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Athletic Club

Aymeric Laporte

Position
Centre-back
Nationality
Spain
Height
189 cm
Games
9
8 starts
Minutes
735
82 a game
Goals
0
0.5 xG
Assists
0
0.2 xA

Player profile

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

Archetype: Ball-playing, sweeping centre-back

Laporte passes cleanly out of Athletic's defence and mops up loose balls more than almost any centre-back. He steps in to intercept rarely, and his duel and aerial numbers are low for the role. From 735 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Clean passing. Pass accuracy 93.3%, top 11% of centre-backs.

  • Mops up. Recoveries 5.51 per 90, top 7%.

  • Moves it forward. Passes into the final third 7.35 per 90, 71st percentile.

Areas for development

  • Few interceptions. Interceptions 0.61 per 90, 7th percentile.

  • Loses duels. Duels won 53.8%, 26th percentile.

  • Weak in the air. Aerials won 1.47 per 90, 28th percentile.

Similar players

  • Sadibou Sané MonacoPass accuracy 89 v 88 and recoveries 93 v 89.
  • Moussa Niakhaté LyonTouches in the box 16 v 17 and recoveries 93 v 86.
  • Víctor Chust ElcheAerials won 28 v 24 and passes into the final third 71 v 79.

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 2 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the own third, left (16%), average spot left half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 43%, Middle third 54%, Final third 3%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
LaLiga9735000.470.470.20326.83

9 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.83
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.0 v Deportivo Alavés, 19 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.