By 2026, Vitinha is regarded by many as one of the best midfielders in the world, and there are plenty of reasons for this.

At the age of 26, the Portuguese player already has an impressive collection of trophies. These include two Primeira Liga titles and two Portuguese Cups won with Porto between 2019 and 2022, as well as the UEFA Nations League title with the Portuguese national team in the 2024–25 season.

However, his greatest triumphs have come with Luis Enrique’s Paris Saint-Germain, a club for which he has already made over 200 appearances, scoring 27 goals and providing 25 assists (as of September 2026).

Vitinha joined the French club in 2022 and has since won 14 titles with PSG, including the first Champions League title in the club’s history, followed by a second consecutive title the following season.

Vitinha’s honours with Paris Saint-Germain:

  • 4x Ligue 1 (2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 and 2025–26)

  • 2x Coupe de France (2023–24 and 2024–25)

  • 4x Trophée des Champions (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025)

  • 2x UEFA Champions League (2024–25 and 2025–26)

  • 2x UEFA Super Cup (2025 and 2026)

  • 1x FIFA Intercontinental Cup (2025)

Vitinha’s performances for PSG in the 2025–26 Champions League were instrumental in the club’s title victory.

As the metronome at the heart of the team, dictating the tempo and organising play, Vitinha demonstrates his influence less through goals and assists – although he has plenty of those too – and more through his excellent passing ability.

It was during this very campaign that Vitinha completed over 100 passes in nine different matches, including the final.

2025–26 Champions League matches in which Vitinha completed over 100 passes:

  • 21/10/25 (against Bayer Leverkusen) – 126 successful passes

  • 4 November 25 (against Bayern Munich) – 116 successful passes

  • 10/12/25 (against Athletic Bilbao) – 113 successful passes

  • 20/01/26 (against Sporting CP) – 112 successful passes

  • 28/01/26 (against Newcastle United) – 105 successful passes

  • 17 February 26 (against Monaco) – 105 successful passes

  • 25 February 26 (against Monaco) – 117 successful passes

  • 8 April 26 (v Liverpool) – 133 successful passes

  • 30 May 26 (v Arsenal) – 141 successful passes

With these figures, Vitinha occupies two of the top spots on the list of players with the most successful passes in a single season of the competition, alongside the legendary Spanish midfielder Xavi, who finished third in the Ballon d’Or’s rankings three times during his career.

Most successful passes in a single Champions League season:

  1. Vitinha (2025–26) – 1,589 passes

  2. Xavi (2012–13) – 1,299 passes

  3. Vitinha (2024–25) – 1,294 passes

  4. Xavi (2010–11) – 1,244 passes

Vitinha’s most impressive performance came in the 2025–26 final against Arsenal, the English Premier League champions. In that match, he had more touches than any other player on the pitch (162) and recorded a 94 per cent pass accuracy rate.

Since detailed statistics began to be collected in 2003–04, Vitinha (in 2026) and Xavi (in 2011) share first place amongst players with the most successful passes in a Champions League final, with 141 each.

This same passing ability was also evident in Vitinha’s performances for Portugal at the 2026 World Cup. In the third group stage match, against Colombia, the Portuguese player had 100 per cent passing accuracy, completing 54 out of 54 attempts. His passing accuracy did not fall below 89 per cent in any of the matches.

Vitinha’s passing accuracy during the 2026 World Cup:

  • 17 June (against DR Congo) – 95 per cent pass accuracy

  • 23 June (against Uzbekistan) – 97 per cent pass accuracy

  • 27 June (against Colombia) – 100 per cent pass accuracy

  • 2 July (against Croatia) – 93 per cent pass accuracy

  • 6 July (against Spain) – 89 per cent pass accuracy

In the first two matches, against DR Congo and Uzbekistan, Vitinha also had more touches than any other player on the pitch, with 134 and 100 respectively.

Vitinha’s 121 successful passes in Portugal’s opening match against DR Congo are the highest number recorded by a player who played for less than 90 minutes in a World Cup match since records began in 1966.

It is safe to say that Vitinha has no intention of resting on his laurels and is still aiming to win many more titles for both PSG and the Portuguese national team.

He has, however, already received two nominations for the ‘Ballon d’Or’ and has established himself as one of the best midfielders of his generation, as well as being recognised for his exceptional passing ability.