Nicolas Pépé#19

Villarreal·LaLiga·Attack - Right Winger

31 years(29/05/1995)1,83mleftCote d'Ivoire, FranceContract until 30/06/2028

€6.00mMarket value#18 in Villarreal · #186 in LaLiga

Club matchesVillarreal

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Recent results

20 Sept · 17:30La LigaH

Levante—Prediction 17 Sept · 20:30La LigaA

Malaga—Prediction 14 Sept · 20:00La LigaH

Real Betis—Prediction 08 Sept · 20:00UEFA Champions LeagueA

Borussia Dortmund—Prediction 05 Sept · 20:00La LigaH

Deportivo La CorunaL2:3Prediction

Key stats

Goals30.62 / 90

xG1.100.23 / 90

Assists0

xA0.970.20 / 90

Shots173.50 / 90

Key passes122.47 / 90

Minutes4375 matches

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. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+1.1

-0.8

99.8

25/26

+1.9

31.1

26/27

Goals xG · total 12 / 10.9

Assists vs xA

-1.1

-0.1

88.1

25/26

-1.0

01.0

26/27

Assists xA · total 8 / 9.1

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.

Statistics

This season

Season	Competition	Apps	Min	G	A	YC	RC
26/27	LaLiga	4	336	2	0	1	0

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Ligue 1	126	44	19
Premier League	80	16	9
LaLiga	68	13	16
Ligue 3	29	7	2
National 2 - Grp. A	22	6	0
Europa League	19	8	6
Süper Lig	19	5	3
National 2 - Grp. G	19	3	0
Coupe de France	16	8	3
UEFA Champions League	8	0	1
Conference League	8	2	0
FA Cup	7	1	2
Ligue 2	7	0	0
EFL Cup	6	2	4
Türkiye Kupasi	4	1	0
Coupe de la Ligue	4	0	0
Copa del Rey	2	0	0
UECL Qualifying	0	0	0
Community Shield	0	0	0

By club

Club	Apps	G	A
Arsenal	112	27	21
Lille	79	37	19
Villarreal	78	13	17
Angers SCO	49	6	2
Angers SCO B	41	9	0
US Orléans	34	10	2
Nice	28	8	1
Trabzonspor	23	6	3

Transfers11

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
04/08/2024	24/25	Trabzonspor	Villarreal	free transfer	€8.50m
08/09/2023	23/24	Arsenal	Trabzonspor	free transfer	€18.00m
30/06/2023	22/23	Nice	Arsenal	End of loan	€18.00m
25/08/2022	22/23	Arsenal	Nice	loan transfer	€25.00m
01/08/2019	19/20	Lille	Arsenal	€80.00m	€65.00m
01/07/2017	17/18	Angers SCO	Lille	€18.00m	€3.00m
30/06/2016	15/16	US Orléans	Angers SCO	End of loan	-
02/07/2015	15/16	Angers SCO	US Orléans	loan transfer	-
01/07/2015	15/16	Angers SCO B	Angers SCO	-	-
01/07/2013	13/14	Stade Poitevin	Angers SCO B	free transfer	-
01/07/2012	12/13	S.Poitevin U19	Stade Poitevin	-	-

Market value

€6.00m Current€75.00m Highest · 12/09/201905/06/2026 Last change

13.07.201605.06.2026

#34 Cote d'Ivoire#186 LaLiga#176 Right Winger#18 Villarreal#1.959 Worldwide#52 Year 1995

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
13/07/2016	21	Angers SCO	€300k
16/01/2017	21	Angers SCO	€750k
01/06/2017	22	Angers SCO	€3.00m
12/10/2017	22	LOSC Lille	€6.00m
24/01/2018	22	LOSC Lille	€8.00m
20/03/2018	22	LOSC Lille	€10.00m
04/06/2018	23	LOSC Lille	€10.00m
06/09/2018	23	LOSC Lille	€16.00m
24/10/2018	23	LOSC Lille	€25.00m
17/12/2018	23	LOSC Lille	€40.00m
03/06/2019	24	LOSC Lille	€65.00m
12/09/2019	24	Arsenal FC	€75.00m
10/12/2019	24	Arsenal FC	€65.00m
08/04/2020	24	Arsenal FC	€52.00m
30/07/2020	25	Arsenal FC	€45.00m
13/10/2020	25	Arsenal FC	€40.00m
18/03/2021	25	Arsenal FC	€38.00m
08/06/2021	26	Arsenal FC	€35.00m
23/12/2021	26	Arsenal FC	€30.00m
15/06/2022	27	Arsenal FC	€25.00m
02/11/2022	27	OGC Nice	€22.00m
27/06/2023	28	OGC Nice	€18.00m
27/09/2023	28	Trabzonspor	€14.00m
21/12/2023	28	Trabzonspor	€11.00m
15/03/2024	28	Trabzonspor	€10.00m
31/05/2024	29	Trabzonspor	€8.50m
11/10/2024	29	Villarreal CF	€9.00m
27/12/2024	29	Villarreal CF	€7.50m
21/03/2025	29	Villarreal CF	€6.00m
09/06/2025	30	Villarreal CF	€6.00m
02/10/2025	30	Villarreal CF	€7.50m
12/12/2025	30	Villarreal CF	€6.00m
05/06/2026	31	Villarreal CF	€6.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	La liga	Villarreal	5	437	3	1.1	1.1	0	0.97	17	12	3.28
2025	La liga	Villarreal	37	2497	9	9.8	8.32	8	8.08	65	55	21.61

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.