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Manchester City

Nico O'Reilly

Position
Left-back
Nationality
England
Height
193 cm
Games
12
8 starts
Minutes
639
53 a game
Goals
0
1.7 xG
Assists
1
1.2 xA

Player profile

549 min · vs 227 full-backs · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Attacking, ball-carrying left-back

O'Reilly attacks like a midfielder from left-back for Manchester City: he gets good chances and touches in the box, beats players, passes accurately and recovers the ball as often as almost any full-back, with an EFL Cup assist. He has no goals yet, intercepts almost nothing and loses most of his duels. From 549 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Goal threat. Non-penalty xG 0.25 per 90 (top 3% of full-backs) and touches in the box 3.12 (top 13%).

  • Wins it back. Recoveries 6.07 per 90, top 4%.

  • Beats players. Dribbles won 1.48 per 90, top 7%.

  • Accurate passer. Pass accuracy 89.5%, top 10%.

Areas for development

  • Few interceptions. Interceptions 0.16 per 90, 1st percentile.

  • Loses duels. Duels won 43.5%, 9th percentile.

  • No goals yet. 0 goals from 1.26 xG in the Premier League.

Against 233 full-backs

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of full-backs 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 5 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, left (22%), average spot left half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 20%, Middle third 52%, Final third 28%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Premier League7318001.261.260.86636.81
Champions League291000.210.210.24127.21
EFL Cup2177010.250.250.13127.66
Community Shield153000.000.000.00005.38

12 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.88
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.3 v Norwich City, 17 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.