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Villarreal

Nicolas Pépé

Position
Right midfielder
Nationality
Ivory Coast
Height
183 cm
Games
10
7 starts
Minutes
661
66 a game
Goals
3
1.8 xG
Assists
0
1.6 xA

Player profile

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

Archetype: Dribbling, box-crashing winger

Pépé beats players and gets into the box as much as almost any winger for Villarreal, shoots a lot and keeps the ball cleanly, with 2 LaLiga goals. He does little defending and wins nothing in the air. From 616 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Beats players. Dribbles won 3.36 per 90, top 6% of wingers.

  • Box presence. Touches in the box 8.91 per 90 (top 5%) and shots 3.36 (top 8%).

  • Clean passing. Pass accuracy 87.8%, top 9%.

  • Scores. Goals 0.44 per 90, top 14%.

Areas for development

  • Little defending. Tackles 0.73 per 90, 14th percentile.

  • Weak in the air. Aerials won 0.15 per 90, 19th percentile.

Similar players

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 5 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the final third, right (32%), average spot right wing, final third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 8%, Middle third 28%, Final third 65%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
LaLiga7495200.880.881.3217107.28
Champions League276000.150.150.03326.33
Copa del Rey190100.730.730.26408.94

10 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.14
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.9 at CD Manacor, 27 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.