Nicolas Pépé#19
Villarreal·Attack - Right Winger
€6.00mMarket value#18 in Villarreal
Key stats
Goals30.51 / 90
xG1.190.20 / 90
Assists0
xA0.970.17 / 90
Shots193.25 / 90
Key passes122.05 / 90
Minutes5267 matches
xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
Reality checkactual vs expected, by season
Goals vs xG
+1.0-0.825/26
+1.826/27
Goals xG · total 12 / 11.0
Assists vs xA
-1.1-0.125/26
-1.026/27
Assists xA · total 8 / 9.1
Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.
Statistics
This season
| Season | Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 |  LaLiga | 4 | 336 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 126 | 44 | 19 |
 Premier League | 80 | 16 | 9 |
| LaLiga | 68 | 13 | 16 |
| Ligue 3 | 29 | 7 | 2 |
| National 2 - Grp. A | 22 | 6 | 0 |
 Europa League | 19 | 8 | 6 |
| Süper Lig | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| National 2 - Grp. G | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| Coupe de France | 16 | 8 | 3 |
 UEFA Champions League | 8 | 0 | 1 |
 Conference League | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| EFL Cup | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Türkiye Kupasi | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Copa del Rey | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UECL Qualifying | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Shield | 0 | 0 | 0 |
By club
| Club | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 112 | 27 | 21 |
| Lille | 79 | 37 | 19 |
| Villarreal | 78 | 13 | 17 |
| Angers SCO | 49 | 6 | 2 |
| Angers SCO B | 41 | 9 | 0 |
| US Orléans | 34 | 10 | 2 |
| Nice | 28 | 8 | 1 |
| Trabzonspor | 23 | 6 | 3 |
Transfers11
| Date | Season | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/08/2024 | 24/25 | Trabzonspor | Villarreal | free transfer | €8.50m |
| 08/09/2023 | 23/24 | Arsenal | Trabzonspor | free transfer | €18.00m |
| 30/06/2023 | 22/23 | Nice | Arsenal | End of loan | €18.00m |
| 25/08/2022 | 22/23 | Arsenal | Nice | loan transfer | €25.00m |
| 01/08/2019 | 19/20 | Lille | Arsenal | €80.00m | €65.00m |
| 01/07/2017 | 17/18 | Angers SCO | Lille | €18.00m | €3.00m |
| 30/06/2016 | 15/16 | US Orléans | Angers SCO | End of loan | - |
| 02/07/2015 | 15/16 | Angers SCO | US Orléans | loan transfer | - |
| 01/07/2015 | 15/16 | Angers SCO B | Angers SCO | - | - |
| 01/07/2013 | 13/14 | Stade Poitevin | Angers SCO B | free transfer | - |
| 01/07/2012 | 12/13 | S.Poitevin U19 | Stade Poitevin | - | - |
Market value
€6.00m Current€75.00m Highest · 12/09/201905/06/2026 Last change
13.07.201605.06.2026
#34 Cote d'Ivoire#186 LaLiga#176 Right Winger#18 Villarreal#1.959 Worldwide#52 Year 1995
Value history
| Date | Age | Club | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/07/2016 | 21 | Angers SCO | €300k |
| 16/01/2017 | 21 | Angers SCO | €750k |
| 01/06/2017 | 22 | Angers SCO | €3.00m |
| 12/10/2017 | 22 | LOSC Lille | €6.00m |
| 24/01/2018 | 22 | LOSC Lille | €8.00m |
| 20/03/2018 | 22 | LOSC Lille | €10.00m |
| 04/06/2018 | 23 | LOSC Lille | €10.00m |
| 06/09/2018 | 23 | LOSC Lille | €16.00m |
| 24/10/2018 | 23 | LOSC Lille | €25.00m |
| 17/12/2018 | 23 | LOSC Lille | €40.00m |
| 03/06/2019 | 24 | LOSC Lille | €65.00m |
| 12/09/2019 | 24 | Arsenal FC | €75.00m |
| 10/12/2019 | 24 | Arsenal FC | €65.00m |
| 08/04/2020 | 24 | Arsenal FC | €52.00m |
| 30/07/2020 | 25 | Arsenal FC | €45.00m |
| 13/10/2020 | 25 | Arsenal FC | €40.00m |
| 18/03/2021 | 25 | Arsenal FC | €38.00m |
| 08/06/2021 | 26 | Arsenal FC | €35.00m |
| 23/12/2021 | 26 | Arsenal FC | €30.00m |
| 15/06/2022 | 27 | Arsenal FC | €25.00m |
| 02/11/2022 | 27 | OGC Nice | €22.00m |
| 27/06/2023 | 28 | OGC Nice | €18.00m |
| 27/09/2023 | 28 | Trabzonspor | €14.00m |
| 21/12/2023 | 28 | Trabzonspor | €11.00m |
| 15/03/2024 | 28 | Trabzonspor | €10.00m |
| 31/05/2024 | 29 | Trabzonspor | €8.50m |
| 11/10/2024 | 29 | Villarreal CF | €9.00m |
| 27/12/2024 | 29 | Villarreal CF | €7.50m |
| 21/03/2025 | 29 | Villarreal CF | €6.00m |
| 09/06/2025 | 30 | Villarreal CF | €6.00m |
| 02/10/2025 | 30 | Villarreal CF | €7.50m |
| 12/12/2025 | 30 | Villarreal CF | €6.00m |
| 05/06/2026 | 31 | Villarreal CF | €6.00m |
xG Statisticsall seasons
| Season | League | Club | Apps | Min | G | xG | npxG | A | xA | Sh | KP | xGChain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | La liga | Villarreal | 7 | 526 | 3 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 0 | 0.97 | 19 | 12 | 3.46 |
| 2025 | La liga | Villarreal | 37 | 2497 | 9 | 9.8 | 8.32 | 8 | 8.08 | 65 | 55 | 21.61 |
What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
xGExpected goals- How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxGNon-penalty xG- The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xAExpected assists- The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChainxG chain- Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KPKey passes- Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.