Fábio Daniel Ferreira Vieira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfaβiu viˈɐjɾɐ]; born 30 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Porto, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal.
 Vieira playing for Arsenal in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fábio Daniel Ferreira Vieira[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 May 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Porto (on loan from Arsenal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2019 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Padroense (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Porto B | 28 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Porto | 54 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Arsenal | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Porto (loan) | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Portugal U21 | 25 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:22, 23 December 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
He started his career with Porto, where he made 76 competitive appearances and scored ten goals, winning two Primeira Liga and the 2021–22 Taça de Portugal. In July 2022, he signed with Arsenal,[2] returning to Porto on loan two years later.
Vieira represented Portugal at youth level. He finished runner-up at the 2021 European Championship with the under-21 team, being voted the tournament's best player.
Club career
editPorto
editBorn in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District,[3] Vieira played nine matches as Porto's juniors won the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League, and scored to open their 3–1 win against Chelsea in the final in Nyon on 29 April.[4] On 24 October 2018, in a group game, he was sent off for two yellow cards in a 2–1 loss at Lokomotiv Moscow.[5]
Vieira made his senior debut with Porto B on 24 February 2019, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute for João Mário in a 1–0 away defeat to Arouca in the LigaPro.[6] Six months and a day later, he scored for the first time with a penalty in a 3–1 away victory over Farense.[7]
Vieira played his first competitive match with the first team on 10 June 2020, featuring 19 minutes in the 1–0 Primeira Liga home defeat of Marítimo.[8][9] Again from the bench, he scored his first goal in the competition on 5 July to help the hosts beat B-SAD 5–0,[10] and totalled eight appearances at the end of the season for the eventual champions.[11]
On 27 October 2020, in only his second appearance in the UEFA Champions League, Vieira netted in the 2–0 win against Olympiacos in the group stage after starting at the Estádio do Dragão.[12] On 20 March 2022, his 32nd-minute strike decided the local derby at Boavista.[13] He scored his first league brace two weeks later, his side's first and second goals in a 3–0 home win over Santa Clara.[14]
Vieira found more space within the first team during the 2021–22 campaign, especially after impressing in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship where he was named player of the tournament,[15][16] providing two hat-tricks of assists against Moreirense and B-SAD[17] and totalling 14 – second-best in the league – and six goals[18] to help his side to a domestic double of the league and Taça de Portugal.[19][20]
Arsenal
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On 17 June 2022, Porto reached an agreement with Premier League club Arsenal for the transfer of Vieira for a fee of €35 million (£29.9 million) plus €5 million (£4.4 million) in add-ons.[21] Four days later, a long-term contract was agreed.[22] Having arrived injured,[23] he made his league debut on 4 September, replacing Albert Sambi Lokonga in the 74th minute of the 3–1 loss at Manchester United.[24] His first start occurred four days later in a 2–1 win over FC Zürich in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League,[25] and he scored his first goal on 18 September to close a 3–0 domestic league victory at Brentford.[26]
On 6 August 2023, Vieira scored the decisive penalty in the shoot-out as Arsenal beat Manchester City in the FA Community Shield following a 1–1 draw at Wembley Stadium.[27] On 11 November, he was sent off with a straight red card following a dangerous challenge on Burnley's Josh Brownhill in a 3–1 home victory where he featured 24 minutes from the bench,[28] then endured a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to a groin injury.[29]
Vieira returned to Porto on 27 August 2024, on a season-long loan.[30]
International career
editVieira played all five matches as Portugal finished runners-up to Spain at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia. In the group phase against the same team on 17 July, he earned a 1–1 draw with a free kick in Yerevan;[31] he and teammate Félix Correia were named in the Team of the Tournament.[32]
On 14 November 2019, Vieira won his first cap for the under-21 side, being booked in the 0–0 friendly home draw with Slovenia.[33] Five days later, he scored once and provided one assist in a 3–2 victory in Norway in the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[34] He was voted best player of the finals in Hungary and Slovenia, featuring in all six games and netting once for the runners-up.[15]
In October 2022, Vieira was named in a preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[35] Having scored seven goals during qualification,[36] he missed the 2023 European Under-21 Championship due to injury.[37]
Personal life
editIn June 2023, Vieira announced he was expecting his first child with his partner Carina Raquel.[38] Their son was born in October that year.[39]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 21 December 2024[40]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 23 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 7 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 9 | ||||||
| Porto | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 39 | 7 | ||
| Total | 54 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 76 | 10 | |||
| Arsenal | 2022–23 | Premier League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[e] | 1 | — | 33 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 1[g] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Porto (loan) | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[e] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Career total | 123 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 25 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
Honours
editPorto Youth
Porto
Arsenal
Portugal U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2019[43]
Portugal U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2021[44]
Individual
- Primeira Liga Midfielder of the Month: April 2022[45]
- SJPF Young Player of the Month: January 2022[46]
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019[47]
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2021[48]
