.jpg) Chaves playing for Brazil U23 in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Arthur Largura Chaves | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Florianópolis, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Botafogo (on loan from TSG Hoffenheim) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2021 | Avaí | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Avaí | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Académico Viseu | 48 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | TSG Hoffenheim | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | TSG Hoffenheim II | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Botafogo (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Brazil U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Arthur Largura Chaves (born 29 January 2001) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo, on loan from Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim.
Club career
Born in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Arthur Chaves joined Avaí's youth setup in 2012, aged eleven.[1] He was promoted to the first team in February 2021,[2] and made his senior debut on 4 April, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 Campeonato Catarinense away win over Metropolitano.[3]
On 1 December 2021, after playing in one league match as his side achieved promotion, Arthur Chaves renewed his contract with Avaí until 2024.[4] He was a regular starter in the 2022 Catarinense, before making his Série A debut on 10 April by starting in a 1–0 home win over América Mineiro.[5]
On 18 August 2022, Arthur Chaves signed a five-year contract with Académico de Viseu in Portugal.[6]
On 31 August 2024, Chaves moved to Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim in Germany.[7] On 3 May 2025, he scored his only goal for the club in a 4–4 away draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach.[8]
On 22 January 2026, Chaves was loaned to fellow Bundesliga club FC Augsburg until the end of the season.[9] Two days later, he netted his first goal on his debut in a 2–1 away win over Bayern Munich.[10]
On 4 September 2026, Chaves returned to Brazil and was loaned to Botafogo.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 May 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Avaí | 2021 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Série A | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Académico de Viseu | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 26 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 20 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 56 | 4 | ||||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||||
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2024–25 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| FC Augsburg (loan) | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 108 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 130 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal, DFB Pokal
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Avaí
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2021
Brazil U23
Individual
- Liga Portugal 2 Defender of the Month: February 2023[13]
References
- ^ "Há quase 10 anos no clube, Arthur Chaves celebra estreia como titular no Avaí" [After nearly 10 years at the club, Arthur Chaves celebrates debut as a starter at Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SCC 10. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Catarinense 2021: Avaí aposta na sequência do trabalho para brigar pelo título" [2021 Catarinense: Avaí bet on the sequence of the job to fight for the title] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NSC Total. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Avaí vence o Metropolitano fora de casa pelo Estadual 2021" [Avaí defeat Metropolitano away from home for the 2021 state league] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Avaí FC. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Avaí anuncia renovação de contrato de Arthur Chaves" [Avaí announce contract renewal of Arthur Chaves] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Em partida com duas expulsões, Avaí vence América-MG na estreia da Série A" [In a match with two ejections, Avaí defeat América-MG on their Série A debut] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Arthur Chaves É VIRIATO!" [Arthur Chaves is our new player] (in Portuguese). Académico de Viseu F.C. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "TSG sign Arthur Chaves". TSG Hoffenheim. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Gladbach verspielt bei Torspektakel gegen Hoffenheim wohl Europa-Chance" (in German). Sky Sport. 3 May 2025.
- ^ "FCA strengthens defence through Arthur Chaves". FC Augsburg. 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Sensationeller Comeback-Sieg: Augsburg beendet Bayerns Ungeschlagen-Serie" (in German). Bundesliga. 24 January 2026.
- ^ "Arthur Chaves is moving to Brazil on loan". www.tsg-hoffenheim.de.
- ^ Arthur Chaves at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Arthur Chaves wins Defender of the Month in Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portugal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
External links
- Arthur Chaves at FC Augsburg (in German)
- Arthur Chaves at Avaí FC (archived) (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- Arthur Chaves at Kicker (in German)