Fábio Tavares

Squad depth

Burton Albion · 25 yrsTransferred to Rotherham

40.1

Profile

Full nameFábio André Tavares Desidério

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityPortugal

Age25

Date of birth22 Jan 2001

BirthplaceRochdale

Height178 cm

Shirt number#11

ClubBurton Albion

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Centre-forwardalso played MID

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

949

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Burton Albion.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League One	27	4	1	949	6.5
EFL Trophy	3	1	1	222	6.8
League Cup	2	0	0	117	5.95
FA Cup	3	1	0	31	7.2

Career

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Tavares's current-season form is up 140% on last season (Season 5→12), while his Rating eased 42→40. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Burton Albion · 17th	27	4	1	6.5	40	12
2024/25	Burton AlbionLoan · 20th	10	2	1	6.66	42	5
2024/25	Coventry · 5th	1	0	0	—	55	0
2023/24	Coventry · 9th	5	1	1	6.96	64	4
2022/23	Coventry · 5th	9	0	0	6.32	58	0
2021/22	Coventry · 12th	7	1	0	6.5	64	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

Fábio Tavares is a 25-year-old centre-forward at Burton Albion, rated 40.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 217th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.38 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tavares.

Judged on this season alone, Tavares graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 55th of 73 of the 73 attacking midfielders in the League One, on 4 goals and 1 assist in 27 appearances (0.474 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 12). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, 43rd of 73 of the 73 attacking midfielders in the League One. At 25 Tavares is in his prime years, and a market index of 9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Tavares is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent

Current potential43rd of 73 attacking midfielders · League One Current season55th of 73 attacking midfielders · League One55th-best attacking midfielder in the League One217th in the League One · potential43rd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the League One

40.1

Ratingi

43rd of 73 attacking midfielders

11.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

22.9%

Minutes

limited game time

0.47

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Burton Albion finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.15

Goals / app

4 goals in 27 appearances (0.15 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.38 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 22.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 40.1, Tavares carries the 43rd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League One of 73, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Burton Albion finished 17th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.47 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %22.9%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.379

Assists / 900.095

Goal contribution / 900.474

Defensive actions / 900.569

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %44.4

Shot accuracy %69.2

Pass accuracy %70

Dribble success %45.5

Cards / 900.095

Foul involvement / 901.802

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~9), then tapers with age. At 25, Tavares sits on 9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Tavares's projected Rating — 40.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Shots on target9

Shots13

Passing

Assists1

Chances created12—

Passes117—

Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success45.5%

Duels won23—

Duels won %25.8%—

Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles5

Interceptions1

Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Rotherham2026/27 – nowFree

Burton Albionuntil 2026/27

Coventry(back from loan)2025/26 – 2026/27

Burton Albion2025/26 – 2025/26

Burton Albion(on loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Coventry2020/21 – 2024/25

Rochdale(back from loan)2020/21 – 2020/21

Curzon Ashton(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Rochdaleuntil 2019/20

About Fábio Tavares

Fábio André Tavares Desidério is a 25-year-old centre-forward who plays for Burton Albion, born on January 22, 2001 in Rochdale, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Burton Albion currently sit 17th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, Fábio Tavares has made 27 appearances with 4 goals and 1 assist across 949 minutes, averaging a 6.58 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the League One, the EFL Trophy, the League Cup and the FA Cup. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Fábio Tavares plays, Burton Albion's record this season is 8W-7D-19L — and his match ratings average 6.54 at home against 6.49 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Leyton Orient (63 minutes, 1 goal, 6.2 rating)
April 19, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Peterborough (12 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 28, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Blackpool (20 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 7, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Stevenage (9 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 28, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Wycombe (12 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 24, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Stockport County (10 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 21, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Luton (10 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
February 3, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Doncaster (8 minutes, 6.5 rating)
January 22, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Lincoln (10 minutes, 6.3 rating)
January 10, 2026: 5-0 win away at Boreham Wood (30 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Fábio Tavares at 40.1 with a Season form score of 11.9, ranking 217th of 481 centre-forwards in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, Fábio Tavares has totalled 89 club appearances with 12 goals and 3 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 27 appearances for Burton Albion.

Fábio Tavares's career has also included time at Rotherham, Coventry, Rochdale and Curzon Ashton.

Transfer news

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Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Burton Albion finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points