N. Pépé — season analysis
Chances tend to pass through Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) — the Villarreal (La Liga) midfielder shapes much of his side's attacking play in 2025/26.
His ledger reads 8 goals plus 8 assists from 36 matches, 16 direct contributions in all. That comes across 2,397 minutes on the pitch, or 0.3 goals per 90 minutes and 0.6 goal involvements per 90. He has started 26 of those matches.
On the creative side he has produced 57 key passes while completing 82% of his passes. From 43 shots, 58% on target, his shot conversion is 19%. In one-on-ones he completes 48% of his dribbles.
He wins 46% of his duels. 1 of his goals have come from the penalty spot. Disciplinary record this season: 4 yellow. All of it condenses into an IIG (Striker Impact Index) of 15.8 this season — our league-weighted composite of goals, rating and assists.
This site's dataset follows Nicolas Pépé through 3 campaigns, starting in 2017/18. In that time he has scored 43 league goals in the competitions we cover, with his best return of 22 coming in 2018/19.
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