OrcaScore
19

Midfielder

Nicolas Pépé

  • Villarreal
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • 31 yrs
  • 183 cm
  • Preferred foot: Left
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Appearances
9
616 min
Goals
3
G+A per 90: 0.44
Assists
0
Average rating
6.96
Age31
Date of birth29 May 1995
Height183 cm
Weight68 kg
Preferred footLeft
Market value€6.6M
Contract until30 Jun 2028

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Eye Injury · Out Since 10 Oct 2026 · Ended: 24 Oct 2026
  • Injury Eye Injury · Missing Ended: 11 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts1 / 0
Minutes31
Rating6.30
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)2 (1)
Passes · accuracy14 · 79%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 0
Duels won0 / 2
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.12 / 0.03
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses0
Touches21
Possession lost7
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won0
Ground duels won0
Clearances0
Ball recoveries1
Fouls won0
Fouls committed1
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)3.36
Top speed (km/h)31.75
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes90
Rating–
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)– (–)
Passes · accuracy– · –
Key passes–
Tackles / Interceptions– / –
Duels won–
Successful dribbles–
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Appearances / Starts7 / 5
Minutes495
Rating7.06
Goals / Assists2 / 0
Shots (on target)17 (8)
Passes · accuracy251 · 87%
Key passes10
Tackles / Interceptions5 / 2
Duels won27 / 61
Successful dribbles16
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.89 / 1.33
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion12%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls5
Accurate crosses9
Touches392
Possession lost91
Dispossessed11
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won26
Clearances1
Ball recoveries21
Fouls won5
Fouls committed1
Offsides2
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)48.82
Top speed (km/h)35.61

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average
Attacking77
Technical71
Tactical45
Defending26
Creativity78

Characteristics

Strengths

7266

National team

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
8 Nov 2026 Villarreal – Getafe – – –
3 Nov 2026 Villarreal – Paris Saint-Germain – – –
30 Oct 2026 Villarreal – Espanyol 0–1 72' 6.6
27 Oct 2026 CD Manacor – Villarreal 0–5 90' 8.9
29 Sep 2026 Somalia – Côte d'Ivoire 0–2 65' 6.3
24 Sep 2026 Côte d'Ivoire – Ghana 2–0 86' 7.0
20 Sep 2026 Villarreal – Levante UD 3–1 11' 6.5
17 Sep 2026 Málaga CF – Villarreal 1–3 – –
14 Sep 2026 Villarreal – Real Betis 1–2 76' 7.0
8 Sep 2026 Borussia Dortmund – Villarreal 3–2 31' 6.3
5 Sep 2026 Villarreal – Deportivo de A Coruña 2–3 90' 7.8
28 Aug 2026 Deportivo Alavés – Villarreal 1–0 90' 6.8
23 Aug 2026 Atlético Madrid – Villarreal 2–2 79' 6.9
16 Aug 2026 Real Racing Club – Villarreal 2–2 77' 7.8
8 Aug 2026 Galatasaray – Villarreal 1–2 72' 6.9

Career and transfers

9 clubs · 11 moves · total fees 98M €
  1. Free transfer
  2. Free transfer
  3. Loan return
  4. Loan
  5. Transfer 80M €
  6. Transfer 18M €
  7. Loan return
  8. Loan
  9. Transfer
  10. Free transfer
  11. S.Poitevin U19 To: Stade Poitevin
    Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)51
Average rating7.07
Last match rating6.630 Oct 2026
Matches missed41 injury record
5 6 7 8 9 10 7.07 Nov 2025 Mar 2026 Oct 2026 6.6

Last 10 matches

6.6 8.9 6.3 7.0 6.5 7.0 6.3 7.8 6.8 6.9

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 LaLiga Villarreal 7 (5) 495 2 0 7.06
2026 Africa Cup of Nations Qual. Côte d'Ivoire 2 (2) 151 0 0 6.65
2026 Copa del Rey Villarreal 1 (1) 90 1 0 –
2026 UEFA Champions League Villarreal 1 (0) 31 0 0 6.30

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

Player profile

LaLiga 2026 · percentile among midfielders (94 players)

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50 xA 90 Key passes 86 Completed passes 59 Pass accuracy 60 Progressive carries 94 Successful dribbles 95 Tackles + interceptions 1 Rating 68

5 matches · 346 min

Nicolas Pépé: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
xA / 90 min 0.27
90
Key passes / 90 min 2.34
86
Completed passes / 90 min 41.1
59
Pass accuracy 86.8%
60
Progressive carries / 90 min 5.20
94
Successful dribbles / 90 min 2.86
95
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min 0.78
1
Rating 7.00
68

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