Vitinha
#23 · Midfielder · age 26
Deep-lying conductor; Champions League winner; midfield engine
92
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 63
- Career peak
- 92
- League level
- 88
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 76
- Longevity
- 68
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Portugal’s midfield is built around the PSG axis — Vitinha as the deep-lying conductor, João Neves as the box-to-box partner, and Nuno Mendes overlapping outside them. The chemistry isn’t theoretical; it’s three players who play together every week in the Champions League and Ligue 1. Martínez has effectively imported the model and added Bernardo Silva as the half-space wildcard.
Vitinha’s job in the Portugal shape is to make the high press survivable — receive on the half-turn under pressure, break the first line of opposition defence, and reset tempo when the attack stalls. The version of him in 2025-26 is the best deep midfielder Portugal have produced since Tiago Mendes or arguably ever.
Strengths
- Press resistance
- Progressive passing
- Tempo-setting
- Box-to-box stamina
- Carrying the ball through pressure
Recent form
PSG midfield centrepiece in their continental treble; carried into 2025-26 as the team's pivot.
His Champions League final performance in 2024-25 was rated 9.4/10 by WhoScored, the highest individual rating in a CL final since the modern tracker began.