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Nicolas JacksonST#11

Aston Villa·Premier League logoPremier League·Attack - Centre-Forward

25 years(20/06/2001)1,87mrightSenegal, The GambiaContract until 30/06/2031

7.03Rating51 matches in 12 months
€40.00mMarket value#3 in Aston Villa · #84 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Bundesliga01.117
Bundesliga08.116.5
Internationa15.116.7
Internationa18.118.1
Bundesliga22.117.4

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.20Nov
7.10Dec
6.30Jan
6.70Feb
7.20Mar
7.50Apr
6.70May
6.50Jun
6.50Jul
6.90Aug
7.10Sep
8.10Oct

Club matchesAston Villa

Key statsPremier League · UEFA Champions League · Africa Cup of Nations Qual. · EFL Cup

Goals80.74 / 904 of 50Rank
xG0.160.09 / 9015 of 50Rank
Assists10.09 / 9023 of 50Rank
xA0.460.26 / 9012 of 50Rank
Shots363.33 / 904 of 50Rank
Shots on target1953%9 of 50Rank
Key passes161.48 / 9018 of 50Rank
Pass accuracy77.7%

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 forwards — Premier League, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING74TECHNIQUE59TACTICAL51DEFENDING27CREATIVITY59

Player Position average

Attacking74
Technique59
Tactical51
Defending27
Creativity59

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

  • Set pieces

Player positions: ST

Positions on the pitch

STAttack →

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.6592%
xG0.3267%
Shots3.1084%
Shots on target1.1478%
Conversion %21.182%
Big chances missed0.3348%
Dribbles2.4590%
Fouls won0.9833%
Offsides0.6531%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0028%
xA0.1473%
Key passes1.1449%
Big chances created0.1640%
Accurate passes12.9039%
Pass accuracy %76.045%
Final third passes5.7237%
Long balls0.6576%
Crosses0.1642%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.4924%
Interceptions0.3356%
Clearances0.164%
Blocks0.0020%
Aerial duels won1.1462%
Duels won5.0659%
Recoveries2.4529%
Dribbled past0.6547%
Fouls0.4984%
Errors leading to goal0.0051%

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 49 forwards · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 551′

Similar playersPremier League · forwards · 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.

Availability

StatusAvailable51 matches in 12 months
Missed matches1last 12 months
National teamSenegal logoSenegal37 caps · 8 goals
Contract until30/06/2031
Market value€40.00mHighest: €55.00m (16/12/2024)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
Premier League logoPremier LeagueAston Villa logoAston Villa26/2775517.444—42—
UEFA Champions League logoUEFA Champions LeagueAston Villa logoAston Villa26/2732297.833—3——
Africa Cup of Nations Qual. logoAfrica Cup of Nations Qual.Senegal logoSenegal26/2721737.40112——
EFL CupAston Villa logoAston Villa26/271216.50——0——
Transfers9
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
28/08/202626/27Chelsea logoChelseaAston Villa logoAston Villa€55.50m€40.00m
30/06/202625/26Bayern Munich logoBayern MunichChelsea logoChelseaEnd of loan€40.00m
01/09/202525/26Chelsea logoChelseaBayern Munich logoBayern MunichLoan fee:€16.50m€50.00m
01/07/202323/24Villarreal logoVillarrealChelsea logoChelsea€37.00m€30.00m
01/07/202222/23Villarreal CF B logoVillarreal CF BVillarreal logoVillarreal-€1.00m
30/06/202120/21CD Mirandés logoCD MirandésVillarreal CF B logoVillarreal CF BEnd of loan€300k
05/10/202020/21Villarreal CF B logoVillarreal CF BCD Mirandés logoCD Mirandésloan transfer-
01/07/202020/21Villarreal U19 logoVillarreal U19Villarreal CF B logoVillarreal CF B--
02/09/201919/20Casa Sports U17 logoCasa Sports U17Villarreal U19 logoVillarreal U19?-

Market value

€40.00m Current€55.00m Highest · 16/12/202427/05/2026 Last change
€55.00m
08.10.202027.05.2026
#3 Aston Villa#27 Centre-Forward#84 Premier League#3 Senegal#170 Worldwide#26 Year 2001
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
08/10/202019CD Mirandés logoCD Mirandés€100k
08/01/202119CD Mirandés logoCD Mirandés€400k
24/06/202120CD Mirandés logoCD Mirandés€300k
30/12/202120Villarreal CF B logoVillarreal CF B€300k
21/03/202220Villarreal CF B logoVillarreal CF B€500k
29/06/202221Villarreal CF B logoVillarreal CF B€1.00m
23/09/202221Villarreal CF logoVillarreal CF€10.00m
07/11/202221Villarreal CF logoVillarreal CF€15.00m
13/06/202321Villarreal CF logoVillarreal CF€30.00m
09/10/202322Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€35.00m
19/12/202322Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€35.00m
27/05/202422Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€35.00m
01/10/202423Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€40.00m
16/12/202423Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€55.00m
30/05/202523Chelsea FC logoChelsea FC€50.00m
19/12/202524Bayern Munich logoBayern Munich€45.00m
20/03/202624Bayern Munich logoBayern Munich€40.00m
27/05/202624Bayern Munich logoBayern Munich€40.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026EPLAston Villa logoAston Villa215800.160.1600.46210.7

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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