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Nicolas Pépé

Villarreal
icInjury
Physical discomfort (Mar 28)Expected return: Doubtful
178 cm
Height
19
Shirt
29 years
May 29, 1995
Left
Preferred foot
Ivory Coast
Country
€8.5M
Market value
Position
Primary
Striker
Others
Central Midfielder, Right Winger, Attacking Midfielder
CM
RW
AM
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches94%Shot attempts27%Goals8%
Chances created78%Aerial duels won18%Defensive actions24%

LaLiga 2024/2025

1
Goals
2
Assists
10
Started
19
Matches
898
Minutes played
6.75
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Mar 24

Gambia
1-0
45
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 21

Burundi
0-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 15

Real Madrid
1-2
45
0
0
0
0
6.4

Mar 8

Deportivo Alaves
1-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.9

Feb 22

Rayo Vallecano
0-1
28
0
0
0
0
6.3

Feb 15

Valencia
1-1
75
0
0
0
0
6.9

Feb 8

Las Palmas
1-2
22
0
0
0
0
6.3

Feb 1

Real Valladolid
5-1
29
0
0
0
0
6.2

Jan 25

Atletico Madrid
1-1
22
0
0
0
0
6.4

Jan 20

Mallorca
4-0
22
0
0
0
0
6.0
Ivory Coast

Mar 24

World Cup Qualification CAF Grp. F
Gambia
1-0
45’
-

Mar 21

World Cup Qualification CAF Grp. F
Burundi
0-1
Bench
Villarreal

Mar 15

LaLiga
Real Madrid
1-2
45’
6.4

Mar 8

LaLiga
Deportivo Alaves
1-0
90’
6.9

Feb 22

LaLiga
Rayo Vallecano
0-1
28’
6.3
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 47%
  • 30Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 2.46xG
3 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationFast breakResultGoal
0.32xG0.30xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 898

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
2.46
xG on target (xGOT)
3.68
Non-penalty xG
2.46
Shots
30
Shots on target
14

Passing

Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
1.74
Successful passes
322
Pass accuracy
83.0%
Accurate long balls
8
Long ball accuracy
72.7%
Chances created
13
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
11.1%

Possession

Successful dribbles
16
Dribble success
47.1%
Touches
584
Touches in opposition box
60
Dispossessed
12
Fouls won
13
Penalties awarded
1

Defending

Tackles won
3
Tackles won %
37.5%
Duels won
46
Duels won %
43.4%
Aerial duels won
9
Aerial duels won %
40.9%
Interceptions
3
Blocked
7
Fouls committed
12
Recoveries
30
Possession won final 3rd
5
Dribbled past
5

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches94%Shot attempts27%Goals8%
Chances created78%Aerial duels won18%Defensive actions24%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Villarreal (Free transfer)Aug 2024 - now
19
1
Trabzonspor (Free transfer)Sep 2023 - Jun 2024
23
6
Arsenal (back from loan)Jul 2023 - Sep 2023
Nice (on loan)Aug 2022 - Jun 2023
28
8
ArsenalAug 2019 - Aug 2022
112
27
LilleJun 2017 - Aug 2019
79
37
Angers (back from loan)Jul 2016 - Jun 2017
39
3
Orléans (on loan)Jul 2015 - Jun 2016
31
7
AngersJul 2014 - Jul 2015
9
0
Angers BJul 2013 - Jun 2015
41
9
Stade PoitevinJul 2012 - Jun 2013
9
2

National team

Ivory CoastJan 2016 - now
39
11
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Arsenal

England
1
FA Cup(19/20)
1
Florida Cup(2022)
2
Emirates Cup(2023 · 2022)
2
Community Shield(23/24 · 20/21)
1
MLS All-Star(2023)

Lille

France
1
Algarve Football Cup(2018)