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Gonzalo Villar

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Spain
Height
181 cm
Games
11
11 starts
Minutes
869
79 a game
Goals
0
0.5 xG
Assists
1
1.7 xA

Player profile

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

Archetype: Creative, combative central midfielder

Villar creates more than most central midfielders and tackles well, but he rarely plays the ball into the final third and offers little goal threat. From 869 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Creates. 0.17 expected assists per 90, percentile 83, and 1.55 key passes per 90, percentile 81.

  • Tackles. 2.38 tackles per 90, percentile 76.

Areas for development

  • Rarely plays forward. 4.04 passes into the final third per 90, percentile 15.

  • Little goal threat. 0.72 shots per 90, percentile 29.

  • Interceptions. 0.72 interceptions per 90, percentile 30.

Similar players

  • Regan Slater Hull CityPasses into the final third 15 v 5 and aerials won 66 v 70.
  • Michel Aebischer Union BerlinPasses into the final third 15 v 12, expected assists 83 v 73.

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 2 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, right (12%), average spot centre, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 18%, Middle third 56%, Final third 26%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
LaLiga11869010.520.521.697156.91

11 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.91
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.8 at Deportivo A Coruña, 17 Aug. Hover or tap a bar.