Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares
Portugal | Defender | Lazio
Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares, 26, is a footballer from Portugal playing as Defender for Lazio. Varela Tavares was born in Lisboa, Portugal. In the 2025/26 Serie A season Varela Tavares has 23 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists in 1,493 minutes at an average rating of 6.85. Varela Tavares is ranked 12th in the Coppa Italia Yellow Cards list for 2025/26.
Profile
- Full name
- Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares
- Age
- 26
- Born
- 26 January 2000 | Lisboa | Portugal
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Height
- 183
- Weight
- 75
- Position
- Defender
- Shirt number
- 17
- Current club
- Lazio
League Rankings
- Coppa Italia 2025/26 | Yellow Cards | Position 12 | 1 yellow cards Visit the Coppa Italia hub
- Coppa Italia 2025/26 | Red Cards | Position 18 | 0 red cards Visit the Coppa Italia hub
Season by Season Stats
| Season | Team | League | Apps | Goals | Assists | xG | Yellow | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Lazio | Serie A | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 6.85 |
| 25/26 | Lazio | Coppa Italia | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.84 |
| 2025 | Lazio | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Portugal U21 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Portugal | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Portugal | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| 2019 | Benfica | UEFA Champions League | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Benfica | UEFA Europa League | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Benfica | International Champions Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 19/20 | Benfica | Primeira Liga | 11 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 7.02 |
| 19/20 | Benfica | Taça de Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 19/20 | Benfica | Taça da Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Career
Trophy Cabinet | 8 won
- Emirates Cup 2× 2023 · 2022 World
- Community Shield 1× 2023 England
- Florida Cup 1× 2022 World
- Júniores U19 1× 2017/2018 Portugal
- MLS All-Star 1× 2023 World
- Super Cup 1× 2019 Portugal
- UEFA Nations League 1× 2024/2026 Europe
Runner-up finishes
- Taça de Portugal 2× | 2020/2021 · 2019/2020 | Portugal
- Júniores U19 1× | 2018/2019 | Portugal
- Primeira Liga 1× | 2019/2020 | Portugal
- Super Cup 1× | 2020 | Portugal
- UEFA U21 Championship 1× | 2019/2021 | Europe
- UEFA Youth League 1× | 2019/2020 | Europe
Clubs | 9
-
Lazio
Jul 2025 – present
Transfer
-
Arsenal
Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
-
Arsenal
Jun 2025 – Jul 2025
Return from loan
-
Lazio
Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Loan
-
Arsenal
Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
-
Nottingham Forest
Sep 2023 – Jul 2024
Loan
-
Arsenal
Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
-
Marseille
Jul 2022 – Jul 2023
Loan
-
Arsenal
Jul 2021 – Jul 2022
€ 8M
Injury and Suspension History
- Muscle Injury : 18 April 2025 to 7 May 2025
- Groin Injury : 7 April 2025 to 16 April 2025
- Muscle Injury : 17 March 2025 to 3 April 2025
- Muscle Injury : 9 March 2025 to 12 March 2025
- Thigh Injury : 24 January 2025 to 7 February 2025
- Hamstring : 16 November 2024 to 7 December 2024
- Thigh Injury : 18 February 2024 to 12 April 2024
- Groin Injury : 24 September 2023 to 28 October 2023
- Concussion : 17 April 2023 to 25 April 2023
- Thigh Injury : 6 February 2023 to 16 February 2023
Frequently Asked Questions
What position does Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares play?
Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares plays as Defender.
Which team does Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares play for?
Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares plays for Lazio in the Serie A.
How many goals has Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares scored this season?
Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares has scored 0 goals in 23 appearances in the Serie A 2025/26 season.
How old is Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares?
Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares is 25 years old and comes from Portugal.
Updated: 11 Jul 2026, 07:07 UTC