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Celta Vigo

Ilaix Moriba

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Guinea
Height
165 cm
Games
14
11 starts
Minutes
954
68 a game
Goals
1
0.3 xG
Assists
0
0.6 xA

Player profile

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

Archetype: Tidy defensive central midfielder

Moriba keeps the ball very well and tackles and intercepts more than most central midfielders, but offers very little going forward and loses more duels than he wins.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Accurate passing. 92.6% pass accuracy, percentile 93.

  • Defends. 2.44 tackles per 90, percentile 80, and 1.36 interceptions per 90, percentile 75.

Areas for development

  • Little attacking output. 0.49 touches in the box per 90, percentile 13, and 0.49 chances created per 90, percentile 15.

  • Duels. Wins 45.9% of duels, percentile 27, and 0.10 aerials won per 90, percentile 5.

  • Few recoveries. 4.09 recoveries per 90, percentile 25.

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 2 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, centre (16%), average spot centre, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 20%, Middle third 61%, Final third 20%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
LaLiga11807100.270.270.52646.82
Europa League3147000.010.010.07116.53

14 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.71
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.8 v Racing Santander, 19 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.