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{{Infobox Football biography 2
| playername = Patrick Vieira
| image = [[File:Patrick Vieira.jpg|200px]]
| fullname = Patrick Vieira
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|6|23}}
| cityofbirth = [[Dakar]]
| countryofbirth = [[Senegal]]
| height = {{height|m=1.92}}<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1352849/bio| title = Biography forPatrick Vieira = [[Imdb.com]] }}</ref>
| currentclub = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| clubnumber = 24
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1984–1986
| youthclubs1 = FC Trappes
| youthyears2 = 1986–1991
| youthclubs2 = [[FC Drouais]]
| youthyears3 = 1991–1993
| youthclubs3 = [[Tours FC|Tours]]
| years1 = 1993–1995
| clubs1 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]]
| caps1 = 49 <!--STATS ACCOUNT FOR LEAGUE ONLY-->
| goals1 = 2 <!--STATS ACCOUNT FOR LEAGUE ONLY-->
| years2 = 1995–1996
| clubs2 = [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1996–2005
| clubs3 = [[Arsenal_F.C.|Arsenal]]
| caps3 = 279 <!--STATS ACCOUNT FOR LEAGUE ONLY-->
| goals3 = 29
| years4 = 2005–2006
| clubs4 = [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
| caps4 = 31
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2006–2010
| clubs5 = [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
| caps5 = 67
| goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2010–
| clubs6 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1997–2009
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps1 = 107
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| pcupdate = 13:18, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 20:19, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
}}

'''Patrick Vieira ''' (born 23 June 1976 in [[Dakar]])<ref name="base">[http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9677 players], soccerbase.com, accessed 29 May 2007.</ref> is a [[Senegalese]]-born [[France|French]] [[Association football|footballer]] of [[Cape Verde|Cape Verdean]] ancestry who plays as a [[midfielder]] for English [[Premier League]] club [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and the [[France national football team|French national team]], of which he is the former captain.

He rose to prominence during his stint at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] from 1996 to 2005, where he won three [[Premier League]] titles – one unbeaten – and four [[FA Cup]]s, eventually becoming club captain. After leaving Arsenal in 2005, he spent one season at [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] before joining Internazionale in 2006, following Juventus' relegation for their part in a [[2006 Serie A scandal|match-fixing scandal]]. He has 107 [[cap (sport)|caps]] for France, and was part of their [[FIFA World Cup 1998|1998 World Cup]] and [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2000]]-winning sides.

In August 2008, Vieira was ranked the fifth greatest Arsenal player of all-time in a fan poll conducted on the club's official website.<ref>[http://www.arsenal.com/history/gunners-greatest-50-players]</ref>

On a less positive note, he also ranks among the players to have appeared in the English game with the worst disciplinary record, having been sent off 10 times during nine years at Arsenal.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2215721.ece]</ref>

On 11 May 2010, Patrick Vieira was nominated [[FAO Goodwill Ambassador|Goodwill Ambassador]] of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the United Nations (FAO).

==Club career==
===Early career===
Born in the [[Christian]] [[Cape Verde]]an community, Vieira's family moved to [[Dreux]] when he was eight and he did not return to Senegal until 2003.<ref name="imdb">[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1352849/bio Patrick Vieira – Biography], imdb.com, accessed May 29, 2007.</ref> Vieira first played for [[AS Cannes|Cannes]], where he made his debut at the age of 17 and captained the team aged only 19.<ref name="imdb" /> Soon after, in summer 1995, he was snapped up by Italian giants [[A.C. Milan|Milan]], though he played mainly in the reserves and made only two first team appearances.<ref name="base" />

===Arsenal===
In September 1996, the incoming Arsenal manager [[Arsène Wenger]] requested Vieira's purchase from Milan prior to taking up his position. Vieira was signed for £3.5 million, a figure which would be deemed a bargain in years to come.<ref>[http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=whereAreTheyNow&initial=V&playerID=888545 Where Are They Now?], premierleague.com, accessed May 29, 2007.</ref><ref>Fordyce, Tom, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2679529.stm "Bargain Hunt: The Premiership Years"], news.bbc.co.uk, January 22, 2003, accessed May 29, 2007.</ref> His height, stamina and physical strength allowed him to settle into the English game quickly, while his composure and the quality of his passing cemented his position as an integral part of Wenger's stylish attacking side. Forming a powerful midfield partnership with French compatriot [[Emmanuel Petit]], Vieira won the [[FA Premier League|Premiership]] and [[FA Cup]] [[the Double|Double]] in 1998, his first full season at the club.<ref>[http://www.arseweb.com/history/faq/faq98.html Arsenal – summary of the 1997/98 season], arseweb.com, accessed May 29, 2007.</ref> That summer, he was called up to France's [[Football World Cup 1998|1998 World Cup]] squad.

