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Paris Saint-Germain

Willian Pacho

Position
Centre-back
Nationality
Ecuador
Height
188 cm
Games
11
11 starts
Minutes
964
88 a game
Goals
0
0.1 xG
Assists
0
0.1 xA

Player profile

874 min · vs 275 centre-backs · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Safe-passing sweeper at centre-back

Pacho almost never loses the ball and sweeps up loose balls at a top rate, but he plays very few forward passes and offers nothing in the opposition box. He is weak in the air for the role. From 874 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Accurate passing. 95.5% pass accuracy, percentile 98.

  • Recoveries. 5.36 recoveries per 90, percentile 91.

Areas for development

  • Rarely plays forward. 2.47 passes into the final third per 90, percentile 4.

  • No set-piece threat. 0.00 touches in the box per 90, percentile 0.

  • Physical contests. 1.34 aerials won per 90, percentile 23, and wins 54.5% of duels, percentile 28.

Similar players

  • Mamadou Sarr Real SociedadPass accuracy 98 v 96 and expected assists 9 v 10.
  • Youssouf Ndayishimiye NiceExpected assists 9 v 18, touches in the box 0 v 14.
  • Issa Diop Ipswich TownPasses into the final third 4 v 10 and recoveries 91 v 85.

Against 279 centre-backs

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of centre-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 2 of 14 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

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

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 54%, Middle third 44%, Final third 2%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Ligue 16540000.050.050.07107.00
Champions League4334000.000.000.01006.76
Trophée des Champions190000.000.000.01006.78

11 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.89
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.8 v Lyon, 26 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.