Nabil BentalebCM#6

Lille·Ligue 1·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

31 years(24/11/1994)1,89mleftAlgeria, FranceContract until 30/06/2028

7.07Rating41 matches in 12 months

€4.50mMarket value#17 in Lille · #197 in Ligue 1

Last 5rating per match

Ligue 102.116.6

UEFA Europa 06.117.3

Ligue 123.116.6

UEFA Europa 27.118.3

Ligue 130.117

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.20Nov

7.50Dec

6.50Jan

6.80Feb

7.30Mar

7.00Apr

7.00May

7.10Jun

6.90Jul

7.20Aug

7.10Sep

6.90Oct

Club matchesLille

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Next matches

25 Oct · 14:00Ligue 1A

Monaco———Prediction

Odds are 1X2 for the match; the club's outcome is highlighted. Prediction opens the full match preview.

Recent results

21 Oct · 17:45UEFA Champions LeagueH

GalatasarayL2:4Prediction 17 Oct · 19:45Ligue 1H

Stade Brestois 29D1:1Prediction 13 Oct · 20:00UEFA Champions LeagueA

ArsenalL0:3Prediction 10 Oct · 16:15Ligue 1H

Le Havre0:0Prediction 02 Oct · 13:00Friendlies ClubsH

Zulte WaregemW2:1Match stats

Key statsUEFA Champions League · Ligue 1

Goals019 of 52Rank

xG0.100.04 / 9031 of 51Rank

Assists10.12 / 909 of 52Rank

xA0.160.06 / 9030 of 52Rank

Shots101.24 / 9015 of 51Rank

Shots on target330%12 of 51Rank

Key passes101.24 / 9017 of 52Rank

Pass accuracy87.2%

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

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking56

Technique60

Tactical61

Defending52

Creativity64

Strengths

Discipline

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

Goals0.0032%

xG0.0538%

Shots1.3560%

Shots on target0.5169%

Conversion %032%

Dribbles0.5143%

Fouls won0.8430%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.1774%

xA0.0741%

Key passes1.1859%

Big chances created0.3478%

Accurate passes48.8080%

Pass accuracy %86.061%

Final third passes11.3167%

Long balls3.8882%

Crosses0.1733%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.0110%

Interceptions0.8438%

Clearances2.8786%

Blocks0.1714%

Aerial duels won1.0167%

Duels won3.3820%

Recoveries6.0880%

Dribbled past0.5178%

Fouls1.3539%

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 51 midfielders · Ligue 1 · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 533′

Similar playersLigue 1 · midfielders · season 26/27

81%

Naouirou AhamadaAJ Auxerre · Midfield - Central Midfield6.57Rating0G0A24age 79%

Kévin DanoisAJ Auxerre · Midfield - Central Midfield7.16Rating0G1A22age 77%

Joris ChotardStade Brestois · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.33Rating0G2A24age 77%

Adama CamaraParis FC · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.77Rating0G0A29age 76%

Tyler MortonLyon · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.92Rating0G0A23age 76%

Diogo SousaR. Strasbourg · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.63Rating1G1A20age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 25 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

+0.7

+0.8

21.2

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Goals xG · total 2 / 1.3

Assists vs xA

+1.1

+0.2

21.8

25/26

+0.8

10.2

26/27

Assists xA · total 3 / 1.9

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

StatusInjuredsince 17.04.2026

Missed matches4last 12 months

National teamAlgeria63 caps · 6 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€4.50mHighest: €20.00m (18/12/2018)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
UEFA Champions League	Lille	26/27	3	192	6.90	—	—	0	1	—
Ligue 1	Lille	26/27	7	533	7.11	—	1	1	—	—

Transfers14

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
28/08/2023	23/24	Angers SCO	Lille	€4.50m	€7.00m
06/01/2022	21/22	Without Club	Angers SCO	-	€1.80m
01/07/2021	21/22	FC Schalke 04	Without Club	-	€2.00m
31/07/2020	19/20	Newcastle	FC Schalke 04	End of loan	€4.00m
21/01/2020	19/20	FC Schalke 04	Newcastle	Loan fee:€1.00m	€5.00m
01/07/2017	17/18	Tottenham	FC Schalke 04	€19.00m	€18.00m
30/06/2017	16/17	FC Schalke 04	Tottenham	End of loan	€18.00m
25/08/2016	16/17	Tottenham	FC Schalke 04	loan transfer	€9.00m
01/01/2014	13/14	Tottenham U21	Tottenham	-	-
01/07/2012	12/13	Spurs U18	Tottenham U21	-	-
01/01/2012	11/12	Dunkerque U19	Spurs U18	?	-
01/07/2010	10/11	Without Club	Dunkerque U19	free transfer	-
01/01/2010	09/10	Mouscron U17	Without Club	free transfer	-
01/07/2009	09/10	LOSC Lille Yth.	Mouscron U17	free transfer	-

Market value

€4.50m Current€20.00m Highest · 18/12/201801/06/2026 Last change

05.02.201401.06.2026

#26 Algeria#224 Defensive Midfield#197 Ligue 1#17 Lille#2.576 Worldwide#47 Year 1994

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
05/02/2014	19	Tottenham Hotspur	€500k
12/08/2014	19	Tottenham Hotspur	€3.00m
12/02/2015	20	Tottenham Hotspur	€6.00m
01/07/2015	20	Tottenham Hotspur	€10.00m
09/02/2016	21	Tottenham Hotspur	€10.00m
01/08/2016	21	Tottenham Hotspur	€9.00m
07/02/2017	22	FC Schalke 04	€12.00m
22/03/2017	22	FC Schalke 04	€18.00m
19/06/2017	22	FC Schalke 04	€18.00m
28/12/2017	23	FC Schalke 04	€18.00m
04/04/2018	23	FC Schalke 04	€16.00m
05/06/2018	23	FC Schalke 04	€18.00m
18/12/2018	24	FC Schalke 04	€20.00m
05/06/2019	24	FC Schalke 04	€13.00m
02/10/2019	24	FC Schalke 04	€10.00m
17/12/2019	25	FC Schalke 04	€5.00m
08/04/2020	25	Newcastle United	€4.00m
10/02/2021	26	FC Schalke 04	€2.00m
09/06/2021	26	FC Schalke 04	€2.00m
28/10/2021	26	Without Club	€1.80m
23/03/2022	27	Angers SCO	€3.00m
30/05/2022	27	Angers SCO	€3.50m
02/11/2022	27	Angers SCO	€5.00m
27/03/2023	28	Angers SCO	€7.00m
27/06/2023	28	Angers SCO	€7.00m
18/12/2023	29	LOSC Lille	€8.00m
03/06/2024	29	LOSC Lille	€10.00m
10/12/2024	30	LOSC Lille	€8.00m
03/06/2025	30	LOSC Lille	€6.00m
15/12/2025	31	LOSC Lille	€5.00m
01/06/2026	31	LOSC Lille	€4.50m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Ligue 1	Lille	3	254	0	0.1	0.1	1	0.16	3	2	0.84
2025	Ligue 1	Lille	26	1253	2	1.2	0.44	2	1.77	18	12	10.07

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.