Arthur Largura Chaves (born 29 January 2001), known as Arthur Chaves, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga Portugal 2 club Académico de Viseu.

Club career

Born in

Florianópolis Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ...

, Santa Catarina, Arthur Chaves joined

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'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

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

Career statistics

Honours

Avaí * Campeonato Catarinense: 2021 Brazil U23 *

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Individual * Liga Portugal 2 Defender of the Month: February 2023

References

External links

Avaí profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arthur Chaves 2001 births Footballers from Florianópolis Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Avaí FC players Académico de Viseu F.C. players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Catarinense players Liga Portugal 2 players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games