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Nicolas Pépé

Villarreal
178 cm
Height
19
Shirt
29 years
May 29, 1995
Left
Preferred foot
Ivory Coast
Country
€6.3M
Market value
Position
Primary
Striker
Others
Right Midfielder, Right Winger
RM
RW
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches97%Shot attempts38%Goals16%
Chances created98%Aerial duels won27%Defensive actions72%

LaLiga 2024/2025

2
Goals
5
Assists
12
Started
24
Matches
1,221
Minutes played
6.90
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

May 3

Osasuna
4-2
90
1
2
0
0
9.3

Apr 27

Espanyol
1-0
90
0
1
0
0
8.2

Apr 23

Celta Vigo
3-0
90
0
0
1
0
6.5

Apr 20

Real Sociedad
2-2
31
0
0
1
0
7.3

Apr 13

Real Betis
1-2
22
0
0
0
0
6.0

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
Villarreal

May 3

LaLiga
Osasuna
4-2
90’
9.3

Apr 27

LaLiga
Espanyol
1-0
90’
8.2

Apr 23

LaLiga
Celta Vigo
3-0
90’
6.5

Apr 20

LaLiga
Real Sociedad
2-2
31’
7.3

Apr 13

LaLiga
Real Betis
1-2
22’
6.0
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 47%
  • 34Shots
  • 2Goals
  • 3.37xG
4 - 2
Shot typeHeaderSituationFast breakResultGoal
0.54xG0.97xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,221

Shooting

Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
3.39
xG on target (xGOT)
4.96
Non-penalty xG
3.39
Shots
34
Shots on target
16

Passing

Assists
5
Expected assists (xA)
3.62
Successful passes
405
Pass accuracy
82.7%
Accurate long balls
12
Long ball accuracy
70.6%
Chances created
26
Successful crosses
11
Cross accuracy
28.2%

Possession

Successful dribbles
22
Dribble success
44.9%
Touches
779
Touches in opposition box
78
Dispossessed
15
Fouls won
19
Penalties awarded
1

Defending

Tackles won
8
Tackles won %
44.4%
Duels won
74
Duels won %
46.0%
Aerial duels won
15
Aerial duels won %
45.5%
Interceptions
5
Blocked
8
Fouls committed
20
Recoveries
42
Possession won final 3rd
6
Dribbled past
7

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches97%Shot attempts38%Goals16%
Chances created98%Aerial duels won27%Defensive actions72%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Villarreal (Free transfer)Aug 2024 - now
24
2
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)