#22N. Pépé
VillarrealCôte d'Ivoire30 years old183
57
Key Passes
8
Assists
8
Goals
36
Appearances
2397 mins
7.3
Rating
TackleZone Midfielder Score
39.5
Below Average
Rank #22 of 326 midfielders
Ranks in top 7% of all midfielders in Europe's top 5 leagues (326 players, 900+ mins, rating ≥ 6.8).
📊 Season Performance
📅 Career History
| Season | Club · League | Apps | Goals | Ast | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Villarreal · La Liga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 25/26 | Villarreal · La Liga | 36 | 8 | 8 | 7.3 |
| 24/25 | Villarreal · La Liga | 28 | 3 | 6 | 7.1 |
| 23/24 | Arsenal · Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 22/23 | Nice · Ligue 1 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 21/22 | Arsenal · Premier League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 20/21 | Arsenal · Premier League | 29 | 10 | 1 | 6.9 |
| 19/20 | Arsenal · Premier League | 31 | 5 | 6 | 7.0 |
| 18/19 | Lille · Ligue 1 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 7.3 |
| 17/18 | Lille · Ligue 1 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 6.9 |
Pépé's 2025/26 season, read from the numbers
In 2025/26, N. Pépé was a regular for Villarreal in the La Liga: 36 appearances and 2397 minutes, averaging 67 minutes per outing. Per 90 minutes that is 2.1 key passes per 90, 0.3 assists per 90 and 1.8 ball recoveries per 90 — the rate profile behind Pépé's totals.
Pépé played 881 passes at 82% accuracy — 33.1 per 90, which is the volume that decides whether a side builds through him or around him. Carrying the ball, Pépé attempted 122 dribbles and completed 48% — 4.6 attempts per 90.
Set against Pépé's own record, 2025/26 reads differently: he has managed 22 in a season before, so 8 is well short of his own mark; he is playing far less than he once did — 2397 minutes against 3326 at his peak; his average match rating has risen from 7.10 to 7.25 since 2024/25. Discipline is part of the picture for Pépé: 4 bookings in 36 appearances, one every 9.0 games.
Our records cover 11 seasons of Pépé's career, 2016/17 to 2026/27, across 6 clubs — Angers, Lille, Arsenal, Nice and others. In that time he has played 353 matches across 13 competitions, 22,790 minutes in all. His best return was 11 assists in 2018/19, 2 more than he has managed this time.
Pépé has 36 appearances in UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Champions League on our records, and the level holds either way, 0.37 per 90 domestically against 0.38 in Europe. Pépé has reached 8 assists in a season 3 times, between 2018/19 and 2025/26 — a level held rather than found once.
Away from his club, Pépé has 21 appearances for Ivory Coast on our records, scoring 5 — across Africa Cup of Nations, World Cup - Qualification Africa and World Cup.
How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.