Vieira's early years at Arsenal were beset by disciplinary problems. In the [[2000–01 FA Premier League|2000–01]] season, he was sent off twice in two consecutive matches (the opening matches of the season), though after returning he did not receive another card for 28 matches. In all, he has been sent off twelve times in his career: nine times with Arsenal and once each with Juventus, France and Internazionale.

[[Image:Trophy presentation Highbury 2004.JPG|thumb|left|Vieira (center, on podium) holding the 2003–04 Premiership trophy after Arsenal's unbeaten season.]]
Vieira would go on to win [[2000 European Football Championship|Euro 2000]] with France, as well as a second Double with Arsenal in 2002. He also played in the [[2000 UEFA Cup Final]]. Arsenal lost the Final to [[Turkey|Turkish]] side [[Galatasaray S.K.|Galatasaray]] on [[penalty shootout (football)|penalties]], with Vieira missing his. After [[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]]'s retirement in 2002, Vieira (already vice-captain) became club captain, since which his disciplinary problems cooled significantly. Though he missed Arsenal's [[2003 FA Cup Final]] win with injury and therefore did not qualify for a winner's medal, Vieira lifted the trophy jointly with captain for the day [[David Seaman]].

In [[FA Premier League 2003-04|2003–04]] at Arsenal, he captained the side on an historic unbeaten season in the Premier League.<ref>[http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=the+club&article=341531&lid=History&Title=Club+Records CLUB RECORDS], arsenal.com, accessed May 23, 2007.</ref> At the beginning of this campaign he was in and out of the side because of a hamstring injury, with [[Ray Parlour]] replacing him in the side. However, Vieira returned for the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] match against [[Lokomotiv Moscow]], with the Gunners winning 2–0 and qualifying for the 1st Knockout round.

====2004–05 season and Madrid speculation ====

In 2004, Arsenal accepted a bid reported to be worth £23 million from Real Madrid, but Vieira turned down Real's contract offer.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/08/13/england.vieira/index.html Vieira decides to stay at Arsenal], CNN, August 23, 2004, accessed August 10, 2009.</ref> Following Real's unsuccessful approach, Vieira remained Arsenal's captain for the [[2004-05 in English football|2004–05 season]], during which the club broke [[Nottingham Forest|Nottingham Forest's]] record for the number of games unbeaten in the Premiership.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/3950453.stm Arsenal run ends at 49], BBC, October 25, 2004, accessed August 12, 2009.</ref> Vieira made a solid start to the season but wasn't in sparkling form. Arsenal had passed the record and were 49 games unbeaten and were 1st with 25 points from a possible 27. They were 49 and out when they lost to [[Manchester United]], Vieira's and [[Arsenal FC|Arsenal's]] form decreased with draws against relegation candidates [[Southampton FC|Southampton]], [[Crystal Palace FC|Crystal Palace]] and [[West Bromwich Albion|West Brom]] which saw them fall to 2nd.

Vieira scored his first goal of the season in a topsy-turvy [[North London derby]] which Arsenal won 5–4. Vieira scored his second goal of the season in vain as Arsenal lost to a weakened [[Liverpool FC|Liverpool]]. [[Chelsea FC|Chelsea]] were starting to sail away with the title and Arsenal were struggling to keep up with Chelsea despite a creditable [[Arsenal and Chelsea football rivalry|2–2]] draw with the [[Chelsea FC|league leaders]]. Arsenal then suffered a 2–0 defeat at the hands of [[Bolton Wanderers|Bolton]] before [[Manchester United FC|Manchester United]] completed the double over Arsenal with a 4–2 win at [[Highbury]] which Vieira scored the opening goal. Arsenal fell to 3rd but improved to take 2nd ahead of [[Manchester United FC|United]]. Arsenal also finished with impressive home wins against 5th place [[Liverpool FC|Liverpool]] and 4th place [[Everton FC|Everton]] with Vieira scoring against Everton in a massive 7–0 win.

