NICOLAS PÉPÉ
Midfielder · Villarreal · La Liga
“A direct winger who turns pressure into chances.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
N. Pépé still carries value as a veteran winger with recent productive spells at Villarreal and sustained usefulness at Trabzonspor. His case is tempered by a discount for league level, a lack of guaranteed starts, and age beyond his usual window.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €10.7M – €11.8M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
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Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
N. Pépé plays like a winger who wants the ball early and the risk on. He drives at defenders as a progressive ball-carrier, then looks to unbalance the back line with sharp final actions rather than safe circulation. Out of possession, his high-intensity pressing gives the flank bite and keeps opponents from settling.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
2.18
SoT / 90
1.59
Accuracy
73%
Conversion
18%
Club football this season: 11 shots in 7 matches (454 min).
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Last 12 matches · shots
18 shots · 4 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6.2 |
 La Liga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 423 | 7.15 |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 454 | 7.09 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.40
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
2.18
per 90
Shots on target
1.59
per 90
Conversion
18%
goals per shot
Dribbles
2.97
per 90 · 45% completed
Key passes
1.98
per 90
Pass accuracy
86%
Fouls won
0.99
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
0.79
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 |  Espanyol | La Liga | L0-1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Sep 20 |  Levante | La Liga | W3-1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 14 |  Real Betis | La Liga | L1-2 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sep 8 |  Borussia Dortmund | UCL | L3-2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 5 |  Deportivo La Coruna | La Liga | L2-3 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Aug 28 |  Alaves | La Liga | L1-0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
La Liga423 (93%)UEFA Champions League31 (7%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Villarreal | La Liga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.29 | 7.09 |
| 2025/26 | Villarreal | La Liga | 46 | 8 | 9 | 0.37 | 7.16 |
| 2024/25 | Villarreal | La Liga | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0.32 | 7.10 |
| 2023/24 |  Trabzonspor | Süper Lig | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0.40 | 6.99 |
| 2021/22 |  Arsenal | Premier League | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0.39 | 6.95 |
| 2020/21 | Arsenal | Premier League | 47 | 16 | 5 | 0.45 | 7.00 |
| 2019/20 | Arsenal | Premier League | 42 | 8 | 10 | 0.43 | 7.08 |
| 2018/19 |  Lille | Ligue 1 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 0.85 | 7.26 |
Career highlights
Community Shield
2023, 2020
CAF Africa Cup of Nations
2024
FA Cup
2019/2020
Spell detail
Apps
81
Goals
13
Assists
15
Minutes
5,132
By season
| 2026/27 | La Liga | 7 app | 2 g | 7.09 |
| 2025/26 | La Liga | 46 app | 8 g | 7.16 |
| 2024/25 | La Liga | 28 app | 3 g | 7.10 |
Goals by season
13 goals in the spell
International career
Côte d'Ivoire
National-team finishes
- CAF Africa Cup of NationsWinner · 2024