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Valentín BarcoChelsea logo

Valentín BarcoCM#4

Chelsea·Premier League logoPremier League·Midfield - Central Midfield

22 years(23/07/2004)1,70mleftArgentinaContract until 30/06/2033

7.31Rating40 matches in 12 months
€40.00mMarket value#11 in Chelsea · #84 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Ligue 102.117.1
Ligue 109.117.6
Ligue 122.116.3
UEFA Confere27.117.4
UEFA Confere11.127.1

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.10Nov
7.40Dec
7.50Jan
7.40Feb
7.60Mar
7.20Apr
6.70May
7.20Jun
Jul
6.80Aug
7.40Sep
7.50Oct

Club matchesChelsea

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Key statsInternational Friendly Games · FIFA World Cup

Goals20.90 / 90
xG0.071.05 / 90
Assists10.45 / 90
xA0.00
Shots41.80 / 90
Shots on target250%
Key passes73.15 / 90
Pass accuracy90.8%

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

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING63TECHNIQUE68TACTICAL50DEFENDING51CREATIVITY75

Player Position average

Attacking63
Technique68
Tactical50
Defending51
Creativity75

Strengths

  • Passing
  • Through balls
  • Ground duels

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM · DL

Positions on the pitch

CMDMLBAttack →

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0010%
xG0.0518%
Shots1.1731%
Shots on target0.5867%
Conversion %010%
Big chances missed0.297%
Dribbles1.4674%
Fouls won2.0589%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.009%
xA0.1159%
Key passes1.1748%
Big chances created0.007%
Accurate passes47.0574%
Pass accuracy %86.166%
Final third passes11.6962%
Long balls0.8821%
Crosses0.8885%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles3.2189%
Interceptions1.1775%
Clearances0.5826%
Aerial duels won0.2918%
Duels won7.0190%
Recoveries4.6826%
Dribbled past0.5892%
Fouls2.0511%
Errors leading to goal0.290%

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 61 midfielders · Premier League · season 23/24 · min 270′ · player 308′

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74%Will Hughes photoWill HughesCrystal Palace · Midfield - Central Midfield6.84Rating0G1A31age73%Ryan Gravenberch photoRyan GravenberchLiverpool · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.80Rating1G0A24age72%Carlos Baleba photoCarlos BalebaMan Utd · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.72Rating0G0A22age71%Conor Gallagher photoConor GallagherTottenham · Midfield - Central Midfield7.31Rating5G7A26age71%James Garner photoJames GarnerEverton · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.09Rating1G2A25age71%Boubacar Kamara photoBoubacar KamaraAston Villa · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.97Rating0G1A26age

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.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 17.04.2026
National teamArgentina logoArgentina5 caps · 2 goals
Contract until30/06/2033
Market value€40.00mHighest: €40.00m (01/06/2026)

Season statsSeason 2026

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
International Friendly GamesArgentina logoArgentina202651817.522132—
FIFA World Cup logoFIFA World CupArgentina logoArgentina20261196.80——0——
Transfers10
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
02/08/202626/27R. Strasbourg logoR. StrasbourgChelsea logoChelsea€40.00m€40.00m
02/07/202525/26Brighton logoBrightonR. Strasbourg logoR. Strasbourg€10.00m€12.00m
30/06/202524/25R. Strasbourg logoR. StrasbourgBrighton logoBrightonEnd of loan€12.00m
02/02/202524/25Brighton logoBrightonR. Strasbourg logoR. Strasbourgloan transfer€6.00m
01/02/202524/25Sevilla FC logoSevilla FCBrighton logoBrightonEnd of loan€6.00m
23/08/202424/25Brighton logoBrightonSevilla FC logoSevilla FCloan transfer€13.00m
20/01/202423/24Boca Juniors logoBoca JuniorsBrighton logoBrighton€9.15m€13.00m
01/07/202323/24Boca Juniors II logoBoca Juniors IIBoca Juniors logoBoca Juniors-€1.50m
01/01/202120/21CABJ U20 logoCABJ U20Boca Juniors II logoBoca Juniors II--
01/01/202019/20CABJ JVCABJ U20--

Market value

€40.00m Current€40.00m Highest · 01/06/202601/06/2026 Last change
€40.00m
11.06.202101.06.2026
#9 Argentina#23 Central Midfield#11 Chelsea#84 Premier League#170 Worldwide#10 Year 2004
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
11/06/202116CA Boca Juniors II€50k
20/10/202117CA Boca Juniors II€1.20m
26/10/202218CA Boca Juniors II€1.50m
04/07/202318CA Boca Juniors€3.50m
04/10/202319CA Boca Juniors€10.00m
19/12/202319CA Boca Juniors€13.00m
27/05/202419Brighton & Hove Albion logoBrighton & Hove Albion€13.00m
11/10/202420Sevilla FC logoSevilla FC€10.00m
27/12/202420Sevilla FC logoSevilla FC€6.00m
24/03/202520RC Strasbourg Alsace logoRC Strasbourg Alsace€8.00m
03/06/202520RC Strasbourg Alsace logoRC Strasbourg Alsace€12.00m
10/10/202521RC Strasbourg Alsace logoRC Strasbourg Alsace€15.00m
15/12/202521RC Strasbourg Alsace logoRC Strasbourg Alsace€25.00m
27/03/202621RC Strasbourg Alsace logoRC Strasbourg Alsace€35.00m
01/06/202621RC Strasbourg Alsace logoRC Strasbourg Alsace€40.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026EPLChelsea logoChelsea1600.070.0700100.07

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.

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