Neco WilliamsLB#3

Nott'm Forest·Premier League·Defender - Left-Back

25 years(13/04/2001)1,83mrightWalesContract until 30/06/2030

7.04Rating57 matches in 12 months

€28.00mMarket value#6 in Nott'm Forest · #160 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag01.116.8

UEFA Europa 06.118.2

Premier Leag09.117.3

World Cup Qu15.117.9

World Cup Qu18.117.3

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.40Nov

6.90Dec

7.10Jan

6.90Feb

6.80Mar

7.30Apr

6.50May

7.20Jun

Jul

7.50Aug

6.80Sep

7.70Oct

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Premier League · EFL Cup

Goals10.10 / 90

xG0.240.08 / 90

Assists0

xA0.230.08 / 90

Shots121.21 / 90

Shots on target325%

Key passes101.01 / 90

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. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking47

Technique51

Tactical63

Defending73

Creativity57

Strengths

Ground duels
Through balls

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DL · DR

Positions on the pitch

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.1595%

Shots1.43100%

Shots on target0.4595%

Conversion %10.565%

Big chances missed0.0090%

Dribbles1.4395%

Fouls won0.8365%

Offsides0.0857%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.1595%

Key passes1.0570%

Big chances created0.1575%

Accurate passes50.0385%

Pass accuracy %82.980%

Final third passes13.9090%

Long balls2.6360%

Crosses1.2890%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles2.78100%

Interceptions1.3550%

Clearances1.6530%

Blocks0.3050%

Aerial duels won1.2820%

Duels won6.3190%

Recoveries5.2625%

Dribbled past1.205%

Fouls1.2030%

Errors leading to goal0.0062%

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 20 defenders · Championship · season 21/22 · min 270′ · player 1198′

Similar playersChampionship · defenders · season 21/22

81%

Jayden BogleLeeds · Defender - Right-Back7.00Rating3G1A26age 80%

Kenny TeteFulham · Defender - Right-Back7.02Rating2G1A30age 78%

Paddy McNairHull City · Defender - Centre-Back7.07Rating5G3A31age 77%

Ian MaatsenAston Villa · Defender - Left-Back6.80Rating3G1A24age 74%

Adam SmithBournemouth · Defender - Right-Back6.87Rating0G2A35age 71%

Antonee RobinsonFulham · Defender - Left-Back6.94Rating2G4A29age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 26 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

-0.1

+0.1

21.9

25/26

-0.2

00.2

26/27

Goals xG · total 2 / 2.1

Assists vs xA

-1.6

-1.4

34.4

25/26

-0.2

00.2

26/27

Assists xA · total 3 / 4.6

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

StatusAvailable57 matches in 12 months

National teamWales57 caps · 4 goals

Contract until30/06/2030

Market value€28.00mHighest: €28.00m (03/06/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
UEFA Nations League	Wales	26/27	4	360	7.25	1	—	1	—	—
Premier League	Nottingham Forest	26/27	5	450	7.18	—	—	0	—	—
EFL Cup	Nottingham Forest	26/27	1	79	7.00	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers6

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
10/07/2022	22/23	Liverpool	Nott'm Forest	€20.00m	€8.00m
31/05/2022	21/22	Fulham	Liverpool	End of loan	€8.00m
31/01/2022	21/22	Liverpool	Fulham	loan transfer	€8.00m
01/01/2020	19/20	Liverpool U23	Liverpool	-	-
01/07/2019	19/20	Liverpool U18	Liverpool U23	-	-
01/07/2017	17/18	Liverpool Youth	Liverpool U18	-	-

Market value

€28.00m Current€28.00m Highest · 03/06/202603/06/2026 Last change

30.07.202003.06.2026

#20 Left-Back#6 Nott'm Forest#160 Premier League#3 Wales#355 Worldwide#47 Year 2001

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
30/07/2020	19	Liverpool FC	€4.00m
13/10/2020	19	Liverpool FC	€4.00m
17/12/2020	19	Liverpool FC	€10.00m
18/03/2021	19	Liverpool FC	€10.00m
25/05/2021	20	Liverpool FC	€8.00m
23/12/2021	20	Liverpool FC	€8.00m
13/05/2022	21	Fulham FC	€8.00m
15/09/2022	21	Nottingham Forest	€15.00m
03/11/2022	21	Nottingham Forest	€18.00m
20/06/2023	22	Nottingham Forest	€20.00m
19/12/2023	22	Nottingham Forest	€17.00m
27/05/2024	23	Nottingham Forest	€17.00m
16/12/2024	23	Nottingham Forest	€17.00m
18/03/2025	23	Nottingham Forest	€20.00m
30/05/2025	24	Nottingham Forest	€20.00m
17/10/2025	24	Nottingham Forest	€24.00m
09/12/2025	24	Nottingham Forest	€25.00m
03/06/2026	25	Nottingham Forest	€28.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	EPL	Nottingham Forest	3	270	0	0.24	0.24	0	0.23	1	3	1.75
2025	EPL	Nottingham Forest	37	3203	2	1.87	1.87	3	4.4	46	36	12.11

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.