Vitinha rose through the youth ranks at Porto and joined the first team in 2020. He was then loaned out to the Premier League and spent the full season at Wolves along with his Portuguese mates. After a decent loan spell, Vitinha returned to Portugal and won the Liga Portugal with his club. His performances caught the eye of many and PSG were successful in bringing the midfield talent to Paris.
In his first season at the club, Vitinha lifted the league title. This season has been a bit different as the Portuguese international looks more settled and is delivering performances for his team. PSG are playing with a different mindset under Luis Enrique. Though the team has been a bit inconsistent, the performances of players like Vitinha have lifted them. Let’s take a look at the stats of the Portuguese that show his growth under the Spanish manager.
Vitinha plays as a left centre-midfielder for PSG. He has made 17 appearances combined in the Ligue 1 and the UEFA Champions League. The above pizza chart shows the percentile rank in comparison to other players playing the same role in the top five leagues in the world. Vitinha’s creative side and ability to get involved in plays are some of the reasons behind such a good percentile rank.
Support on the left
Kylian Mbappe plays on the left side for PSG. With Dembele’s addition on the right, PSG balanced their attacks on both flanks. Mbappe gets support from Vitinha down the left. The Portuguese carries the ball down the flank and makes some bursting runs from inside his own half.
A team like PSG keeps a lot of possession of the ball. Vitinha is hugely involved in games and averages 64.7 passes per 90 minutes. His accuracy rate is 90% and that shows why this Portuguese midfielder is one of the best in the business. Vitinha has the ability to penetrate the opposition penalty box with his passing and often finds runners inside the penalty box. Against Dortmund, Vitinha provided an assist in the home leg and that is his only assist for the season.
Ball recoveries in the attacking half are one of the biggest tasks for any midfielder. With a total of 21 such recoveries, Vitinha is ranked amongst the best in this business in Ligue 1.
Vitinha has already scored more goals than his first season at PSG. Three goal from the edge of the penalty box and some proper finishes shows how the Portuguese is unleashing his game under Enrique.
PSG aims to win the UEFA Champions League and Vitinha will play a huge role in this. The player will look to create and score more in the remainder of the season.
Visuals via TFA data viz engine
