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Athletic Club

Aitor Paredes

Position
Centre-back
Nationality
Spain
Height
186 cm
Games
8
6 starts
Minutes
567
71 a game
Goals
2
0.3 xG
Assists
0
0.1 xA

Player profile

567 min · vs 275 centre-backs · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Ball-playing, goalscoring centre-back

Paredes has 2 LaLiga goals for Athletic Club, wins most of his duels, and passes and progresses the ball as well as most centre-backs. He shoots little outside those goals and rarely gets into the box. From 567 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Scores. Goals 0.32 per 90, top 3% of centre-backs: 2 LaLiga goals.

  • Wins his duels. Duels won 67.6%, top 11%.

  • Accurate passer. Pass accuracy 93.6% (top 8%) and passes into the final third 8.89 (top 15%).

  • Finds a pass. Key passes 0.48 per 90, top 20%.

Areas for development

  • Little box presence. Touches in the box 0.48 per 90, 15th percentile.

  • Few shots. Shots 0.32 per 90, 18th percentile.

Similar players

  • Marc Guéhi Manchester CityPass accuracy 92 v 90 and key passes 80 v 78.
  • Eric Dier MonacoPass accuracy 92 v 90 and duels won 89 v 94.
  • Alexsandro Ribeiro LilleDuels won 89 v 99 and aerials won 56 v 53.

Against 279 centre-backs

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of centre-backs with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 4 of 14 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the own half, right (17%), average spot centre, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 36%, Middle third 60%, Final third 4%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
LaLiga7488200.350.350.10237.53
Copa del Rey179000.000.000.01006.88

8 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.44
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.3 v Getafe, 25 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.