Vieira scored in the [[FA Cup 2004-05|4th round]] of the [[FA Cup 2004-05]] in a 2–0 win against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers FC|Wolves]]. In the [[2005 FA Cup Final]] he scored the winning penalty in a [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty shoot-out]] after a 0–0 draw with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8168447.stm Redknapp keen on ex-Gunner Vieira ]. [[BBC Sport]] (2009-07-24). Retrieved on 2009-07-25.</ref> Renewed speculation about Vieira's future emerged at the conclusion of the season, and the cup victory ultimately proved to be his final game for Arsenal.

====Exit from Arsenal====
On 14 July 2005, Arsenal accepted a bid of €20 million from Italian giants [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/14_lug_2005_eng.pdf|title=Agreement with Arsenal F.C. for the acquisition of the registration rights of the player Patrick Vieira |date=2005-07-14|accessdate=2010-06-12|work=Juventus FC official site}}</ref> and Vieira agreed a five-year contract with the [[Serie A]] side the following day. One of the reasons for his transfer was also the emergence of teenager [[Cesc Fàbregas]], who had played in place of Vieira when the latter was injured.

In total, Vieira played 407 times for Arsenal and scored 34 times.<ref name=base/> In his time at Arsenal, Vieira appeared in the [[PFA Team of the Year|PFA team of the year]] six years in a row from the [[FA Premier League 1998-99|1998–99 season]] up to the 2003–04 season.

He returned to Arsenal for one game on 22 July 2006 in a [[testimonial match|testimonial]] for [[Dennis Bergkamp]] as one of the Arsenal legends against [[Ajax Amsterdam|Ajax]] legends. Despite his departure, Vieira has remained a favourite among Arsenal fans. An image of him sits alongside 14 other past and present Arsenal greats in "The Armoury", the club's shop at the [[Emirates Stadium]].

===Juventus===

After Vieira's move to Juventus, then-Juventus manager [[Fabio Capello]] used Vieira in a midfield consisting of [[Brazil]]ian [[Emerson Ferreira da Rosa|Emerson]] and [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[Pavel Nedvěd]]. He helped Juventus to record their best ever start to a league season. Despite his performances dipping as the result of a persistent groin injury and a reported training ground bust-up with team mate [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]], Vieira helped Juventus retain the Italian Championship (later striped).

In a twist of fate, Vieira returned to Highbury on 28 March, 2006 to play against Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal won 2–0 on aggregate, scoring twice in the first leg. Vieira received a [[Misconduct (football)|yellow card]] in the first leg match at Highbury and was suspended for the return leg on 5 April 2006. During the first leg he was the subject of a strong tackle by former club and national team mate [[Robert Pires]]. Vieira was left crestfallen as Pires regained possession and Arsenal attacked, scoring the first goal of the tie through Cesc Fàbregas. Pires humorously quipped that it was the first time in 13 years he had got the better of Vieira physically.<ref>Haond, Patrick, [http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=374972&plid=3884&clid=128&cpid=5 "Pires delight at dumping Vieira"], skysports.com, 29 March 2006, accessed 29 May 2007.</ref>

[[File:Patrick Vieira - Inter Mailand (3).jpg|thumb|left|Vieira playing with Inter]]
===Internazionale===
Juventus were stripped of their 2004–05 and 2005–06 titles after it was revealed they were involved in a [[2006 Serie A scandal|match-fixing scandal]].<ref name="releg">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/5264852.stm Juventus relegation appeal fails], news.bbc.co.uk, 18 August 2006, accessed 29 May 2007.</ref> Juventus were relegated to [[Serie B]] and deducted 17 points by the [[Italian Football Federation]] for their involvement,<ref name="releg" /> prompting many of the club's major stars to move elsewhere. After press speculation linking him to various clubs, including Arsenal and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], on 2 August 2006 Vieira officially signed a 4 year-deal for [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] in a deal to be worth €9.5m,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/02_ago_2006_eng_vie.pdf|title=Agreement with F.C. Internazionale S.p.A.|date=2006-08-02|accessdate=2010-01-08|publisher=Juventus FC}}</ref> less than half the €20m fee Juventus had paid just 12 months prior.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/08/02/ufnrup02.xml Round-up: Vieira moves to Inter], telegraph.co.uk, August 3, 2006, accessed May 29, 2007.</ref> Vieira declared he wanted to continue to play at the highest level at the presentation conference, which is his reason to leave Juve.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=23453&L=en|title= VIEIRA: "HERE TO WIN" |date=2006-08-02|accessdate=2010-06-12|work=FC Internazionale Milano official site (www.inter.it}}</ref>

