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Tottenham Hotspur

Mateus Fernandes

Position
Attacking midfielder
Nationality
Portugal
Height
178 cm
Games
11
6 starts
Minutes
573
52 a game
Goals
0
0.4 xG
Assists
2
1.5 xA

Player profile

573 min · vs 96 attacking midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Deep-lying creator and ball-winner

Fernandes plays like a midfield all-rounder from the number 10 role for Tottenham: he is among the most accurate passers, tackles and recovers the ball like few in the group, and creates, with 2 EFL Cup assists. He rarely gets into the box, has no goals and seldom beats a man. From 573 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Accurate passer. Pass accuracy 92.3% (top 1% of attacking midfielders) and passes into the final third 8.95 (top 3%).

  • Tackles. Tackles 3.14 per 90, top 2%.

  • Creates chances. Key passes 2.51 per 90, top 13%.

  • Wins it back. Recoveries 4.87 per 90, top 13%.

Areas for development

  • Little box presence. Touches in the box 2.04 per 90 and non-penalty xG 0.06, both 3rd percentile.

  • Rarely dribbles. Dribbles won 0.31 per 90, 4th percentile.

Similar players

Against 99 attacking midfielders

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of attacking midfielders with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 8 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, right (13%), average spot centre, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 11%, Middle third 54%, Final third 35%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Premier League9450000.350.350.9711117.09
EFL Cup2123020.060.060.49157.94

11 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.18
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.3 v Charlton Athletic, 26 Aug. Hover or tap a bar.