Players / Nicolas Pépé
Nicolas Pépé
Villarreal

Nicolas Pépé

Right Midfielder · Villarreal. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionRM Age31 ClubVillarreal Market value€6mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-05
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubVillarrealLa Liga
PositionRight MidfielderMidfielder
Date of birth31 years old
NationalityCôte d'IvoireMantes-la-Jolie
National teamIvory CoastCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€6mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-05
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height183 cm73 kg
Shirt number#19Villarreal
Performance
Season stats

La Liga · 2026

Villarreal · Midfielder

Appearances65 starts
Minutes4231 substitute entries
Rating6.16provider season average
Goals + assists22 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 900.43minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Shots107 on target
Passing86220 passes · 8 key
Defensive work31 interceptions · 2 blocks
Duels won45.3%24 of 53
Dribble success46.9%15 of 32
Cards1Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Nicolas Pépé

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

VitinhoVitinhoInternacional · RMsame right midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar value range71match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 423 min / 2026 · 2,123 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Nicolas Pépé and Vitinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricNicolas PépéVitinho
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleVillarrealInternacional
Minutes4232,123
Appearances627
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9020.43 per 9020.08 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9030.13 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 9081.7 per 90230.98 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 9030.64 per 90391.65 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Vinicius SouzaVinicius SouzaVfL Wolfsburg · MIDsame midfielder group · similar value range43match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 423 min / 2026 · 505 min

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Nicolas Pépé and Vinicius Souza — stored season statistics
Context / metricNicolas PépéVinicius Souza
Season20262026
CompetitionLa Liga2. Bundesliga
Team in this sampleVillarrealVfL Wolfsburg
Minutes423505
Appearances66
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9020.43 per 9020.36 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 9081.7 per 9050.89 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 9030.64 per 90142.5 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

ErickErickBahia · MIDsame midfielder group · close age profile · comparable value band42match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 423 min / 2026 · 1,265 min

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Nicolas Pépé and Erick — stored season statistics
Context / metricNicolas PépéErick
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleVillarrealBahia
Minutes4231,265
Appearances621
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9020.43 per 9040.28 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 9081.7 per 9070.5 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 9030.64 per 90312.21 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Lucas Daniel RomeroLucas Daniel RomeroCruzeiro · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age41match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 423 min / 2026 · 1,405 min

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Nicolas Pépé and Lucas Daniel Romero — stored season statistics
Context / metricNicolas PépéLucas Daniel Romero
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleVillarrealCruzeiro
Minutes4231,405
Appearances619
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9020.43 per 9020.13 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9030.19 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 9081.7 per 90161.02 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 9030.64 per 90332.11 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Eric RamiresEric RamiresRB Bragantino · MIDsame midfielder group · comparable value band36match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 423 min / 2026 · 918 min

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Nicolas Pépé and Eric Ramires — stored season statistics
Context / metricNicolas PépéEric Ramires
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleVillarrealRB Bragantino
Minutes423918
Appearances619
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9020.43 per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 9081.7 per 9080.78 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 9030.64 per 90151.47 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

FlávioFlávioAl-Faisaly FC · AMsame midfielder group · similar age36match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 423 min / 2026 · 225 min

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Nicolas Pépé and Flávio — stored season statistics
Context / metricNicolas PépéFlávio
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSaudi Pro League
Team in this sampleVillarrealAl-Faisaly FC
Minutes423225
Appearances63
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9020.43 per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 9081.7 per 9010.4 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 9030.64 per 9062.4 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves31 loans · 1 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Arsenal → Trabzonspor · 08 Sept 2023, with terms recorded as Free transfer. The player was 28.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202308 Sept 2023Arsenal → TrabzonsporFreeFree transfer28
202301 Jul 2023Nice → ArsenalTransferTerms not supplied28
202225 Aug 2022Arsenal → NiceLoanTerms not supplied27
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Villarreal · La Liga

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
FreeArsenal → Trabzonspor

Provider transfer record

TransferNice → Arsenal

Provider transfer record

LoanArsenal → Nice

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Mantes-la-Jolie, France

Value & contract

Market value

€6m

Transfermarkt · 2026-06-05

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Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

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IdentityNicolas PépéHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubVillarrealHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionLa LigaHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionRight MidfielderHighAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history3HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours3 updates · 10 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

MidfielderRight Midfielder

API-Football squad and profile sync
8 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€13m€14.5m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.
ValuationValue record updated

€14.5m€13m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.