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Paris Saint-Germain

Matvey Safonov

Position
Goalkeeper
Nationality
Russia
Height
192 cm
Games
14
14 starts
Minutes
1,260
90 a game
Goals
0
0.0 xG
Assists
0
0.0 xA

Player profile

1,170 min · vs 113 goalkeepers · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Short-passing goalkeeper

Safonov keeps the ball short and accurate, and is letting in slightly fewer goals than expected. He almost never passes into the final third and does little sweeping.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Accurate short passing. 79.2% pass accuracy, percentile 83.

  • Above expectation. 0.14 goals prevented per 90, percentile 66.

Areas for development

  • No long distribution. 0.69 passes into the final third per 90, percentile 1.

  • Rarely sweeps. 7.69 recoveries per 90, percentile 29.

Similar players

  • Péter Gulácsi VillarrealAccurate passers who rarely sweep: pass accuracy 83 v 96, recoveries 29 v 10.

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 1 of 10 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the own box, centre (77%), average spot centre, own third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 98%, Middle third 2%, Final third 0%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Ligue 19810000.000.000.00017.22
Champions League4360000.000.000.00007.07
Trophée des Champions190000.000.000.00006.07

14 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.09
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.8 at Brest, 13 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.