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Villarreal

Luíz Júnior

Position
Goalkeeper
Nationality
Brazil
Height
192 cm
Games
6
6 starts
Minutes
540
90 a game
Goals
0
0.0 xG
Assists
0
0.0 xA

Player profile

540 min · vs 113 goalkeepers · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Short-passing goalkeeper

Luíz Júnior passes accurately for Villarreal, rarely going long. The rest is a worry: he makes the fewest saves and recoveries in the group, and is letting in more than the shots he faces would suggest. From 540 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Accurate passer. Pass accuracy 83.3%, top 7% of goalkeepers.

  • Ever-present. 6 starts in 6 games, 540 minutes.

Areas for development

  • Below par on goals prevented. Goals prevented at the 4th percentile.

  • Few saves. Saves 1.50 per 90, 1st percentile.

  • Rarely sweeps. Recoveries 5.67 per 90, the lowest in the group.

Similar players

Against 114 goalkeepers

Against the rest

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

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the own box, centre (72%), average spot centre, own third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 99%, Middle third 1%, Final third 0%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
LaLiga4360000.000.000.00005.78
Champions League190000.000.000.00007.78
Copa del Rey190000.000.000.00007.49

6 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.40
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.8 v Napoli, 13 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.