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Barcelona

Fermín López

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Spain
Height
176 cm
Games
14
10 starts
Minutes
936
67 a game
Goals
6
4.7 xG
Assists
7
2.8 xA

Player profile

866 min · vs 165 central midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Attacking midfielder who arrives in the box

Fermín is one of the biggest goal threats among central midfielders: non-penalty xG, goals and touches in the box are all in the top 2%, and he creates and dribbles at a top rate too. The defensive side is thin. From 866 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Gets into the box. 4.99 touches in the box per 90, percentile 98.

  • Goal threat. 0.62 goals per 90, percentile 98, and 0.46 non-penalty xG per 90, percentile 99.

  • Creates. 0.27 expected assists per 90, percentile 95, and 2.29 key passes per 90, percentile 93.

  • Dribbling. 1.66 dribbles won per 90, percentile 97.

Areas for development

  • Little ball-winning. 2.70 recoveries per 90, percentile 3, and 0.42 interceptions per 90, percentile 8.

  • Duels. Wins 42.3% of duels, percentile 12.

Similar players

Against 171 central midfielders

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of central midfielders 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 8 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, right (19%), average spot right half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 10%, Middle third 49%, Final third 42%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
LaLiga10702553.033.032.2617197.66
Champions League4234121.651.650.511157.64

14 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.56
Oldest to newest
Best: 9.3 at Valencia, 6 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.