In his first season at Inter, he added to his trophy cabinet the [[Italian Super Cup]] (scoring a brace in that game) as well as the 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 [[Serie A]] titles. But due to injury, he failed to become one of the regular starter, [[Olivier Dacourt]], initially a backup player, became Mancini's first choice. And since the club signed [[Sulley Muntari]] and [[Thiago Motta]], Vieira became of lesser and lesser importance in the team.

In response to extensive media speculation regarding a possible return by Vieira to his former club in 2009, Arsenal manager [[Arsène Wenger]] admitted that he would contemplate re-signing Vieira. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/8176792.stm|title= Wenger not ruling out Vieira deal|publisher=bbc.co.uk|date=2009-08-01|accessdate=2009-08-04}}</ref> However the move never happened and Vieira remained at Inter. On 6 January Vieira unusually played as starter against [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]], which was his 8th league start of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=32989|title= Serie A: Chievo 0–1 Inter |date=2010-01-06|accessdate=2010-01-11|publisher=inter.it}}</ref> Before the match Inter had lost [[Esteban Cambiasso]] and [[Sulley Muntari]] due to injury, [[Dejan Stanković]] and [[Thiago Motta]] suspended.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=113791|title=SERIE A: DECISIONS OF THE SPORTING JUDGE|date=2009-12-21|accessdate=2010-01-10|publisher=ACMilan.com}}</ref> [[José Mourinho]] stated that Vieira had played his last game at Inter after the match.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11854_5837091,00.html|title=Mourinho confirms Vieira exit|date=2010-01-06|accessdate=2010-01-09|publisher=Skysports}}</ref>

===Manchester City===
On 8 January 2010 it was confirmed that Vieira was having a medical at [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and he would sign a six-month deal, where he would link up with former [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] colleagues [[Kolo Touré]] and [[Sylvinho]]. The contract also includes an option for a 12-month extension.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8441258.stm|title= Patrick Vieira is undergoing a medical at Man City|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2010-01-07|accessdate=2010-01-07}}</ref> Manchester City manager [[Roberto Mancini]] described Vieira as an excellent midfielder with a winner's mentality and that he would fit into Manchester City's squad very well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8441258.stm|title= Patrick Vieira completes his move to Manchester City|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2010-01-08|accessdate=2010-01-08}}</ref> He made his debut for Manchester City in the 2–1 defeat to [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]. Three days later he made his first start for City against Bolton where he assisted [[Emmanuel Adebayor]] through a long ball in the 2–0 victory. He scored his first goal for the club against Burnley in their 6–1 win on 3 April 2010.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8596699.stm
|title=Burnley 1 – 6 Man City
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|date=3 April 2010 |accessdate=3 April 2010}}</ref> On 9 June 2010, Viera agreed to a 1 year extension to his contract, which will keep him at Eastlands until Summer 2011.

==International career==

{{Refimprovesect|date=August 2009}}

While at Arsenal, despite being born in Senegal and ethnically being of Cape Verdean origin, Vieira chose to make his debut for [[France national football team|France]] in 1997 against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]. He was part of the France squad in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]. He came on as a substitute in the final against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], and set up [[Emmanuel Petit]] for France's third goal in a 3–0 win.<ref>[http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1998/final_fra_v_bra.html FRANCE-BRAZIL 3–0 (2–0)], planetworldcup.com, July 12, 1998, accessed May 29, 2007.</ref> He, with the rest of the squad, received Knight of [[Légion d'honneur]], France's highest decoration, in 1998.<ref>
{{cite news
|title=France honors World Cup winners – Government gives Legion of Honor to players, coaches
|publisher=[[CNN Sports Illustrated|CNN/SI]]
|date=1 September 1998
|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/news/1998/09/01/france_legionhonor
|accessdate=2006-07-20
}}
</ref><ref name="jofr19980725">
{{Cite journal
|journal=[[Journal Officiel de la République Française|JORF]]
|volume=1998
|issue=170
|title=Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel
|date=1998-07-25
|page=11376
|id=PREX9801916D
|url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=PREX9801916D
|accessdate=2009-03-10
}}
</ref>

