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Ngal'ayel MukauCM#17

Lille·Ligue 1 logoLigue 1·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

21 years(03/11/2004)1,86mleftDR Congo, BelgiumContract until 30/06/2028

6.68Rating59 matches in 12 months
€15.00mMarket value#6 in Lille · #60 in Ligue 1

Last 5rating per match

Ligue 102.116.5
UEFA Europa 06.116.8
Ligue 109.116.4
World Cup Qu13.116.3
World Cup Qu16.116.8

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.70Nov
6.80Dec
6.60Jan
6.50Feb
6.50Mar
7.00Apr
6.60May
6.70Jun
6.50Jul
6.80Aug
6.80Sep
6.60Oct

Club matchesLille

Key statsLigue 1 · UEFA Champions League · Africa Cup of Nations Qual.

Goals021 of 58Rank
xG0.070.04 / 9052 of 57Rank
Assists023 of 58Rank
xA0.0046 of 58Rank
Shots20.24 / 9051 of 58Rank
Shots on target150%34 of 58Rank
Key passes10.12 / 9055 of 58Rank
Pass accuracy85.7%

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 — Ligue 1, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING49TECHNIQUE52TACTICAL41DEFENDING48CREATIVITY49

Player Position average

Attacking49
Technique52
Tactical41
Defending48
Creativity49

Strengths

  • Discipline

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

CMDMAttack →

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0032%
xG0.029%
Shots0.375%
Shots on target0.1830%
Conversion %032%
Big chances missed0.0072%
Dribbles0.3733%
Fouls won0.7323%
Offsides0.1816%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0031%
xA0.0423%
Key passes0.180%
Big chances created0.0026%
Accurate passes30.8632%
Pass accuracy %84.848%
Final third passes9.3751%
Long balls1.1025%
Crosses0.0015%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles2.3970%
Interceptions1.8486%
Clearances1.8467%
Blocks0.1842%
Aerial duels won0.5546%
Duels won4.0435%
Recoveries4.7860%
Dribbled past1.2926%
Fouls1.2947%
Errors leading to goal0.0054%

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 57 midfielders · Ligue 1 · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 490′

Similar playersLigue 1 · midfielders · season 26/27

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 28 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

-1.6

Goals xG · total 1 / 2.6

Assists vs xA

-0.5

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.5

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

StatusAvailable59 matches in 12 months
National teamDemocratic Republic of the Congo logoDemocratic Republic of the Congo18 caps · 0 goals
Contract until30/06/2028
Market value€15.00mHighest: €15.00m (24/03/2025)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
Ligue 1 logoLigue 1Lille logoLille26/2784906.83——0——
UEFA Champions League logoUEFA Champions LeagueLille logoLille26/2731806.33——0——
Africa Cup of Nations Qual. logoAfrica Cup of Nations Qual.DR Congo logoDR Congo26/272876.95——0——
Transfers7
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
11/07/202424/25KV Mechelen logoKV MechelenLille logoLille€5.00m€3.00m
01/07/202323/24Jong KVM logoJong KVMKV Mechelen logoKV Mechelen-€300k
01/07/202121/22KV Mechelen U18 logoKV Mechelen U18KV Mechelen U21 logoKV Mechelen U21--
01/07/202020/21KV Mechelen Yth logoKV Mechelen YthKV Mechelen U18 logoKV Mechelen U18--
01/07/201919/20Zulte W. YouthKV Mechelen Yth logoKV Mechelen Ythfree transfer-
01/07/201818/19UnknownZulte W. Youthfree transfer-
01/07/201515/16KV Mechelen Yth logoKV Mechelen YthUnknownfree transfer-

Market value

€15.00m Current€15.00m Highest · 24/03/202501/06/2026 Last change
€15.00m
22.03.202301.06.2026
#3 DR Congo#67 Defensive Midfield#60 Ligue 1#6 Lille#826 Worldwide#60 Year 2004
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
22/03/202318Jong KV Mechelen€200k
09/06/202318Jong KV Mechelen€300k
23/10/202318KV Mechelen logoKV Mechelen€650k
19/12/202319KV Mechelen logoKV Mechelen€600k
22/03/202419KV Mechelen logoKV Mechelen€1.00m
04/06/202419KV Mechelen logoKV Mechelen€3.00m
07/10/202419LOSC Lille€4.00m
10/12/202420LOSC Lille€10.00m
24/03/202520LOSC Lille€15.00m
03/06/202520LOSC Lille€15.00m
15/12/202521LOSC Lille€12.00m
01/06/202621LOSC Lille€15.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026Ligue 1Lille logoLille314700.070.0700100.74
2025Ligue 1Lille logoLille30154812.582.5800.5120136.84

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.

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