Defender

Tiago Araújo

KAA Gent
Portugal
25 yrs
184 cm
Preferred foot: Left

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Appearances: 13
Goals: 2
Assists: 6
Average rating: 7.55

Age25

Date of birth27 Mar 2001

Height184 cm

Weight–

Preferred footLeft

Market value€4.9M

Contract until30 Jun 2028

Season performance · 2026

UEFA Conference League

KAA Gent

Appearances / Starts3 / 3

Minutes270

Rating7.50

Goals / Assists0 / 1

Shots (on target)7 (1)

Passes · accuracy157 · 84%

Key passes3

Tackles / Interceptions2 / 4

Duels won10 / 15

Successful dribbles3

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.24 / 0.58

Detailed statistics

Big chances created2

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls8

Accurate crosses4

Touches238

Possession lost47

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won4

Ground duels won6

Clearances11

Ball recoveries14

Fouls won2

Fouls committed1

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week1

Clean sheets2

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)32.17

Top speed (km/h)32.80

Pro League

KAA Gent

Appearances / Starts10 / 10

Minutes899

Rating7.56

Goals / Assists2 / 5

Shots (on target)14 (4)

Passes · accuracy461 · 83%

Key passes15

Tackles / Interceptions17 / 12

Duels won41 / 88

Successful dribbles6

Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.71 / 2.78

Detailed statistics

Big chances created8

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion14%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box1

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls32

Accurate crosses14

Touches747

Possession lost177

Dispossessed10

Aerial duels won11

Ground duels won30

Clearances22

Ball recoveries32

Fouls won7

Fouls committed5

Offsides3

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week1

Clean sheets4

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)106.15

Top speed (km/h)36.04

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average

Attacking55

Technical56

Tactical36

Defending46

Creativity65

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
8 Nov 2026	KAA Gent – KV Kortrijk	–	–	–
5 Nov 2026	Kuopion Palloseura – KAA Gent	0–0	90'	7.4
1 Nov 2026	Lommel SK – KAA Gent	2–0	90'	6.9
25 Oct 2026	KAA Gent – RSC Anderlecht	4–0	90'	9.1
22 Oct 2026	Sporting Braga – KAA Gent	2–0	90'	6.4
18 Oct 2026	Union Rochefortoise – KAA Gent	7–6	–	–
15 Oct 2026	KAA Gent – AGF	1–0	90'	8.7
10 Oct 2026	SV Zulte Waregem – KAA Gent	0–2	90'	7.6
18 Sep 2026	KAA Gent – Standard Liège	2–1	90'	7.2
13 Sep 2026	KRC Genk – KAA Gent	1–1	90'	6.9
6 Sep 2026	Cercle Brugge – KAA Gent	0–3	89'	6.9
3 Sep 2026	KAA Gent – Oud-Heverlee Leuven	1–0	90'	7.9
30 Aug 2026	KAA Gent – Club Brugge KV	2–1	90'	7.9
27 Aug 2026	Hibernian – KAA Gent	2–3	90'	7.1
20 Aug 2026	KAA Gent – Hibernian	0–0	–	–

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 5 moves · total fees 2M €

Aug 2024

Estoril To: Gent

Transfer 1.3M €
Jul 2022

Benfica B To: Estoril

Transfer 650k €
Jun 2022

Arouca To: Benfica B

Loan return
Aug 2021

Benfica B To: Arouca

Loan
Jul 2020

Benfica U23 To: Benfica B

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 6 Nov 2026

Matches (12 months)38

Average rating7.16

Last match rating7.45 Nov 2026

Matches missed0

Last 10 matches

7.4 6.9 9.1 6.4 8.7 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.9 7.9

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Pro League	KAA Gent	10 (10)	899	2	5	7.56
2026	UEFA Conference League	KAA Gent	3 (3)	270	0	1	7.50

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Pro League 2024 · percentile among midfielders (159 players)

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26 matches · 1,340 min

Tiago Araújo: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
xA / 90 min	0.11	51
Key passes / 90 min	1.48	70
Completed passes / 90 min	26.7	39
Pass accuracy	75.2%	18
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	43
Successful dribbles / 90 min	0.74	43
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min	2.01	18
Rating	6.64	10

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