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2021[15]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Fábio Vieira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "FC Porto confirma princípio de acordo com o Arsenal para venda de Fábio Vieira" [FC Porto confirm early agreement with Arsenal for sale of Fábio Vieira] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (17 June 2022). "Fábio Vieira: The tale thus far". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ a b Almeida, Isaura (29 April 2019). "FC Porto é campeão Europeu Sub-19" [FC Porto are Under-19 European champions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Gonçalves, André (24 October 2018). "Youth League: FC Porto derrotado em Moscovo" [Youth League: FC Porto defeated in Moscow] (in Portuguese). OneFootball. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Arouca-FC Porto B, 1–0: Arouquenses somam 4.ª vitória seguida" [Arouca-FC Porto B, 1–0: Men from Arouca get fourth win a row]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Chambino, João (25 August 2019). "FC Porto B impõe primeira derrota do campeonato ao Farense (1–3)" [FC Porto B impose first defeat of the season on Farense (1–3)] (in Portuguese). Barlavento. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Fernandes, Mariana (10 June 2020). "FC Porto vence Marítimo no Dragão com golo de Corona e volta a ser líder isolado (1–0) – como aconteceu" [FC Porto beat Marítimo at the Dragon with goal from Corona and are again alone in first place (1–0) – how it happened]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Pepe: o que Fábio Vieira vem provar e algo estranho nos relvados por estes dias" [Pepe: what Fábio Vieira goes to prove and something strange on the pitches these days]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 June 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ De Sousa, Guilherme (5 July 2020). "Goleada coloca FC Porto mais perto do título" [Rout brings FC Porto closer to title] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Monteiro, Bruno Filipe (22 August 2020). "Novo contrato de Fábio Vieira com o FC Porto está congelado" [New Fábio Vieira contract with FC Porto is frozen]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Soccer-Vieira bags maiden Champions League goal in Porto victory". Reuters. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Dragões conquistam dérbi da Invicta" [Dragons take Invicta derby] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Antunes, Inês (5 April 2022). "FC Porto 3–0 Santa Clara: Como cresceste, Fábio" [FC Porto 3–0 Santa Clara: How you've grown, Fábio] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "2021 Under-21 EURO Player of the Tournament: Fábio Vieira". UEFA. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Fábio Vieira destaca-se no FC Porto: 20 golos com a participação do médio" [Fábio Vieira highligthed at FC Porto: 20 goals with participation from midfielder]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Fábio Vieira encanta espanhóis: "Faz assistências de três em três"" [Fábio Vieira delights Spaniards: "He makes assists three at a time"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ ""Diogo Costa é uma cópia de Baía. Se calhar, um pouco mais requintado com os pés"" ["Diogo Costa is a copy of Baía. Maybe, with a little more finesse with his feet"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b Ribeiro, Patrick (7 May 2022). "Zaidu winner takes Porto to the title away to bitter rivals Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ a b Farr, Jamie (22 May 2022). "Taça de Portugal Final: Porto take down Tondela to seal domestic double". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Oficial: Dragões confirmam "princípio de acordo" por Fábio Vieira" [Official: Dragons confirm "early agreement" for Fábio Vieira]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Fabio Vieira joins on long-term contract". Arsenal F.C. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Winter, Lewis (26 July 2022). "Arsenal star Fabio Vieira 'suffered fractured foot' as Tomiyasu and Tierney updates given". Daily Express. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Stone, Simon (4 September 2022). "Manchester United 3–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ Watts, Charles (11 September 2022). "Arsenal's secret weapon? Vieira gives fans a tantalising glimpse of the future". Goal. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Johnston, Neil (18 September 2022). "Brentford 0–3 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Rogers, Jonathon (6 August 2023). "Report: Arsenal 1–1 Man City (4–1 pens)". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Howarth, Matthew (11 November 2023). "Arsenal 3–1 Burnley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira out 'for weeks' after groin surgery". Sportsnet. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Fabio Vieira completes loan move back to FC Porto". OneFootball. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Europeu Sub-19: Portugal empata com Espanha e está bem colocado para passar" [Under-19 Euro: Portugal draw with Spain and are well-placed to advance]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Fábio Vieira e Félix Correia no onze ideal do Europeu de sub-19" [Fábio Vieira and Félix Correia in Under-19 European Championship Best XI]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Esteves, Adérito (14 November 2019). "Sub-21: Portugal-Eslovénia, 0–0 (crónica)" [Under-21: Portugal-Slovenia, 0–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Portugal sofre mas vence na Noruega" [Portugal suffer but win in Norway]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "A lista de pré-convocados da Seleção para o Mundial'2022: conheça todos os nomes" [The pre-selected for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Equipa sub-21 de Portugal sem Fábio Vieira estreia-se perante Geórgia imprevisível" [Fábio Vieira-less Portugal under-21 team make debut against unpredictable Georgia]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Baixa de peso para o Europeu de Sub-21: Fábio Vieira deixa convocados por lesão" [Lofty absence for Under-21 Euro: Fábio Vieira leaves squad due to injury]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ Mba, Nnanna (4 June 2023). ""The greatest adventure of our lives" – Arsenal star Fabio Vieira announces he's expecting first child with partner Carnira [sic]". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ Critchlow, Dan (30 October 2023). "Arsenal goalscorer confirms the birth of his child". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Fábio Vieira at Soccerway
- ^ Celso, Marcos (16 July 2020). "FC Porto é campeão nacional 2019/2020" [FC Porto are 2019/2020 national champions] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Burt, Jason (6 August 2023). "Arsenal finally prove they have the mentality to push Man City all the way". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Spain win 2019 U19 EURO: at a glance". UEFA. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Germany beat Portugal for third U21 EURO title". UEFA. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Fábio Vieira é o médio do mês com mais um por cento do que outro dragão" [Fábio Vieira is midfielder of the month with one percent more than another dragon] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Fábio Vieira eleito o melhor jovem da Liga em janeiro" [Fábio Vieira voted League's best youngster in January]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "2019 U19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
External links
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- Arsenal official profile
- Fábio Vieira at Premier League
- Fábio Vieira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Fábio Vieira national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Fábio Vieira – UEFA competition record (archive)
