Nuno TavaresLB#17

Lazio·Serie A·Defender - Left-Back

26 years(26/01/2000)1,83mleftPortugal, Cape VerdeContract until 30/06/2029

6.91Rating27 matches in 12 months

€12.00mMarket value#8 in Lazio · #164 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Serie A29.116.6

Coppa Italia04.127.1

Serie A07.126.1

Serie A30.016.9

Serie A08.027

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.60Nov

6.60Dec

6.90Jan

6.90Feb

7.30Mar

6.70Apr

6.40May

Jun

Jul

7.20Aug

7.20Sep

Oct

Club matchesLazio

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Recent results

03 Oct · 14:00Friendlies ClubsH

Juve StabiaD3:3Match stats 19 Sept · 19:45Serie AA

Venezia—Prediction 12 Sept · 17:00Serie AH

AC Milan—Prediction 07 Sept · 19:45Serie AA

Udinese—Prediction 30 Aug · 19:45Serie AH

GenoaW1:0Prediction

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Serie A

Goals012 of 52Rank

xG0.540.29 / 9020 of 49Rank

Assists20.51 / 901 of 52Rank

xA0.510.28 / 904 of 52Rank

Shots71.79 / 902 of 49Rank

Shots on target229%6 of 49Rank

Key passes61.53 / 908 of 52Rank

Pass accuracy85.9%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among defenders — Serie A, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking49

Technique59

Tactical38

Defending53

Creativity66

Strengths

Discipline

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DL · ML

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0039%

xG0.0560%

Shots1.8698%

Shots on target0.5390%

Conversion %039%

Big chances missed0.2714%

Dribbles1.86100%

Fouls won1.5996%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.53100%

xA0.2398%

Key passes1.5986%

Big chances created0.5392%

Accurate passes48.0563%

Pass accuracy %85.439%

Final third passes13.8194%

Long balls2.1273%

Crosses1.0692%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles2.3973%

Interceptions0.274%

Clearances2.6533%

Aerial duels won0.2710%

Duels won6.1190%

Recoveries5.5892%

Dribbled past1.338%

Fouls0.8058%

Errors leading to goal0.0054%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 51 defenders · Serie A · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 339′

Similar playersSerie A · defenders · season 26/27

80%

Álex JiménezFiorentina · Defender - Right-Back6.75Rating1G1A21age 79%

Samuele BirindelliMonza · Defender - Right-Back6.76Rating0G2A27age 77%

Antoine HainautVenezia · Defender - Right-Back7.08Rating1G1A24age 77%

Anthony OyonoFrosinone · Defender - Right-Back6.88Rating0G1A25age 77%

Emanuele LulliRoma · Defender - Right-Back7.00Rating0G0A19age 76%

Yan CoutoComo · Defender - Right-Back6.80Rating0G1A24age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 26 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-1.7

-1.1

01.1

25/26

-0.5

00.5

26/27

Goals xG · total 0 / 1.7

Assists vs xA

-0.7

-1.2

01.2

25/26

+0.5

10.5

26/27

Assists xA · total 1 / 1.7

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 19.07.2026

Missed matches3last 12 months

National teamPortugal3 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2029

Market value€12.00mHighest: €25.00m (18/12/2024)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
UEFA Nations League	Portugal	26/27	2	13	6.50	—	—	0	—	—
Serie A	Lazio	26/27	5	339	7.34	—	2	2	—	—

Transfers14

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
01/07/2025	25/26	Arsenal	Lazio	€5.58m	€25.00m
30/06/2025	24/25	Lazio	Arsenal	End of loan	€25.00m
15/07/2024	24/25	Arsenal	Lazio	loan transfer	€15.00m
30/06/2024	23/24	Nott'm Forest	Arsenal	End of loan	€15.00m
01/09/2023	23/24	Arsenal	Nott'm Forest	Loan fee:€1.15m	€18.00m
30/06/2023	22/23	Marseille	Arsenal	End of loan	€18.00m
30/07/2022	22/23	Arsenal	Marseille	loan transfer	€15.00m
10/07/2021	21/22	Benfica	Arsenal	€8.00m	€7.00m
01/07/2019	19/20	Benfica B	Benfica	-	€700k
01/07/2018	18/19	Benfica U19	Benfica B	-	-
01/07/2017	17/18	Benfica U17	Benfica U19	-	-
01/07/2015	15/16	Casa Pia U15	Benfica U17	?	-
01/07/2013	13/14	Sporting Yth.	Casa Pia U15	free transfer	-
01/07/2010	10/11	Casa Pia Jgd.	Sporting Yth.	?	-

Market value

€12.00m Current€25.00m Highest · 18/12/202429/05/2026 Last change

12.02.201929.05.2026

#8 Lazio#55 Left-Back#45 Portugal#164 Serie A#1.044 Worldwide#114 Year 2000

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
12/02/2019	19	SL Benfica B	€200k
29/06/2019	19	SL Benfica B	€700k
11/10/2019	19	SL Benfica	€2.50m
30/12/2019	19	SL Benfica	€5.00m
08/04/2020	20	SL Benfica	€4.50m
17/08/2020	20	SL Benfica	€5.00m
28/01/2021	21	SL Benfica	€7.00m
21/05/2021	21	SL Benfica	€7.00m
23/12/2021	21	Arsenal FC	€13.00m
15/06/2022	22	Arsenal FC	€15.00m
19/09/2022	22	Olympique Marseille	€18.00m
02/11/2022	22	Olympique Marseille	€18.00m
27/06/2023	23	Olympique Marseille	€18.00m
19/12/2023	23	Nottingham Forest	€16.00m
27/05/2024	24	Nottingham Forest	€15.00m
18/12/2024	24	SS Lazio	€25.00m
17/06/2025	25	SS Lazio	€25.00m
07/10/2025	25	SS Lazio	€20.00m
23/12/2025	25	SS Lazio	€15.00m
24/03/2026	26	SS Lazio	€13.00m
29/05/2026	26	SS Lazio	€12.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Serie A	Lazio	3	165	0	0.54	0.54	1	0.51	7	4	1.18
2025	Serie A	Lazio	23	1478	0	1.13	1.13	0	1.18	16	20	5.69

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.