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

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%)

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)