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Nicolas Pépé 19

Villarreal Right Wing Age 31 Height 183 cm Left foot Ivory Coast

Deployed as Right Midfield in 9 of last 10 starts · declared Right Wing

71% of team minutes · 3069 minutes, 34 starts in 48 team matches 87th percentile
8 + 8 goals and assists · 0.47 per 90 · 20% of team goals 49th percentile
7.04 average rating over 45 rated matches 84th percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Beats playersEver-presentElite creator

DNA strand · vs La Liga attackers (n = 69) · 3069 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 7.04 84 Goals + assists /90 0.47 49 Share of team minutes 71% 87 Cards /90 0.18 50 Fouls /90 0.85 81

Attack

Goals /90 0.23 35 xG /90 0.28 43 xG on target /90 0.26 37 Goals minus xG /90 -0.04 34 Shots /90 2.46 54 Shot accuracy 38% 26 Big chances missed /90 0.29 65 Dribbles /90 2.29 90 Dribble success 47% 61 Fouls drawn /90 1.64 65 Touches /90 56.66 79 Offsides /90 0.50 32

Creation

Chances created /90 2.61 87 Key passes /90 2.11 84 Big chances created /90 0.50 85 Assists /90 0.23 74 Pass accuracy 83% 75

Duels

Duel success 45% 65 Aerial success 75% 84 Aerials won /90 0.53 37

Each rung is a percentile among La Liga attackers over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Villarreal results by his involvement

34 matches · 14–6–14 · 1.41 ppg · 1.71 scored, 1.56 conceded per game · 2791 minutes

Team 1.41 ppg when he starts (34) v 1.64 when he does not (14)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 7.04 7.86.46.77.07.88.06.46.88.07.48.86.56.58.47.56.97.37.56.76.9
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-14 L 1–2 v Real Betis · La Liga Right Midfield 76 0.11 2.0 0.0 6.9
2026-09-08 L 2–3 at Borussia Dortmund · Champions League Attacker sub 31 0.13 2.0 2.0 6.7
2026-09-05 L 2–3 v Deportivo A Coruña · La Liga Right Midfield 90 1 0.31 5.0 4.0 7.5
2026-08-28 L 0–1 at Deportivo Alavés · La Liga Right Midfield 90 0.15 3.0 3.0 7.3
2026-08-23 D 2–2 at Atlético de Madrid · La Liga Right Midfield 79 0.13 2.0 1.0 6.9
2026-08-16 D 2–2 at Racing Santander · La Liga Right Midfield 77 1 0.08 2.0 0.0 7.5
2026-05-24 W 5–1 v Atlético de Madrid · La Liga Right Midfield 90 2 0.19 4.0 2.0 8.4
2026-05-13 L 2–3 v Sevilla · La Liga Right Midfield 60 0.0 0.0 2.0 6.5
2026-05-10 D 1–1 at Mallorca · La Liga Attacker sub 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-05-02 W 5–1 v Levante · La Liga Right Midfield 90 1 2 0.54 3.0 6.0 8.8
2026-04-26 W 2–1 v Celta de Vigo · La Liga Right Midfield 79 1 0.09 2.0 2.0 7.4
2026-04-23 D 1–1 at Real Oviedo · La Liga Attacker 90 1 0.82 2.0 1.0 8.0
2026-04-12 W 2–1 at Athletic Club · La Liga Attacker sub 21 0.11 1.0 0.0 6.8
2026-04-06 L 0–1 at Girona · La Liga Right Midfield 71 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.4
2026-03-20 W 3–1 v Real Sociedad · La Liga Right Midfield 90 1 0.39 3.0 4.0 8.0
2026-03-13 D 1–1 at Deportivo Alavés · La Liga Attacker 90 1 0.23 3.0 2.0 7.8
2026-03-08 W 2–1 v Elche · La Liga Attacker 90 0.42 4.0 1.0 7.0
2026-02-28 L 1–4 at FC Barcelona · La Liga Right Midfield 84 0.23 1.0 1.0 6.7
2026-02-22 W 2–1 v Valencia · La Liga Right Midfield 83 0.08 1.0 0.0 6.4
2026-02-18 W 1–0 at Levante · La Liga Right Midfield 90 1 0.27 3.0 1.0 7.8

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Villarreal

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · La Liga current 5 5 412 76% 2 0 0.8 7.21 70th #20 (2) –
2026/2027 · Champions League current 1 0 31 34% 0 0 0.1 6.68 – –
2025/2026 · La Liga 36 26 2398 70% 8 8 8.1 7.09 88th #31 (8) #9 (8)
2025/2026 · Champions League 8 8 612 85% 0 1 1.9 7.05 58th – #300 (1)

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 10 moves · €98m in fees

  1. 4 Aug 2024 Free transfer Trabzonspor → Villarreal Right Wing
  2. 1 Jul 2024 Released Trabzonspor Right Wing
  3. 8 Sep 2023 Free transfer Arsenal → Trabzonspor Right Wing
  4. 30 Jun 2023 End of loan Nice → Arsenal Attacker
  5. 25 Aug 2022 Loan Arsenal → Nice Right Wing
  6. 1 Aug 2019 Transfer LOSC Lille → Arsenal €80m Right Wing
  7. 1 Jul 2017 Transfer Angers SCO → LOSC Lille €18m Right Wing
  8. 30 Jun 2016 End of loan Orléans → Angers SCO Attacker
  9. 2 Jul 2015 Loan Angers SCO → Orléans Attacker
  10. 1 Jul 2015 Transfer Angers SCO II → Angers SCO Attacker

Injuries and suspensions · 4 spells · 4 injuries · 11 games missed

  • injury Muscle Injury at Villarreal 21 Nov 2024 → 20 Jan 2025 8 missed · 60 days
  • injury Muscle Fatigue at Arsenal 2 Jul 2020 → 6 Jul 2020 1 missed · 4 days
  • injury Knee Injury at Arsenal 10 Dec 2019 → 14 Dec 2019 1 missed · 4 days
  • injury Ankle Injury at Angers SCO 5 May 2017 → 11 May 2017 1 missed · 6 days

Compare Nicolas Pépé with any player in a current squad. The overall block is always mirrored; the positional strand and radar are mirrored when the declared position groups match.