Unai Núñez

Unai NúñezCB#14

Espanyol·LaLiga·Defender - Centre-Back

29 years(30/01/1997)1,86mrightSpainContract until 30/06/2027

6.64Rating27 matches in 12 months
€3.50mMarket value#14 in Espanyol · #270 in LaLiga

Last 5rating per match

Serie A23.116.6
Serie A29.116.5
Serie A06.126.3
Serie A14.126.3
Serie A28.126.6

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.50Nov
6.40Dec
6.30Jan
6.80Feb
6.80Mar
6.60Apr
6.60May
Jun
Jul
7.10Aug
6.90Sep
Oct

Club matchesEspanyol

Key statsLaLiga

Goals09 of 40Rank
xG0.020.01 / 9028 of 37Rank
Assists04 of 40Rank
xA0.090.02 / 905 of 40Rank
Shots20.43 / 9019 of 37Rank
Shots on target00%21 of 37Rank
Key passes30.64 / 909 of 40Rank
Pass accuracy85.9%

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. Rank: place among defenders — LaLiga, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING37TECHNIQUE48TACTICAL72DEFENDING80CREATIVITY44

Player Position average

Attacking37
Technique48
Tactical72
Defending80
Creativity44

Strengths

  • Ground duels

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DC · DR

Positions on the pitch

CBRBAttack →

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0040%
xG0.0231%
Shots0.4333%
Shots on target0.0022%
Conversion %039%
Big chances missed0.0056%
Dribbles0.2136%
Fouls won0.8557%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0046%
xA0.0992%
Key passes0.6479%
Big chances created0.0036%
Accurate passes53.1985%
Pass accuracy %85.959%
Final third passes6.1759%
Long balls3.8392%
Crosses0.0013%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.4938%
Interceptions1.4982%
Clearances5.5367%
Blocks1.0694%
Aerial duels won2.1373%
Duels won4.6859%
Recoveries4.4779%
Dribbled past0.6450%
Fouls0.4387%
Errors leading to goal0.0060%

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 39 defenders · LaLiga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 423′

Similar playersLaLiga · defenders · season 26/27

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.4

Goals xG · total 0 / 0.4

Assists vs xA

-0.5

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.5

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 27.10.2025
Missed matches2last 12 months
National teamSpain1 caps · 0 goals
Contract until30/06/2027
Market value€3.50mHighest: €20.00m (05/03/2020)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
LaLigaEspanyol26/2754237.00——0——
Transfers16
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
30/06/202726/27EspanyolCelta de VigoEnd of loan€3.50m
06/08/202626/27Celta de VigoEspanyolLoan fee:€250k€3.50m
30/06/202625/26ValenciaCelta de VigoEnd of loan€3.50m
24/01/202625/26Celta de VigoValencialoan transfer€3.50m
24/01/202625/26Hellas VeronaCelta de VigoEnd of loan€3.50m
25/07/202525/26Celta de VigoHellas Veronaloan transfer€3.00m
30/06/202524/25Athletic ClubCelta de VigoEnd of loan€3.00m
28/08/202424/25Celta de VigoAthletic Clubloan transfer€7.00m
01/07/202424/25Athletic ClubCelta de Vigo€7.00m€7.00m
30/06/202423/24Celta de VigoAthletic ClubEnd of loan€7.00m
20/07/202222/23Athletic ClubCelta de Vigoloan transfer€9.00m
01/07/201717/18Bilbao AthleticAthletic Club-€300k
01/07/201616/17CD BasconiaBilbao Athletic--
01/07/201515/16Bilbao U19CD Basconia--
01/01/201413/14Bilbao U18Bilbao U19--
01/07/201212/13Bilbao YouthBilbao U18--

Market value

€3.50m Current€20.00m Highest · 05/03/202005/06/2026 Last change
01/08/2016 · €100k · Bilbao Athletic22/10/2016 · €300k · Bilbao Athletic02/02/2017 · €300k · Bilbao Athletic30/06/2017 · €300k · Bilbao Athletic01/01/2018 · €10.00m · Athletic Bilbao30/05/2018 · €15.00m · Athletic Bilbao21/12/2018 · €12.50m · Athletic Bilbao28/02/2019 · €10.00m · Athletic Bilbao11/06/2019 · €15.00m · Athletic Bilbao20/12/2019 · €15.00m · Athletic Bilbao05/03/2020 · €20.00m · Athletic Bilbao08/04/2020 · €16.00m · Athletic Bilbao08/10/2020 · €20.00m · Athletic Bilbao05/01/2021 · €20.00m · Athletic Bilbao10/06/2021 · €20.00m · Athletic Bilbao13/10/2021 · €15.00m · Athletic Bilbao30/12/2021 · €12.00m · Athletic Bilbao03/06/2022 · €9.00m · Athletic Bilbao07/11/2022 · €6.00m · Celta de Vigo13/06/2023 · €6.00m · Celta de Vigo22/12/2023 · €6.00m · Celta de Vigo21/03/2024 · €7.00m · Celta de Vigo07/06/2024 · €7.00m · Celta de Vigo27/12/2024 · €4.00m · Athletic Bilbao21/03/2025 · €3.00m · Athletic Bilbao09/06/2025 · €3.00m · Athletic Bilbao23/12/2025 · €3.50m · Hellas Verona05/06/2026 · €3.50m · Valencia CF€20.00m
01.08.201605.06.2026
#556 Centre-Back#14 Espanyol#270 LaLiga#240 Spain#3.158 Worldwide#232 Year 1997
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
01/08/201619Bilbao Athletic€100k
22/10/201619Bilbao Athletic€300k
02/02/201720Bilbao Athletic€300k
30/06/201720Bilbao Athletic€300k
01/01/201820Athletic Bilbao€10.00m
30/05/201821Athletic Bilbao€15.00m
21/12/201821Athletic Bilbao€12.50m
28/02/201922Athletic Bilbao€10.00m
11/06/201922Athletic Bilbao€15.00m
20/12/201922Athletic Bilbao€15.00m
05/03/202023Athletic Bilbao€20.00m
08/04/202023Athletic Bilbao€16.00m
08/10/202023Athletic Bilbao€20.00m
05/01/202123Athletic Bilbao€20.00m
10/06/202124Athletic Bilbao€20.00m
13/10/202124Athletic Bilbao€15.00m
30/12/202124Athletic Bilbao€12.00m
03/06/202225Athletic Bilbao€9.00m
07/11/202225Celta de Vigo€6.00m
13/06/202326Celta de Vigo€6.00m
22/12/202326Celta de Vigo€6.00m
21/03/202427Celta de Vigo€7.00m
07/06/202427Celta de Vigo€7.00m
27/12/202427Athletic Bilbao€4.00m
21/03/202528Athletic Bilbao€3.00m
09/06/202528Athletic Bilbao€3.00m
23/12/202528Hellas Verona€3.50m
05/06/202629Valencia CF€3.50m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026La ligaEspanyol435700.020.0200.09110.82
2025La ligaValencia1392700.40.400.38922.81

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.

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