Arthur Chaves

Arthur Chaves
Chaves playing for Brazil U23 in 2024
Personal information
Full name Arthur Largura Chaves
Date of birth (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Florianópolis, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
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
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Winner2023 Santiago
* 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. He was promoted to the first team in February 2021, 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.

On 1 December 2021, after playing in one league match as his side achieved promotion, Arthur Chaves renewed his contract with Avaí until 2024. 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.

On 18 August 2022, Arthur Chaves signed a five-year contract with Académico de Viseu in Portugal.

On 31 August 2024, Chaves moved to Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim in Germany. On 3 May 2025, he scored his only goal for the club in a 4–4 away draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach.

On 22 January 2026, Chaves was loaned to fellow Bundesliga club FC Augsburg until the end of the season. Two days later, he netted his first goal on his debut in a 2–1 away win over Bayern Munich.

On 4 September 2026, Chaves returned to Brazil and was loaned to Botafogo.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Avaí 2021 Série B 101000——20
2022 Série A 1709010——270
Total 18010010——290
Académico de Viseu 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 261—3050—341
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 203—0000—203
2024–25 Liga Portugal 2 20—0000—20
Total 484—3050—564
TSG Hoffenheim 2024–25 Bundesliga 261—20—60341
2025–26 Bundesliga 40—10——50
2026–27 Bundesliga 00—0000—00
Total 301—30—60391
TSG Hoffenheim II 2024–25 Regionalliga Südwest 20————20
FC Augsburg (loan) 2025–26 Bundesliga 102—00——102
Career total 10871007050601307

Honours

Avaí

Brazil U23

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Arthur Chaves É VIRIATO!" [Arthur Chaves is our new player] (in Portuguese). Académico de Viseu F.C. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "TSG sign Arthur Chaves". TSG Hoffenheim. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Gladbach verspielt bei Torspektakel gegen Hoffenheim wohl Europa-Chance" (in German). Sky Sport. 3 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "FCA strengthens defence through Arthur Chaves". FC Augsburg. 22 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Sensationeller Comeback-Sieg: Augsburg beendet Bayerns Ungeschlagen-Serie" (in German). Bundesliga. 24 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Arthur Chaves is moving to Brazil on loan". www.tsg-hoffenheim.de.
  12. ↑ Arthur Chaves at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Arthur Chaves wins Defender of the Month in Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portugal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.