Comparing Fabio Vieira’s 21-22 stats with Arsenal’s current midfielders
Arsenal look to have bolstered their midfield ahead of the 2022-23 campaign with the eye-catching signing of Porto’s Fabio Vieira.
The Gunners have agreed to pay the Portuguese side an initial £29.9million for Vieira and could potentially spend an extra £4.3mllion in add-ons.
He came through Porto’s academy and won the prestigious UEFA Youth League in 2018-19 after scoring against Chelsea in the final.
The midfielder, who mainly operates as a No.8 or a No.10, made his senior debut in June 2020 and has since established himself as a key player for Sergio Conceicao’s side.
He is yet to win a senior cap for Portugal but won the player of the tournament award at last year’s European Under-21 Championship.
Vieira then made 39 first-team appearances for Porto in 2021-22, helping his side win a domestic double of the Primeira Liga and the Taca de Portugal.
We’ve compared his 2021-22 Primeira Liga stats with the corresponding Premier League numbers of Arsenal’s current midfielders. Note: we’ve also included Bukayo Saka’s stats as Vieira can also play on the right flank as a wide attacking midfielder.
Goals
Bukayo Saka – 11
Emile Smith Rowe – 10
Martin Odegaard – 7
Fabio Vieira – 6
Thomas Partey – 2
Grant Xhaka – 1
Albert Sambi Lokonga – 0
Assists
Fabio Vieira – 14
Bukayo Saka – 7
Martin Odegaard – 4
Emile Smith Rowe – 2
Grant Xhaka – 2
Thomas Partey – 1
Albert Sambi Lokonga – 0
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Minutes per goal or assist
Fabio Vieira – 66.4
Emile Smith Rowe – 160.1
Bukayo Saka – 166.4
Martin Odegaard – 253.9
Grant Xhaka – 777
Thomas Partey – 677.3
Albert Sambi Lokonga – N/A
Chances created per 90 minutes
Martin Odegaard – 2.5
Fabio Vieira – 2.3
Bukayo Saka – 2.0
Emile Smith Rowe – 1.4
Albert Sambi Lokonga – 1.4
Grant Xhaka – 1.2
Thomas Partey – 0.8
Successful dribbles per 90 minutes (success rate)
Thomas Partey – 1.6 (80%)
Emile Smith Rowe – 1.5 (60%)
Fabio Vieira – 1.4 (46.6%)
Bukayo Saka – 1.3 (41.9%)
Martin Odegaard – 0.8 (53.3%)
Grant Xhaka – 0.7 (70%)
Albert Sambi Lokonga – 0.2 (66.6%)
Passes per 90 minutes (passing accuracy)
Albert Sambi Lokonga – 65.0 (88.4%)
Grant Xhaka – 59.6 (86.8%)
Thomas Partey – 53.4 (85.6%)
Martin Odegaard – 50.2 (86%)
Fabio Vieira – 47.9 (82.9%)
Emile Smith Rowe – 35.9 (87.4%)
Bukayo Saka – 31.9 (79.5%)
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Successful tackles per 90 minutes (success rate)
Thomas Partey – 1.9 (61.2%)
Albert Sambi Lokonga – 1.7 (89.4%)
Martin Odegaard – 1.6 (55.1%)
Fabio Vieira – 1.3 (65%)
Bukayo Saka – 1.2 (60%)
Grant Xhaka – 1.2 (54.5%)
Emile Smith Rowe – 0.7 (50%)
Interceptions per 90 minutes
Albert Sambi Lokonga – 1.0
Thomas Partey – 1.0
Grant Xhaka – 0.8
Bukayo Saka – 0.7
Fabio Vieira – 0.7
Emile Smith Rowe – 0.7
Martin Odegaard – 0.4
Shots per 90 minutes (inside penalty area)
Fabio Vieira – 3.1 (1.1)
Bukayo Saka – 2.9 (2.2)
Emile Smith Rowe – 1.9 (1.4)
Thomas Partey – 1.9 (0.6)
Martin Odegaard – 1.7 (0.7)
Albert Sambi Lokonga – 1.6 (0.2)
Grant Xhaka – 1.1 (0.7)
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