SL Benfica - Nuno Tavares, #71
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Nuno Tavares was born on 26 January 2000 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was formed at Benfica, joining the under-17 side in 2015 and progressing through the youth ranks to Benfica B in 2018.
A left-back, he renewed his contract on 5 June 2018 and again on 12 July 2019, the latter deal running to 2024. He broke into the first-team squad in August 2019 and 2020/21 was his most substantial season at the club, when he was used as a regular option at left-back under Jorge Jesus and featured in the league and in Europe. He left before the 2021/22 season began.
Benfica sold him to Arsenal on 10 July 2021 for a reported eight million euros. He subsequently had loan spells at Marseille and Nottingham Forest before joining Lazio, initially on loan and then permanently. He has represented Portugal at youth international level.
Season Statistics: 2019/20
Matches During 2019/20
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Result | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 AUG SAT 20:45 | N | FC Porto | 2-1 | Started | |
21 JUL TUE 21:15 |  NOS LeagueMatchday 33 | A | CD Aves | 0-4 | Started 1 |
14 JUL TUE 21:30 | NOS LeagueMatchday 32 | H | Vitória SC | 2-0 | Started |
9 JUL THU 21:30 | NOS LeagueMatchday 31 | A | FC Famalicão | 1-1 | Started |
4 JUL SAT 21:15 | NOS LeagueMatchday 30 | H | Boavista FC | 3-1 | Started 1 |
29 JUN MON 18:00 | NOS LeagueMatchday 29 | A | Marítimo | 2-0 | Started |
23 JUN TUE 19:15 | NOS LeagueMatchday 28 | H | Santa Clara | 3-4 | Started |
17 JUN WED 21:15 | NOS LeagueMatchday 27 | A | Rio Ave | 1-2 | Started 1 |
10 JUN WED 19:15 | NOS LeagueMatchday 26 | A | Portimonense | 2-2 | 64' |
3 MAR TUE 15:00 |  UEFA Youth LeagueRound of 16 | H | Liverpool U19 | 4-1 | Started 1 1 |
27 JAN MON 19:45 |  Pro LeagueMatchday 18 | A | Estoril Praia | 1-0 | Started 1 |
18 JAN SAT 17:00 | Pro LeagueMatchday 17 | A | FC Porto B | 2-1 | Started |
11 JAN SAT 15:00 | Pro LeagueMatchday 16 | H | Casa Pia AC | 4-0 | Started |
5 JAN SUN 11:15 | Pro LeagueMatchday 15 | A | Farense | 0-3 | Started 1 |
29 DEC SUN 11:15 | Pro LeagueMatchday 14 | A | SC Covilhã | 2-2 | Started |
21 DEC SAT 20:00 |  Allianz CupMatchday 3 | A | Vitória FC | 2-2 | Started |
3 DEC TUE 20:15 | Allianz CupMatchday 2 | A | SC Covilhã | 1-1 | Started |
10 NOV SUN 11:15 | Pro LeagueMatchday 10 | A | FC Penafiel | 1-1 | Started |
26 OCT SAT 15:00 | Pro LeagueMatchday 7 | H | Nacional | 1-0 | Started 70' |
25 SEP WED 19:00 | Allianz CupMatchday 1 | H | Vitória SC | 0-0 | Started |
24 AUG SAT 19:00 | NOS LeagueMatchday 3 | H | FC Porto | 0-2 | Started |
17 AUG SAT 19:00 | NOS LeagueMatchday 2 | A | B SAD | 0-2 | Started 1 |
10 AUG SAT 21:30 | NOS LeagueMatchday 1 | H | Paços de Ferreira | 5-0 | Started 1 2 |
4 AUG SUN 20:45 | N | Sporting CP | 0-5 | Started |
