HSV ace still on the up: 12-year-old record beckons! | OneFootball

Fabio Vieira’s loan spell at HSV is a real success story. The Portuguese midfielder could even challenge a club record that has stood for 10 years.

After some initial adjustment difficulties, the technically gifted playmaker has long since developed into the heartbeat of the attack. And he is putting up numbers that are anything but a given for a newly promoted side.

With ten goal contributions (five goals, five assists), the 25-year-old is currently by far Hamburg’s top scorer. Particularly impressive: Vieira has registered six goal contributions in the last nine matches alone. On average, he is involved in a goal every 160 minutes. For a team that looks for success above all through its work off the ball, that is an outstanding figure!

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But that’s not all: Vieira is even closing in on a special benchmark. In the Bundesliga seasons before relegation in 2018, HSV attacking players struggled enormously. That year, Lewis Holtby was the team’s top scorer with just six goal contributions. Vieira has long since surpassed that mark. Among the current squad, only Ransford Königsdörffer has managed the same, with the striker recording four goals and two assists so far.

If Vieira maintains his strong run after the international break, he should also have little trouble surpassing the 12 goal contributions that Nicolai Müller recorded in the 2016/17 season. Far more intriguing is a look at the 2015/16 campaign, when Müller racked up an impressive 14 goal contributions.

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If Vieira reaches or even surpasses that mark, he would join exclusive company. He would become HSV’s most productive Bundesliga player since Hakan Çalhanoğlu, who posted 15 goal contributions in 2013/14.

Regardless of whether he achieves that feat, Vieira has long since ensured that almost every HSV fan is hoping he stays permanently. The club will likely not be able to afford the €20 million purchase option, but there is great hope that Arsenal FC might lower the price. Vieira himself is reportedly open to a long-term future in Hamburg!

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