Ezequiel PonceST#9

Elche CF·LaLiga·Attack - Centre-Forward

29 years(29/03/1997)1,81mrightArgentina, SpainContract until 30/06/2027

6.55Rating23 matches in 12 months

€4.00mMarket value#6 in Elche CF · #243 in LaLiga

Last 5rating per match

MLS22.026.8

MLS15.036.7

MLS22.036.4

MLS05.046.5

MLS12.046

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

Nov

Dec

Jan

6.80Feb

6.60Mar

6.60Apr

6.40May

Jun

6.70Jul

6.60Aug

6.40Sep

Oct

Club matchesElche CF

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Recent results

18 Sept · 20:00La LigaA

Espanyol—Prediction 15 Sept · 20:30La LigaH

Real Madrid—Prediction 12 Sept · 17:30La LigaA

Athletic Club—Prediction 07 Sept · 20:30La LigaH

Real Sociedad—Prediction 28 Aug · 18:00La LigaA

Racing SantanderL2:3Prediction

Key statsLaLiga

Goals0

xG0.190.15 / 90

Assists0

xA0.320.25 / 90

Shots32.23 / 90

Shots on target133%

Key passes10.74 / 90

Pass accuracy87.0%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking58

Technique45

Tactical46

Defending30

Creativity41

Strengths

Tackling

Weaknesses

Penalty taking

Player positions: ST

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.3266%

xG0.2948%

Shots2.3252%

Shots on target0.7234%

Conversion %13.864%

Big chances missed0.567%

Dribbles0.403%

Fouls won0.727%

Offsides0.6432%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0014%

xA0.033%

Key passes0.8831%

Big chances created0.002%

Accurate passes17.3841%

Pass accuracy %75.341%

Final third passes5.7728%

Long balls0.6455%

Crosses0.004%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.7234%

Interceptions0.0821%

Clearances1.0486%

Blocks0.0845%

Aerial duels won2.8089%

Duels won4.6438%

Recoveries2.8834%

Dribbled past0.5662%

Fouls2.563%

Errors leading to goal0.0052%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 29 forwards · LaLiga · season 22/23 · min 270′ · player 1124′

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79%

Ante BudimirCA Osasuna · Attack - Centre-Forward6.88Rating8G0A35age 78%

Gorka GuruzetaAthletic Club · Attack - Centre-Forward6.82Rating6G1A29age 77%

Alexander SørlothAtlético · Attack - Centre-Forward6.75Rating12G3A30age 77%

Umar SadiqValencia · Attack - Centre-Forward6.69Rating3G0A29age 76%

Hugo DuroValencia · Attack - Centre-Forward6.60Rating1G1A26age 76%

Enes ÜnalGetafe · Attack - Centre-Forward7.13Rating14G3A29age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 28 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Availability

StatusAvailable23 matches in 12 months

Missed matches2last 12 months

National teamArgentina U206 caps · 2 goals

Contract until30/06/2027

Market value€4.00mHighest: €7.00m (29/12/2020)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
LaLiga	Elche	26/27	3	121	6.70	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers15

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
14/08/2026	26/27	Houston	Elche CF	?	€4.00m
18/07/2024	24/25	AEK Athens	Houston	€7.27m	€5.00m
05/08/2023	23/24	Elche CF	AEK Athens	€3.64m	€2.50m
01/07/2022	22/23	Spartak Moscow	Elche CF	€4.00m	€5.00m
30/06/2022	21/22	Elche CF	Spartak Moscow	End of loan	€5.00m
31/01/2022	21/22	Spartak Moscow	Elche CF	loan transfer	€7.00m
01/07/2019	19/20	Roma	Spartak Moscow	€3.00m	€4.00m
30/06/2019	18/19	AEK Athens	Roma	End of loan	€4.00m
19/07/2018	18/19	Roma	AEK Athens	Loan fee:€50k	€2.50m
30/06/2018	17/18	Lille	Roma	End of loan	€2.50m
10/07/2017	17/18	Roma	Lille	loan transfer	€2.50m
30/06/2017	16/17	Granada CF	Roma	End of loan	€2.50m
05/08/2016	16/17	Roma	Granada CF	loan transfer	€4.30m
31/08/2015	15/16	Newell's	Roma	€4.20m	€6.00m
01/01/2014	13/14	Newell's U20	Newell's	-	-

Market value

€4.00m Current€7.00m Highest · 29/12/202002/06/2026 Last change

10.02.201402.06.2026

#135 Argentina#385 Centre-Forward#6 Elche CF#243 LaLiga#2.716 Worldwide#199 Year 1997

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
10/02/2014	16	CA Newell's Old Boys	€275k
11/01/2015	17	CA Newell's Old Boys	€6.00m
14/07/2015	18	CA Newell's Old Boys	€6.00m
04/01/2016	18	AS Roma	€4.50m
15/07/2016	19	AS Roma	€4.30m
24/01/2017	19	Granada CF	€3.00m
05/06/2017	20	Granada CF	€2.50m
24/01/2018	20	LOSC Lille	€2.50m
04/06/2018	21	LOSC Lille	€2.50m
07/12/2018	21	AEK Athens	€2.50m
07/02/2019	21	AEK Athens	€3.00m
21/05/2019	22	AEK Athens	€4.00m
23/12/2019	22	Spartak Moscow	€4.00m
08/04/2020	23	Spartak Moscow	€3.20m
29/07/2020	23	Spartak Moscow	€4.00m
19/10/2020	23	Spartak Moscow	€5.00m
29/12/2020	23	Spartak Moscow	€7.00m
02/06/2021	24	Spartak Moscow	€7.00m
29/12/2021	24	Spartak Moscow	€7.00m
03/06/2022	25	Elche CF	€5.00m
07/11/2022	25	Elche CF	€4.00m
23/03/2023	25	Elche CF	€3.00m
13/06/2023	26	Elche CF	€2.50m
21/09/2023	26	AEK Athens	€3.00m
20/12/2023	26	AEK Athens	€3.00m
06/03/2024	26	AEK Athens	€3.50m
30/05/2024	27	AEK Athens	€5.00m
26/09/2024	27	Houston Dynamo FC	€7.00m
12/12/2024	27	Houston Dynamo FC	€7.00m
17/04/2025	28	Houston Dynamo FC	€6.00m
05/06/2025	28	Houston Dynamo FC	€5.00m
11/12/2025	28	Houston Dynamo FC	€5.00m
02/06/2026	29	Houston Dynamo FC	€4.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	La liga	Elche	3	115	0	0.19	0.19	0	0.32	3	1	0.8

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.