Savinho Progressive Carries Per 90: Full Stats Breakdown

Savinho’s progressive carries per 90 stood at 6.8 in the 2024-25 Premier League season, the second-highest rate in the division among players with at least 1,000 minutes played, behind only Manchester City teammate Jérémy Doku (11.6). A progressive carry, as defined by Opta/FBref, is any dribble that moves the ball at least 10 metres upfield toward the opposition goal, and by that measure Savinho’s progressive carries per 90 rate ranked him among the top 1% of wingers across Europe’s top five leagues in 2024-25.

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Savinho Progressive Carries Per 90: Season-by-Season

Savinho Progressive Carries Per 90 vs the Premier League’s Top Dribblers (2024-25)

Only three players in the Premier League completed more dribbles per 90 minutes than Savinho in 2024-25: Jérémy Doku, Mohammed Kudus and Julio Enciso. Of the top 10 players by dribbles attempted that season, only Doku (60.5%) posted a better success rate than Savinho’s 51.0%. On chance creation, Savinho ranked third in the league for open-play assists per 90 (0.41), while only Mohamed Salah (2.2) created more chances per 90 than his 2.2 mark — a near-identical rate to the league’s outright creativity leader, and further context for why his progressive carries per 90 numbers translated into end product.

That 2024-25 campaign produced eight open-play assists from just 1,773 minutes — fewer minutes than five of the six players he outscored for open-play assists that season, including Cole Palmer (7) and Bruno Fernandes (7), each of whom played at least 900 more minutes.

Why Savinho’s 2025-26 Progressive Carries Per 90 Figure Comes With a Warning Label

Savinho’s rate stats stayed strong in 2025-26 — his progressive carries per 90 sat at 6.61, alongside 12.99 progressive passes received per 90 and 7.57 touches in the attacking penalty area per 90 — but his playing time collapsed. He started just 7 Premier League matches, down from 21 the previous season, finishing with one goal and one assist in 821 minutes across all appearances. Persistent thigh injuries and a lack of trust from then-manager Pep Guardiola were both cited as factors. Any 2025-26 progressive carries per 90 reading should be treated with that reduced sample in mind: it reflects a fraction of a full season’s minutes, not a settled starter’s workload.

Savinho Progressive Carries Per 90 Compared to Rival Wingers

With Tottenham Hotspur repeatedly linked with a roughly £85m move for Savinho in the 2026 summer window, direct comparisons with alternative targets have been widely reported:

Pedro Neto, another City-linked alternative, has also been described in reporting as ranking among the top 1% of wingers in Europe’s top five leagues for progressive carries per 90 in 2024-25 — a near-identical distinction to Savinho’s own ranking that season, though Neto has a stronger scoring record (9 goals in 2024-25, 10 in 2025-26 for Chelsea).

Savinho’s Situation Heading Into 2026-27

New Manchester City head coach Enzo Maresca has not yet clarified Savinho’s role. The winger was left out of City’s squad for the FA Community Shield against Arsenal on 15 August 2026 after missing a training session through illness, while transfer speculation continues — Tottenham have been repeatedly linked at a fee of around £85m. City’s 2026-27 Premier League campaign, and the first fresh data on Savinho’s progressive carries per 90 under Maresca, begins against Bournemouth on 23 August 2026.

Career Path to Manchester City

Savinho joined Atlético Mineiro’s academy at under-14 level and signed his first professional contract in June 2020, aged 16, on a deal with a €60m release clause. He moved to French club Troyes in 2022 — part of the City Football Group network — before loan spells at PSV (2022-23) and Girona (2023-24), where he built his reputation as an elite progressive carrier in La Liga ahead of his permanent transfer to Manchester City on 18 July 2024. He has represented Brazil at every youth level from Under-15 through Under-20, and has been capped at senior international level since 2024.

FAQ: Savinho Progressive Carries Per 90

What are Savinho’s progressive carries per 90? 6.8 per 90 in the 2024-25 Premier League season and 6.61 per 90 in 2025-26, though the latter figure comes from a much smaller sample of just 821 minutes.

What is a progressive carry in football stats? A dribble or run with the ball that advances it at least 10 metres toward the opposition goal, as defined by Opta/FBref — distinct from a “successful dribble,” which specifically means beating a defender in a one-on-one.

Who leads the Premier League for progressive carries per 90? Jérémy Doku led among high-minute players in 2024-25 with 11.6 per 90, with Savinho second at 6.8.

Why did Savinho’s minutes drop in 2025-26? A combination of persistent thigh injuries and being unable to secure a regular starting role under then-manager Pep Guardiola.

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