Domestic-league season · Villarreal.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 36 | 8 | 8 | 2397 | 7.25 |
 UEFA Champions League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 611 | 6.96 |
 Copa del Rey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 6.55 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.2 |
 Friendliesat Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 7.3 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualificationat Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pépé's current-season form is up 96% on last season (Season 27→53), while his Rating eased 51→47. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Villarreal · 3rd | 36 | 8 | 8 | 7.25 | 47 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | Villarreal · 5th | 28 | 3 | 6 | 7.1 | 51 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | Trabzonspor · 3rd | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6.97 | 34 | 19 |
| 2022/23 | Nice · 9th | 19 | 6 | 0 | 6.95 | 59 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | Arsenal · 5th | 20 | 1 | 2 | 6.54 | 68 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | Arsenal · 8th | 29 | 10 | 1 | 6.86 | 81 | 37 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
N. Pépé is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Villarreal, rated 46.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 289th of 389 in the La Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (70.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pépé.
Judged on this season alone, Pépé graded 53 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga, on 8 goals, 8 assists and 1.802 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 27 → 53). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, 60th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the La Liga. At 31 Pépé is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 38.7 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Pépé is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
1.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 8 goals and 8 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 46.7, Pépé carries the 60th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the La Liga of 73. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~86), then tapers with age. At 31, Pépé sits on 38.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pépé's projected Rating — 46.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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