Nuno Tavares
Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares (born 26 January 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Arsenal. Club career. Benfica. Born in Lisbon of Cape Verdean descent, Tavares finished his development with Benfica after three years at city rivals Sporting CP and two stints with Casa Pia. He made his senior debut with the former's reserves in the LigaPro, his first match being a 3–2 home win against Covilhã on 27 October 2018. Tavares made his debut with the first team on 4 August 2019, playing 90 minutes in the  5–0 victory over Sporting in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira at the Estádio Algarve. He played his first game in the Primeira Liga the following week, opening an eventual 5–0 home defeat of Paços de Ferreira and adding two assists. During his spell at the club, Tavares made 41 competitive appearances. Arsenal. On 10 July 2021, Tavares joined Arsenal on a long-term contract in a deal worth around £8 million. He made his Premier League debut on 13 August, coming on as a late substitute for Calum Chambers in a 2–0 away defeat to Brentford. He scored his  first goal on 23 April 2022, through a calm tap-in after David de Gea had saved Bukayo Saka's curl in the third minute of an eventual 3–1 home win. International career. Tavares won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 10 September 2019, in a 2–0 win in Belarus for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. On 7 October 2021, against Liechtenstein in the next edition, he scored the first goal in the 11–0 rout in Vizela. Honours. Benfica