Pape GueyeCM#18

Villarreal·UEFA Youth League·Midfield - Central Midfield

27 years(24/01/1999)1,89mleftSenegal, FranceContract until 30/06/2028

7.08Rating49 matches in 12 months

€40.00mMarket value#2 in Villarreal

Last 5rating per match

UEFA Champio05.116.9

LaLiga08.116.7

Internationa15.116.7

Internationa18.117

LaLiga22.116.7

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.60Nov

7.30Dec

7.10Jan

7.20Feb

7.00Mar

7.20Apr

7.00May

7.70Jun

6.20Jul

7.00Aug

7.10Sep

Oct

Club matchesVillarreal

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Recent results

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Key statsAfrica Cup of Nations Qual. · LaLiga · UEFA Champions League

Goals30.35 / 902 of 55Rank

xG0.120.03 / 904 of 53Rank

Assists020 of 55Rank

xA0.400.09 / 9017 of 55Rank

Shots91.05 / 9016 of 53Rank

Shots on target556%9 of 53Rank

Key passes80.94 / 9014 of 55Rank

Pass accuracy84.3%

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

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking60

Technique55

Tactical58

Defending45

Creativity62

Strengths

Crossing

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC

Positions on the pitch

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.5198%

xG0.2290%

Shots1.0356%

Shots on target0.6881%

Conversion %5099%

Big chances missed0.0063%

Dribbles0.3430%

Fouls won2.4091%

Offsides0.3442%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0032%

xA0.1061%

Key passes1.3761%

Big chances created0.0029%

Accurate passes60.2394%

Pass accuracy %85.235%

Final third passes19.3396%

Long balls5.1398%

Crosses0.3460%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.512%

Interceptions0.8643%

Clearances0.8635%

Blocks0.5176%

Aerial duels won0.3413%

Duels won3.5926%

Recoveries5.1370%

Dribbled past0.1794%

Fouls0.8685%

Errors leading to goal0.0056%

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 54 midfielders · LaLiga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 526′

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78%

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Pablo FornalsReal Betis · Midfield - Central Midfield6.82Rating0G0A30age 77%

Carlos SolerReal Sociedad · Midfield - Central Midfield7.00Rating1G2A29age 77%

Sergio CanalesRacing · Midfield - Attacking Midfield6.57Rating1G0A35age 76%

Mario SorianoDep. A Coruña · Midfield - Attacking Midfield7.01Rating0G2A24age 74%

Pablo BarriosAtlético · Midfield - Central Midfield7.33Rating0G1A23age

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

+0.7

-0.2

55.2

25/26

+0.9

10.1

26/27

Goals xG · total 6 / 5.3

Assists vs xA

-0.6

-0.2

22.2

25/26

-0.4

00.4

26/27

Assists xA · total 2 / 2.6

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

StatusAvailable49 matches in 12 months

National teamSenegal45 caps · 7 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€40.00mHighest: €40.00m (16/03/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Africa Cup of Nations Qual.	Senegal	26/27	2	154	6.60	—	—	0	2	—
LaLiga	Villarreal	26/27	7	526	7.33	3	—	3	1	—
UEFA Champions League	Villarreal	26/27	1	90	6.90	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers9

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
05/07/2024	24/25	Marseille	Villarreal	free transfer	€6.00m
30/06/2023	22/23	Sevilla FC	Marseille	End of loan	€10.00m
30/01/2023	22/23	Marseille	Sevilla FC	loan transfer	€10.00m
01/07/2020	20/21	Le Havre AC	Marseille	free transfer	€1.60m
01/07/2018	18/19	Le Havre B	Le Havre AC	-	€200k
01/07/2017	17/18	Le Havre U19	Le Havre B	-	-
01/07/2016	16/17	Le Havre U17	Le Havre U19	-	-
01/07/2014	14/15	Le Havre Youth	Le Havre U17	-	-
01/08/2012	12/13	BMSF Jugend	Le Havre Youth	free transfer	-

Market value

€40.00m Current€40.00m Highest · 16/03/202605/06/2026 Last change

16.05.201805.06.2026

#23 Central Midfield#31 LaLiga#3 Senegal#2 Villarreal#170 Worldwide#19 Year 1999

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
16/05/2018	19	AC Le Havre B	€200k
08/01/2019	19	Le Havre AC	€300k
27/06/2019	20	Le Havre AC	€800k
30/09/2019	20	Le Havre AC	€1.00m
06/01/2020	20	Le Havre AC	€1.75m
08/04/2020	21	Le Havre AC	€1.60m
15/10/2020	21	Olympique Marseille	€3.00m
07/01/2021	21	Olympique Marseille	€8.00m
09/04/2021	22	Olympique Marseille	€10.00m
04/06/2021	22	Olympique Marseille	€10.00m
16/12/2021	22	Olympique Marseille	€10.00m
30/05/2022	23	Olympique Marseille	€12.00m
02/11/2022	23	Olympique Marseille	€10.00m
13/06/2023	24	Sevilla FC	€10.00m
18/12/2023	24	Olympique Marseille	€8.00m
19/03/2024	25	Olympique Marseille	€6.00m
03/06/2024	25	Olympique Marseille	€6.00m
11/10/2024	25	Villarreal CF	€8.00m
27/12/2024	25	Villarreal CF	€8.00m
21/03/2025	26	Villarreal CF	€10.00m
09/06/2025	26	Villarreal CF	€15.00m
02/10/2025	26	Villarreal CF	€25.00m
12/12/2025	26	Villarreal CF	€20.00m
16/03/2026	27	Villarreal CF	€40.00m
05/06/2026	27	Villarreal CF	€40.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	La liga	Villarreal	5	398	1	0.12	0.12	0	0.4	5	9	3.49
2025	La liga	Villarreal	31	2280	5	5.21	4.47	2	2.22	48	25	15.24

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.