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Arsenal

Riccardo Calafiori

Position
Left-back
Nationality
Italy
Height
188 cm
Games
11
10 starts
Minutes
852
77 a game
Goals
2
2.0 xG
Assists
2
1.0 xA

Player profile

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

Archetype: Attacking left-back who arrives in the box

Calafiori is a full-back who gets into scoring spots, with non-penalty xG at percentile 95 and touches in the box at percentile 86. He is strong in the air too. He creates little from wide and recovers few loose balls. From 852 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Gets into scoring spots. 0.21 non-penalty xG per 90, percentile 95, and 1.58 shots per 90, percentile 92.

  • Arrives in the box. 3.06 touches in the box per 90, percentile 86.

  • Strong in the air. 1.80 aerials won per 90, percentile 91.

Areas for development

  • Little creation. 0.63 chances created per 90, percentile 20.

  • Few recoveries. 2.64 recoveries per 90, percentile 7.

  • Rarely passes forward. 3.27 passes into the final third per 90, percentile 13.

Similar players

  • Lukas Kübler FreiburgNon-penalty xG 95 v 98 and aerials won 91 v 97.
  • Phillipp Mwene Mainz 05Dribbles won 13 v 13 and interceptions 27 v 27.
  • Joseph Scally Borussia MönchengladbachNon-penalty xG 95 v 92 and touches in the box 86 v 85.

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 final third, left (20%), average spot left wing, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 27%, Middle third 39%, Final third 34%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Premier League9702121.221.221.00967.05
Champions League190000.360.360.01407.09
Community Shield160100.400.400.02207.60

11 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.10
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.0 v Leeds United, 10 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.