Gonzalo VillarCM#12

Elche CF·LaLiga·Midfield - Central Midfield

28 years(23/03/1998)1,81mrightSpainContract until 30/06/2029

6.88Rating24 matches in 12 months

€1.80mMarket value#14 in Elche CF · #364 in LaLiga

Last 5rating per match

HNL01.116.6

UEFA Europa 06.116.8

UEFA Europa 27.116.7

HNL06.126.6

HNL14.126.6

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.70Nov

6.60Dec

Jan

6.40Feb

6.60Mar

7.20Apr

7.00May

Jun

Jul

6.80Aug

7.00Sep

Oct

Club matchesElche CF

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Recent results

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Key statsLaLiga

Goals018 of 55Rank

xG0.170.04 / 9031 of 53Rank

Assists10.16 / 908 of 55Rank

xA1.070.28 / 907 of 55Rank

Shots40.63 / 9028 of 53Rank

Shots on target375%11 of 53Rank

Key passes81.26 / 9014 of 55Rank

Pass accuracy88.2%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among midfielders — LaLiga, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking56

Technique65

Tactical48

Defending44

Creativity58

Strengths

Ground duels

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0034%

xG0.0333%

Shots0.6331%

Shots on target0.4767%

Conversion %034%

Big chances missed0.0063%

Dribbles0.9467%

Fouls won3.14100%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.1667%

xA0.1783%

Key passes1.2659%

Big chances created0.3181%

Accurate passes47.1263%

Pass accuracy %88.263%

Final third passes11.3161%

Long balls1.1015%

Crosses0.9484%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles2.3667%

Interceptions0.7937%

Clearances0.4714%

Aerial duels won1.1067%

Duels won7.3893%

Recoveries4.7156%

Dribbled past0.1696%

Fouls2.207%

Errors leading to goal0.0056%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 54 midfielders · LaLiga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 573′

Similar playersLaLiga · midfielders · season 26/27

78%

Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaAthletic Club · Midfield - Central Midfield6.98Rating0G1A33age 78%

Morten HjulmandAtlético · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.89Rating0G0A27age 77%

Unai LópezRayo Vallecano · Midfield - Central Midfield6.93Rating0G3A30age 77%

Mario SorianoDep. A Coruña · Midfield - Attacking Midfield7.01Rating0G2A24age 76%

Pablo BarriosAtlético · Midfield - Central Midfield7.33Rating0G1A23age 76%

Edu ExpósitoEspanyol · Midfield - Central Midfield7.17Rating0G0A30age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 26 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+0.6

+0.8

10.2

25/26

-0.2

00.2

26/27

Goals xG · total 1 / 0.4

Assists vs xA

-0.1

00.1

25/26

-0.1

11.1

26/27

Assists xA · total 1 / 1.1

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable24 matches in 12 months

National teamSpain1 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2029

Market value€1.80mHighest: €15.00m (23/03/2021)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
LaLiga	Elche	26/27	7	573	6.90	—	1	1	2	—

Transfers15

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
01/07/2026	26/27	Dinamo Zagreb	Elche CF	€1.00m	€1.80m
30/06/2026	25/26	Elche CF	Dinamo Zagreb	End of loan	€1.80m
31/01/2026	25/26	Dinamo Zagreb	Elche CF	loan transfer	€1.80m
01/07/2025	25/26	Granada CF	Dinamo Zagreb	€3.00m	€2.00m
04/08/2023	23/24	Roma	Granada CF	€1.80m	€2.80m
30/06/2023	22/23	Getafe	Roma	End of loan	€2.80m
13/01/2023	22/23	Roma	Getafe	loan transfer	€4.50m
12/01/2023	22/23	Sampdoria	Roma	End of loan	€4.50m
08/08/2022	22/23	Roma	Sampdoria	loan transfer	€5.00m
30/06/2022	21/22	Getafe	Roma	End of loan	€5.00m
13/01/2022	21/22	Roma	Getafe	loan transfer	€10.00m
30/01/2020	19/20	Elche CF	Roma	€5.00m	€700k
09/07/2018	18/19	Valencia B	Elche CF	€4.00m	€200k
01/07/2017	17/18	Valencia U19	Valencia B	-	-
01/07/2015	15/16	Elche U19	Valencia U19	€175k	-

Market value

€1.80m Current€15.00m Highest · 23/03/202105/06/2026 Last change

17.08.201705.06.2026

#697 Central Midfield#14 Elche CF#364 LaLiga#373 Spain#5.523 Worldwide#445 Year 1998

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
17/08/2017	19	Valencia Mestalla	€50k
01/01/2018	19	Valencia Mestalla	€100k
30/05/2018	20	Valencia Mestalla	€200k
17/09/2018	20	Elche CF	€200k
19/02/2019	20	Elche CF	€300k
29/06/2019	21	Elche CF	€300k
20/12/2019	21	Elche CF	€700k
11/02/2020	21	AS Roma	€3.00m
08/04/2020	22	AS Roma	€2.70m
25/08/2020	22	AS Roma	€3.00m
29/12/2020	22	AS Roma	€10.00m
23/03/2021	23	AS Roma	€15.00m
03/06/2021	23	AS Roma	€15.00m
14/10/2021	23	AS Roma	€14.00m
28/12/2021	23	AS Roma	€10.00m
21/03/2022	23	Getafe CF	€7.50m
03/06/2022	24	Getafe CF	€5.00m
11/11/2022	24	UC Sampdoria	€4.50m
13/06/2023	25	Getafe CF	€2.80m
22/12/2023	25	Granada CF	€2.80m
07/06/2024	26	Granada CF	€3.00m
13/12/2024	26	Granada CF	€3.00m
27/03/2025	27	Granada CF	€2.00m
24/06/2025	27	Granada CF	€2.00m
22/12/2025	27	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	€1.80m
05/06/2026	28	Elche CF	€1.80m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	La liga	Elche	4	343	0	0.17	0.17	1	1.07	4	6	1.14
2025	La liga	Elche	12	722	1	0.21	0.21	0	0.05	4	2	2.17

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.