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Nico Paz

Position
Attacking midfielder
Nationality
Argentina
Height
185 cm
Games
13
13 starts
Minutes
1,052
81 a game
Goals
6
4.2 xG
Assists
8
2.5 xA

Player profile

994 min · vs 96 attacking midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: All-action attacking midfielder

Paz does nearly everything well: his shots are in the top 1% of attacking midfielders, and his tackles, duels, dribbles and pass accuracy are all in the top 11%. His recoveries are the one low number.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Shoots a lot. 4.80 shots per 90, percentile 99, with 0.36 non-penalty xG per 90, percentile 81.

  • Defends. 3.08 tackles per 90, percentile 97, and wins 57.3% of duels, percentile 95.

  • Dribbling. 2.26 dribbles won per 90, percentile 91.

  • Passing. 88.5% pass accuracy, percentile 91, and 7.06 passes into the final third per 90, percentile 90.

Areas for development

  • Few recoveries. 3.53 recoveries per 90, percentile 34.

Similar players

  • Jude Bellingham Real MadridDuels won 95 v 98 and pass accuracy 91 v 88.
  • Cole Palmer ChelseaShots 99 v 94, goals 80 v 82, dribbles won 91 v 83.

Against 99 attacking midfielders

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of attacking 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 10 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the final third, right (20%), average spot right half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 9%, Middle third 48%, Final third 43%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Serie A9734332.772.771.3043188.06
Champions League4318351.471.471.161478.68

13 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 8.25
Oldest to newest
Best: 9.4 v Manchester United, 21 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.