Fábio Vieira (footballer, born 2000)

Fábio Daniel Ferreira Vieira (born 30 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Porto B as a midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Vieira.
Fábio Vieira
Personal information
Full name Fábio Daniel Ferreira Vieira
Date of birth (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Porto B
Number 86
Youth career
2008– Porto
2015–2016 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Porto B 24 (7)
2020– Porto 2 (0)
National team‡
2018 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2019– Portugal U19 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 July 2019

Club career

Vieira played nine matches as FC Porto Juniors won the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League, and scored to open their 3–1 win over Chelsea in the final in Nyon on 29 April.[1] On 24 October 2018 in a group game, he was sent off for two yellow cards in a 2–1 loss at FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[2]

On 24 February 2019, Vieira made his professional debut with FC Porto B in a 2018–19 LigaPro match against Arouca, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute for João Mário in a 1–0 away loss.[3] Six months and a day later, he scored for the first time with a penalty in a 3–1 win at S.C. Farense.[4]

International career

Vieira played all five matches at Portugal finished runners-up to Spain at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia. In the group game against the same team on 17 July, he earned a 1–1 draw with a free kick in Yerevan.[5] He and teammate Félix Correia were named in the Team of the Tournament.[6]

Honours
Porto Juniors

References
  1. Almeida, Isaura (29 April 2019). "FC Porto é campeão Europeu Sub-19". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. Gonçalves, André (24 October 2018). "Youth League: FC Porto derrotado em Moscovo" [Youth League: FC Porto defeated in Moscow] (in Portuguese). One Football. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. "Arouca 1-0 FC Porto B". ForaDeJogo. 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. Chambino, João (25 August 2019). "FC Porto B impõe primeira derrota do campeonato ao Farense (1-3)" [FC Porto B imposes first defeat of the season on Farense (1–3)] (in Portuguese). Barlavento. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  5. "Europeu Sub-19: Portugal empata com Espanha e está bem colocado para passar" [European Under-19: Portugal draws with Spain and is well-placed to advance]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. "Fábio Vieira e Félix Correia no onze ideal do Europeu de sub-19" [Fábio Vieira and Félix Correia in the Best XI of the Under-19 European Championship]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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