He subsequently played as a first choice midfield player in France's successful campaign in [[2000 European Football Championship|Euro 2000]], which they won, beating [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in the final.<ref>Lipton, Martin, [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/euro2000/news/20000703finalreport.html "France 2–1 Italy: David's golden delicious"], soccernet.espn.go.com, July 3, 2000, accessed May 29, 2007.</ref> He helped France to victory in the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]], ending the tournament as joint top scorer with two goals, including the winner in the final against Japan. He also played in all three games in the [[FIFA World Cup 2002]], in which France were eliminated in the group stage, failing to score a goal. He was injured and missed France's defeat to [[Greece national football team|Greece]] at [[2004 European Football Championship|Euro 2004]].

Vieira was appointed France's national team captain on [[Zinédine Zidane]]'s retirement from international football. Nonetheless, he and veteran defender [[Lilian Thuram]] were instrumental in convincing Zidane to end his retirement and help the flagging campaign to qualify for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. Vieira even handed back the captaincy of the team to Zidane.

On June 23, 2006, his 30th birthday, Vieira took the captain's armband for the match in place of the suspended playmaker Zidane, whom he shared the birthday with, scoring the first goal when [[France national football team|France]] beat [[Togo national football team|Togo]] 2–0 in the group stages of the [[FIFA World Cup 2006]]; Vieira set up [[Thierry Henry]] for France's second. This win helped France advance to the knockout stages, coming second behind [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], and it prolonged Zidane's international career. In the round of sixteen, Vieira scored the second goal in France's 3–1 defeat of [[Spain national football team|Spain]]; France went on to beat favourites [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] 1–0 in the quarter-finals, and [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] by the same score in the semi-finals, which gave them a place in the final against Italy. Vieira was one of the best midfielders at the tournament with a string of fine dominant performances. Having played in every match up to the final, Vieira started the match but was substituted due to injury in the second half, likely sustained when he collided with Italian defender [[Fabio Cannavaro]]. Italy won 5–3 on penalties after the game finished 1–1 after [[extra time]]. As of November 23, 2006 Vieira has appeared 100 times for France, scoring 6 goals.

