025

Foot Injury

28 gg · 4 pt

Current Form

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Rising

Goal StreakiConsecutive matches with at least one goal scored.

Assist StreakiConsecutive matches with at least one assist.

Starter RateiPercentage of recent matches where the player started in the lineup.

80%

DisciplineiRisk of receiving cards based on recent yellow and red card frequency. Low = clean, High = card-prone.

Low

Strengths & Areas for Improvement

Strengths

Trend positivo in ascesa con rating stabile
Buona resistenza fisica e durabilità atletica
Età ottimale (26 anni) per sviluppo ulteriore

Areas for Improvement

Precisione nei passaggi molto bassa al 40%
Minutaggio limitato con solo 19 minuti giocati
Distribuzione palla imprecisa, elemento critico per difensore moderno

Playing Style

Difensore atletico e fisicamente robusto, orientato alla marcatura e al gioco aereo. Stile più diretto e meno tecnico, con enfasi sulla componente fisica e sulla resistenza.

Career Timeline

Oct 2025

Calf Injury (minor) - 3 games

Oct 2025

Foot Injury (moderate) - 4 games

Jul 2025

Free: Lazio → Arsenal

Jul 2025

Permanent to Lazio

Jun 2025

Permanent to Lazio

Jun 2025

Permanent: Lazio → Arsenal

2024/2026

UEFA Nations League (Winner)

Jul 2024

Loan to Lazio

Jul 2024

Free: Nottingham Forest → Arsenal

Sep 2023

Loan: Arsenal → Nottingham Forest

Jul 2023

Free: Marseille → Arsenal

2023

MLS All-Star (Winner)

2023

Community Shield (Winner)

2023

Emirates Cup (Winner)

Jul 2022

Loan: Arsenal → Marseille

2022

Florida Cup (Winner)

2022

Emirates Cup (Winner)

Jul 2021

Permanent: Benfica → Arsenal

2020/2021

Taça de Portugal (2nd Place)

2020

Super Cup (2nd Place)

2019/2021

UEFA U21 Championship (2nd Place)

2019/2020

Primeira Liga (2nd Place)

2019/2020

Taça de Portugal (2nd Place)

2019/2020

UEFA Youth League (2nd Place)

2019

Super Cup (Winner)

2018/2019

Júniores U19 (2nd Place)

2017/2018

Júniores U19 (Winner)

Articles

AI analysis and reports for this player

NEWS

Tavares Finds His Footing: A New Chapter at Lazio Under Gattuso

September 12, 2026 at 02:06 • 399 words

Lazio defender Nuno Varela Tavares has moved from transfer speculation to first-team fixture in the opening weeks of the 2026-27 Serie A season, contributing one assist across three appearances and ca...

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Lazio's Tavares faces uncertain future as Gattuso era begins

August 17, 2026 at 02:06 • 457 words

Lazio defender Nuno Varela Tavares enters the 2026-27 season as a transfer subject rather than a settled presence, with reports linking him to a swap deal involving Milan defender Fikayo Tomori as the...

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Varela Tavares and the Wreckage Around Him

May 21, 2026 at 02:01 • 436 words

Lazio defender Nuno Varela Tavares closes out the 2025-26 Serie A season suspended, absent for the final fixture, and surrounded by a club in open institutional crisis. At 26, he has made 22 appearanc...

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Varela Tavares Faces Summer of Uncertainty as Lazio Brace for Wholesale Change

May 20, 2026 at 02:01 • 398 words

Lazio defender Nuno Varela Tavares heads into the final weekend of the 2025-26 Serie A season suspended, one of eleven players across the division confirmed absent for the closing round of fixtures. I...

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