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Athletic Club

Nico Williams

Position
Left winger
Nationality
Spain
Height
181 cm
Games
9
6 starts
Minutes
530
59 a game
Goals
1
1.4 xG
Assists
1
2.3 xA

Player profile

530 min · vs 149 wingers · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Box-crashing creative winger

Nico Williams sets up quality chances like few wingers for Athletic Club, gets into the box and shoots a lot, with a LaLiga goal and an assist. His passing is loose, he loses most of his duels and the goals lag his chances. From 530 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Quality chances created. xA 0.39 per 90, top 5% of wingers.

  • Box presence. Touches in the box 8.32 per 90, top 8%.

  • Shoots. Shots 3.06 per 90, top 19%.

Areas for development

  • Loose passing. Pass accuracy 74.0%, 13th percentile.

  • Loses duels. Duels won 40.6%, 21st percentile.

  • Few goals. Goals 0.17 per 90, 39th percentile.

Similar players

  • Jaidon Anthony BrentfordPass accuracy 13 v 18 and expected assists 95 v 83.
  • Cody Gakpo LiverpoolExpected assists 95 v 84 and tackles 60 v 64.
  • Dango Ouattara BrentfordKey passes 64 v 61 and chances created 58 v 57.

Against 154 wingers

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of wingers 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 3 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the final third, left (28%), average spot left wing, final third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 9%, Middle third 29%, Final third 62%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
LaLiga9530111.431.432.2918117.28

9 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.16
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.1 v Atlético Madrid, 5 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.