On August 5, 2006 Vieira was reappointed captain of the French national team for the [[Euro 2008]] qualifying campaign.<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/EURO/news/Kind=1/newsId=442447.html Vieira to lead Les Bleus], uefa.com, August 6, 2006, accessed May 29, 2007.</ref> However, he played no part in the group games at Euro 2008 for a struggling France due to a niggling knee injury.<ref>{{cite web| title= Vieira out of crunch Italy clash|url =http://fourfourtwo.com/news/euro2008/11797/default.aspx|publisher= FourFourTwo|accessdate=2008-06-17}} </ref> His last cap with the national team was on June 2, 2009 in a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] match against [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]].
He was not included by coach [[Raymond Domenech]] in France's squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] in South Africa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8676453.stm|title=France keep uncapped pair in trimmed World Cup squad|date=2010-05-17|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=2010-06-16}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Football player statistics 1|NY}}
{{Football player statistics 2|FRA|NY}}
|-
|[[Division 1 season 1993/1994|1993–94]]||rowspan="3"|[[AS Cannes|Cannes]]||rowspan="3"|[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]||5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0
|-
|[[Division 1 season 1994/1995|1994–95]]||31||2||colspan="2"|-||4||1||35||3
|-
|[[Division 1 season 1995/1996|1995–96]]||13||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||13||0
{{Football player statistics 2|ITA|NY}}
|-
|[[Serie A 1995-96|1995–96]]||[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]||[[Serie A]]||2||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0||4||0
{{Football player statistics 2|ENG|NY}}
|-
|[[FA Premier League 1996-97|1996–97]]||rowspan="9"|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]||rowspan="9"|[[Premier League]]||31||2||5||0||1||0||37||2
|-
|[[FA Premier League 1997-98|1997–98]]||33||2||4||0||2||0||39||2
|-
|[[FA Premier League 1998-99|1998–99]]||34||3||5||0||3||0||42||3
|-
|[[FA Premier League 1999-00|1999-00]]||30||2||16||0||14||0||60||2
|-
|[[FA Premier League 2000-01|2000–01]]||30||6||14||2||12||0||56||8
|-
|[[FA Premier League 2001-02|2001–02]]||36||2||12||1||11||1||59||4
|-
|[[FA Premier League 2002-03|2002–03]]||24||3||6||1||12||1||42||5
|-
|[[FA Premier League 2003-04|2003–04]]||29||3||10||0||7||0||46||3
|-
|[[FA Premier League 2004-05|2004–05]]||32||6||7||1||6||0||45||6
{{Football player statistics 2|ITA|NY}}
|-
|[[Serie A 2005-06|2005–06]]||[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]||[[Serie A]]||31||5||5||2||7||0||43||7
|-
|[[Serie A 2006-07|2006–07]]||rowspan="4"|[[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]||rowspan="4"|[[Serie A]]||20||1||colspan="2"|-||4||1||24||2
|-
|[[Serie A 2007-08|2007–08]]||16||3||2||0||3||0||21||3
|-
|[[Serie A 2008-09|2008–09]]||19||1||2||0||3||0||24||1
|-
|[[Serie A 2009-10|2009–10]]||12||1||1||0||2||0||15||1
{{Football player statistics 2|ENG|NY}}
|-
|[[2009-10 Premier League|2009–10]]||[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]||[[Premier League]]||3||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||4||1
{{Football player statistics 3|3|FRA}}49||2||colspan="2"|-||4||1||53||3
{{Football player statistics 4|ITA}}94||11||8||2||20||1||125||13
{{Football player statistics 4|ENG}}280||29||80||4||68||2||429||35
{{Football player statistics 5}}411||40||97||6||90||4||592||50
|}

== Honours ==
=== Club ===
{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'''
*[[Premier League]] (3): [[1997–98 FA Premier League|1997–98]], [[2001–02 FA Premier League|2001–02]], [[2003–04 FA Premier League|2003–04]]
*[[FA Cup]] (4): [[1998 FA Cup Final|1998]], [[2002 FA Cup Final|2002]], [[2003 FA Cup Final|2003]], [[2005 FA Cup Final|2005]]
*[[FA Community Shield]] (4): [[1998 FA Charity Shield|1998]], [[1999 FA Charity Shield|1999]], [[2002 FA Community Shield|2002]], [[2004 FA Community Shield|2004]]
{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Internazionale]]'''
*[[Serie A]] (4): [[2006–07 Serie A|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Serie A|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Serie A|2008–09]],
*[[Supercoppa Italiana]] (2): [[2006 Supercoppa Italiana|2006]], [[2008 Supercoppa Italiana|2008]]

{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[France national football team|France]]'''
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
*[[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 2000 Final|2000]]
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]

====Individual====
<!--LEAGUE AND FEDERATION-SANCTIONED AWARDS ONLY. No fan or magazine-voted awards. Listed in chronological order from last time won.-->
* [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship#UEFA Team of the Tournament|UEFA Football Championship Team of the Tournament]]: 2000
* [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]]: Top Scorer
* [[2006 FIFA World Cup#All star team|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: 2006
* [[PFA Team of the Year]]: 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
* [[UEFA Team of the Year]]: 2001
* [[France Football|French Player of the Year]]: 2001
* Overall Team of the Decade – [[Premier League 10 Seasons Awards]] (1992/3 – 2001/2)
* [[FIFA 100]]

====Orders and special awards====
*Chevalier of the [[Légion d'honneur]]: 1998

==Personal life==
Vieira and his [[Trinidad]]ian wife, Cheryl, first met in England while he was playing for Arsenal.

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{soccerbase|id=9677|name=Patrick Vieira}}
*[http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique_new.php?cherche_joueur=vieira&x=0&y=0 FFF.FR Profile]
*[http://www.inter.it/aas/hp?L=en Official Internazionale site] {{en icon}}

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