Morgan Sanson

Morgan SansonCM#8

Nice·Ligue 1·Midfield - Central Midfield

32 years(18/08/1994)1,80mrightFranceContract until 30/06/2027

6.65Rating34 matches in 12 months
€3.50mMarket value#14 in Nice · #231 in Ligue 1

Last 5rating per match

Ligue 101.116.6
UEFA Europa 06.116.5
Ligue 109.116.3
Ligue 121.116.4
UEFA Europa 27.116.4

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.40Nov
6.90Dec
6.40Jan
6.80Feb
6.70Mar
6.60Apr
6.70May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct

Club matchesNice

Key statsCoupe de France · Ligue 1 · UEFA Europa League

Goals10.04 / 9030 of 38Rank
xG2.090.11 / 906 of 38Rank
Assists20.07 / 907 of 38Rank
xA1.470.08 / 9015 of 38Rank
Shots301.07 / 9018 of 38Rank
Shots on target620%23 of 38Rank
Key passes200.71 / 9023 of 38Rank
Pass accuracy80.8%

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 midfielders — Ligue 1, season 25/26. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING48TECHNIQUE51TACTICAL40DEFENDING36CREATIVITY55

Player Position average

Attacking48
Technique51
Tactical40
Defending36
Creativity55

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

CMDMAttack →

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0011%
xG0.1378%
Shots0.9654%
Shots on target0.2035%
Conversion %011%
Big chances missed0.255%
Dribbles1.1692%
Fouls won1.0654%
Offsides0.1062%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.1070%
xA0.0859%
Key passes0.6138%
Big chances created0.1562%
Accurate passes26.5622%
Pass accuracy %81.916%
Final third passes6.5830%
Long balls2.5376%
Crosses0.1531%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.5724%
Interceptions1.2670%
Clearances0.7624%
Blocks0.4679%
Aerial duels won0.8169%
Duels won4.6046%
Recoveries4.4041%
Dribbled past0.9641%
Fouls1.7719%
Errors leading to goal0.0066%

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 37 midfielders · Ligue 1 · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 1779′

Similar playersLigue 1 · midfielders · season 25/26

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

StatusAvailable34 matches in 12 months
Missed matches11last 12 months
National teamFrance U2110 caps · 2 goals
Contract until30/06/2027
Market value€3.50mHighest: €28.00m (03/06/2019)

Season statsSeason 25/26

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
Coupe de FranceNice25/2664006.851—12—
Ligue 1Nice25/263117796.58—224—
UEFA Europa LeagueNice25/2663406.65——0——
Transfers12
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
01/07/202424/25Aston VillaNice€4.00m€8.00m
30/06/202423/24NiceAston VillaEnd of loan€8.00m
24/07/202323/24Aston VillaNiceloan transfer€6.00m
30/06/202322/23R. StrasbourgAston VillaEnd of loan€6.00m
23/01/202322/23Aston VillaR. Strasbourgloan transfer€6.00m
26/01/202120/21MarseilleAston Villa€15.80m€20.00m
17/01/201716/17MontpellierMarseille€12.00m€10.00m
01/07/201313/14Le Mans FCMontpellier€700k€500k
01/07/201212/13Le Mans FC BLe Mans FC--
01/07/201111/12Le Mans FC U19Le Mans FC B--
01/07/201010/11Le Mans FC U17Le Mans FC U19--
01/07/200909/10Bourges JugendLe Mans FC U17free transfer-

Market value

€3.50m Current€28.00m Highest · 03/06/201901/06/2026 Last change
04/08/2012 · €150k · Le Mans FC04/01/2013 · €500k · Le Mans FC30/05/2013 · €500k · Le Mans FC14/01/2014 · €1.50m · Montpellier HSC07/08/2014 · €2.25m · Montpellier HSC20/11/2014 · €3.50m · Montpellier HSC14/01/2015 · €4.00m · Montpellier HSC06/06/2015 · €6.50m · Montpellier HSC04/02/2016 · €5.00m · Montpellier HSC13/07/2016 · €5.00m · Montpellier HSC16/01/2017 · €10.00m · Montpellier HSC01/06/2017 · €12.00m · Olympique Marseille24/01/2018 · €18.00m · Olympique Marseille04/06/2018 · €18.00m · Olympique Marseille24/10/2018 · €22.00m · Olympique Marseille17/12/2018 · €22.00m · Olympique Marseille07/03/2019 · €25.00m · Olympique Marseille03/06/2019 · €28.00m · Olympique Marseille19/12/2019 · €28.00m · Olympique Marseille08/04/2020 · €22.50m · Olympique Marseille15/10/2020 · €22.50m · Olympique Marseille07/01/2021 · €20.00m · Olympique Marseille18/03/2021 · €18.00m · Aston Villa08/06/2021 · €16.00m · Aston Villa23/12/2021 · €14.00m · Aston Villa15/06/2022 · €10.00m · Aston Villa15/09/2022 · €8.00m · Aston Villa03/11/2022 · €6.00m · Aston Villa27/06/2023 · €6.00m · RC Strasbourg Alsace16/10/2023 · €7.00m · OGC Nice18/12/2023 · €7.00m · OGC Nice03/06/2024 · €8.00m · OGC Nice10/12/2024 · €7.00m · OGC Nice24/03/2025 · €5.00m · OGC Nice03/06/2025 · €5.00m · OGC Nice15/12/2025 · €4.00m · OGC Nice01/06/2026 · €3.50m · OGC Nice€28.00m
04.08.201201.06.2026
#404 Central Midfield#221 France#231 Ligue 1#14 Nice#3.158 Worldwide#66 Year 1994
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
04/08/201217Le Mans FC€150k
04/01/201318Le Mans FC€500k
30/05/201318Le Mans FC€500k
14/01/201419Montpellier HSC€1.50m
07/08/201419Montpellier HSC€2.25m
20/11/201420Montpellier HSC€3.50m
14/01/201520Montpellier HSC€4.00m
06/06/201520Montpellier HSC€6.50m
04/02/201621Montpellier HSC€5.00m
13/07/201621Montpellier HSC€5.00m
16/01/201722Montpellier HSC€10.00m
01/06/201722Olympique Marseille€12.00m
24/01/201823Olympique Marseille€18.00m
04/06/201823Olympique Marseille€18.00m
24/10/201824Olympique Marseille€22.00m
17/12/201824Olympique Marseille€22.00m
07/03/201924Olympique Marseille€25.00m
03/06/201924Olympique Marseille€28.00m
19/12/201925Olympique Marseille€28.00m
08/04/202025Olympique Marseille€22.50m
15/10/202026Olympique Marseille€22.50m
07/01/202126Olympique Marseille€20.00m
18/03/202126Aston Villa€18.00m
08/06/202126Aston Villa€16.00m
23/12/202127Aston Villa€14.00m
15/06/202227Aston Villa€10.00m
15/09/202228Aston Villa€8.00m
03/11/202228Aston Villa€6.00m
27/06/202328RC Strasbourg Alsace€6.00m
16/10/202329OGC Nice€7.00m
18/12/202329OGC Nice€7.00m
03/06/202429OGC Nice€8.00m
10/12/202430OGC Nice€7.00m
24/03/202530OGC Nice€5.00m
03/06/202530OGC Nice€5.00m
15/12/202531OGC Nice€4.00m
01/06/202631OGC Nice€3.50m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2025Ligue 1Nice31175902.092.0921.4719124.91

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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