Nicolas PépéRM#19
Villarreal·
Primera División RFEF - Play Offs·Attack - Right Winger
€6.00mMarket value#18 in Villarreal
Last 5rating per match
LaLiga01.11
UEFA Champio05.11
LaLiga08.11
LaLiga22.11
UEFA Champio25.11
Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month
6.90Nov
6.80Dec
6.80Jan
7.10Feb
7.40Mar
7.20Apr
7.70May
7.00Jun
Jul
7.10Aug
6.80Sep
Oct
Club matchesVillarreal
Next matches
13 Oct · 20:00UEFA Champions LeagueH
Napoli———Match statsOdds are 1X2 for the match; the club's outcome is highlighted. Prediction opens the full match preview.
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Borussia DortmundKey statsAfrica Cup of Nations Qual. · LaLiga · UEFA Champions League
Goals20.30 / 9011 of 54Rank
xG1.100.23 / 9034 of 54Rank
Assists026 of 54Rank
xA0.970.20 / 909 of 54Rank
Shots243.57 / 9013 of 54Rank
Shots on target1042%10 of 54Rank
Key passes142.08 / 9012 of 54Rank
Pass accuracy86.6%
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 — LaLiga, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
Player profileattributes and traits
Player Position average
Strengths
- Passing
Weaknesses
No outstanding weaknesses
Player positions: MR · ST · RW
Positions on the pitch
Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league
AttackingPer 90 · Percentile
Goals0.4368%
xG0.1738%
Shots2.9885%
Shots on target1.4983%
Conversion %14.358%
Big chances missed0.0080%
Dribbles3.1992%
Fouls won1.0631%
Offsides0.4345%
PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile
Assists0.0026%
xA0.2785%
Key passes1.9185%
Big chances created0.2151%
Accurate passes40.6494%
Pass accuracy %86.892%
Final third passes22.1396%
Long balls1.0679%
Crosses1.7094%
DefendingPer 90 · Percentile
Tackles0.6421%
Interceptions0.2145%
Clearances0.217%
Blocks0.4391%
Aerial duels won0.2114%
Duels won5.1158%
Recoveries3.8377%
Dribbled past0.6458%
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 53 forwards · LaLiga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 423′
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79%
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Álex BerenguerAthletic Club · Attack - Left WingerRating1G0A31age77%
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Alberto MoleiroVillarreal · Attack - Left WingerRating2G3A22age77%
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Gerard MorenoVillarreal · Attack - Centre-ForwardRating2G0A34age78%Robert NavarroAthletic Club · Attack - Right WingerRating2G0A24age77%Álex BerenguerAthletic Club · Attack - Left WingerRating1G0A31age77%Georges MikautadzeVillarreal · Attack - Centre-ForwardRating2G1A25age77%Alberto MoleiroVillarreal · Attack - Left WingerRating2G3A22age77%Anthony GordonBarcelona · Attack - Left WingerRating1G4A25ageProfile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 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
+1.1-0.825/26
+1.926/27
Goals xG · total 12 / 10.9
Assists vs xA
-1.1-0.125/26
-1.026/27
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.
Availability
StatusAvailable50 matches in 12 months
Missed matches1last 12 months
National team
Ivory Coast57 caps · 14 goals
Ivory Coast57 caps · 14 goalsContract until30/06/2028
Market value€6.00mHighest: €75.00m (12/09/2019)
Season statsSeason 26/27
| Competition | Team | Season | Apps | Min | Rating | G | A | G+A | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Africa Cup of Nations Qual. | Côte d'Ivoire | 26/27 | 2 | 151 | 6.65 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
 LaLiga | Villarreal | 26/27 | 6 | 423 | 7.13 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
 UEFA Champions League | Villarreal | 26/27 | 1 | 31 | 6.30 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
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
xGExpected 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.
npxGNon-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.
xAExpected assists- The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChainxG 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.
KPKey passes- Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.
Teammatessame club
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Ayoze PérezAttack - Centre-Forward33age€5.00mvalue
Carlos MaciàMidfield - Central Midfield18age€3.00mvalue
Carlos RomeroDefender - Left-Back24age€25.00mvalueGeorges MikautadzeAttack - Centre-Forward25age€30.00mvalueGerard MorenoAttack - Centre-Forward34age€2.50mvalue