Midfielder

Nico Williams

Athletic Club
Spain
24 yrs
180 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 12
Goals: 2
Assists: 1
Average rating: 7.09

Age24

Date of birth12 Jul 2002

Height180 cm

Weight–

Preferred footRight

Market value€44M

Contract until30 Jun 2035

Injury / suspension history

Injury Muscle Injury · Day-to-day Since 17 Oct 2026 · Ended: 19 Oct 2026
Injury Thigh Injury · Out Since 1 Oct 2026 · Ended: 14 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

LaLiga

Athletic Club

Appearances / Starts9 / 6

Minutes530

Rating7.13

Goals / Assists1 / 1

Shots (on target)18 (2)

Passes · accuracy196 · 74%

Key passes11

Tackles / Interceptions9 / 4

Duels won28 / 69

Successful dribbles10

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists1.43 / 2.30

Detailed statistics

Big chances created2

Big chances missed1

Goal conversion6%

Headed goals1

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls2

Accurate crosses6

Touches342

Possession lost111

Dispossessed3

Aerial duels won3

Ground duels won25

Clearances4

Ball recoveries25

Fouls won6

Fouls committed9

Offsides1

Penalties won2

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)48.31

Top speed (km/h)36.22

Copa del Rey

Athletic Club

Appearances / Starts1 / 0

Minutes–

Rating–

Goals / Assists– / –

Shots (on target)– (–)

Passes · accuracy– · –

Key passes–

Tackles / Interceptions– / –

Duels won–

Successful dribbles–

Yellow cards / Red cards– / –

Penalties (scored / missed)– / –

UEFA Nations League

Spain

Appearances / Starts2 / 1

Minutes77

Rating6.90

Goals / Assists1 / 0

Shots (on target)2 (1)

Passes · accuracy21 · 90%

Key passes1

Tackles / Interceptions2 / 0

Duels won2 / 8

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.14 / 0.03

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion50%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls1

Accurate crosses0

Touches34

Possession lost9

Dispossessed1

Aerial duels won0

Ground duels won2

Clearances1

Ball recoveries1

Fouls won0

Fouls committed2

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)8.26

Top speed (km/h)34.32

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Career and transfers

2 clubs · 1 move

Jul 2021

Athletic Club B To: Athletic Club

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 2 Nov 2026

Matches (12 months)37

Average rating6.88

Last match rating7.51 Nov 2026

Matches missed96 injury records

Last 10 matches

7.5 6.9 6.9 7.7 6.1 7.3 8.2 7.7 6.5 6.3

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	LaLiga	Athletic Club	9 (6)	530	1	1	7.13
2026	FIFA World Cup	Spain	6 (0)	121	0	1	6.50
2026	UEFA Nations League	Spain	2 (1)	77	1	0	6.90
2026	Copa del Rey	Athletic Club	1 (0)	–	–	–	–

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

LaLiga 2026 · percentile among midfielders (94 players)

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6 matches · 364 min

Nico Williams: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
xA / 90 min	0.33	95
Key passes / 90 min	1.73	65
Completed passes / 90 min	24.2	23
Pass accuracy	74.2%	7
Progressive carries / 90 min	7.66	100
Successful dribbles / 90 min	1.48	75
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min	2.97	64
Rating	7.15	81

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