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Nico GonzálezNewcastle logo

Nico GonzálezCM#6

Newcastle·Premier League logoPremier League·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

24 years(03/01/2002)1,88mrightSpainContract until -

6.99Rating35 matches in 12 months
€40.00mMarket value#4 in Newcastle · #84 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag02.117.1
UEFA Champio05.117.3
Premier Leag09.118.3
Premier Leag22.116.6
UEFA Champio25.116.8

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.20Nov
7.00Dec
6.90Jan
7.10Feb
7.10Mar
7.20Apr
7.00May
Jun
Jul
6.80Aug
6.60Sep
Oct

Club matchesNewcastle

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Recent results

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Key statsPremier League · EFL Cup · Community Shield

Goals0
xG0.00
Assists0
xA0.040.02 / 90
Shots10.34 / 90
Shots on target00%
Key passes41.34 / 90
Pass accuracy86.9%

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. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING54TECHNIQUE55TACTICAL56DEFENDING57CREATIVITY56

Player Position average

Attacking54
Technique55
Tactical56
Defending57
Creativity56

Strengths

  • Discipline

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0631%
xG0.0410%
Shots0.8020%
Shots on target0.119%
Conversion %7.134%
Big chances missed0.0090%
Dribbles0.6949%
Fouls won1.0335%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.009%
xA0.0626%
Key passes0.6319%
Big chances created0.0621%
Accurate passes67.9499%
Pass accuracy %90.396%
Final third passes17.0993%
Long balls2.0073%
Crosses0.0618%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles2.4072%
Interceptions1.3790%
Clearances2.5194%
Blocks0.3466%
Aerial duels won1.8989%
Duels won6.0081%
Recoveries5.1473%
Dribbled past0.5775%
Fouls1.7116%
Errors leading to goal0.0059%

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 81 midfielders · Premier League · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 1575′

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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 1 / 0.6

Assists vs xA

-0.9

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.9

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 11.01.2026
Missed matches2last 12 months
National teamSpain U2111 caps · 0 goals
Contract until-
Market value€40.00mHighest: €45.00m (09/12/2025)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
Premier League logoPremier LeagueNewcastle United logoNewcastle United26/2731676.50——01—
EFL CupNewcastle United logoNewcastle United26/271906.90——0——
Community Shield logoCommunity ShieldManchester City logoManchester City26/271116.60——0——
Transfers9
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
26/08/202626/27Man City logoMan CityNewcastle logoNewcastle€56.00m€40.00m
03/02/202524/25Porto logoPortoMan City logoMan City€60.00m€18.00m
29/07/202323/24Barcelona logoBarcelonaPorto logoPorto€21.20m€10.00m
30/06/202322/23Valencia logoValenciaBarcelona logoBarcelonaEnd of loan€10.00m
13/08/202222/23Barcelona logoBarcelonaValencia logoValencialoan transfer€20.00m
01/07/202121/22Barcelona B logoBarcelona BBarcelona logoBarcelona-€500k
01/07/202020/21Barça U19 logoBarça U19Barcelona B logoBarcelona B--
01/07/201818/19Barça U16Barça U19--
01/07/201616/17Barça YouthBarça U16--

Market value

€40.00m Current€45.00m Highest · 09/12/202503/06/2026 Last change
€45.00m
08.10.202003.06.2026
#16 Defensive Midfield#4 Newcastle#84 Premier League#18 Spain#170 Worldwide#21 Year 2002
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
08/10/202018FC Barcelona B logoFC Barcelona B€100k
08/01/202119FC Barcelona B logoFC Barcelona B€500k
30/06/202119FC Barcelona B logoFC Barcelona B€500k
13/10/202119FC Barcelona logoFC Barcelona€8.00m
30/12/202119FC Barcelona logoFC Barcelona€20.00m
21/03/202220FC Barcelona logoFC Barcelona€25.00m
03/06/202220FC Barcelona logoFC Barcelona€20.00m
07/11/202220Valencia CF logoValencia CF€14.00m
23/03/202321Valencia CF logoValencia CF€10.00m
13/06/202321Valencia CF logoValencia CF€10.00m
27/12/202321FC Porto logoFC Porto€9.00m
08/03/202422FC Porto logoFC Porto€10.00m
06/06/202422FC Porto logoFC Porto€15.00m
19/12/202422FC Porto logoFC Porto€18.00m
18/03/202523Manchester City logoManchester City€40.00m
30/05/202523Manchester City logoManchester City€40.00m
09/12/202523Manchester City logoManchester City€45.00m
03/06/202624Manchester City logoManchester City€40.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026EPLNewcastle United logoNewcastle United215200000.04030.78
2025EPLManchester City logoManchester City25157610.610.6100.89141114.8

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.

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