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Pio EspositoST#94

Inter·Serie A logoSerie A·Attack - Centre-Forward

21 years(28/06/2005)1,91mrightItalyContract until 30/06/2030

6.73Rating57 matches in 12 months
€45.00mMarket value#7 in Inter · #13 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Serie A02.115.8
UEFA Champio05.117.3
Serie A09.116.8
World Cup Qu13.117.6
World Cup Qu16.117.3

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.80Nov
6.70Dec
6.60Jan
6.70Feb
6.70Mar
6.50Apr
6.80May
7.40Jun
6.60Jul
6.70Aug
6.90Sep
6.90Oct

Club matchesInter

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Serie A

Goals40.68 / 907 of 31Rank
xG1.770.77 / 905 of 31Rank
Assists20.34 / 905 of 31Rank
xA0.500.22 / 9018 of 31Rank
Shots193.24 / 9012 of 31Rank
Shots on target1053%8 of 31Rank
Key passes91.54 / 9021 of 31Rank
Pass accuracy69.6%

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 forwards — Serie A, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING70TECHNIQUE48TACTICAL58DEFENDING30CREATIVITY53

Player Position average

Attacking70
Technique48
Tactical58
Defending30
Creativity53

Strengths

  • Long balls

Weaknesses

  • Penalty taking
  • Finishing

Player positions: ST

Positions on the pitch

STAttack →

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.6283%
xG0.6793%
Shots4.0290%
Shots on target1.5587%
Conversion %15.468%
Big chances missed0.6230%
Dribbles0.003%
Fouls won2.7897%
Offsides0.3148%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.3187%
xA0.0853%
Key passes1.2433%
Big chances created0.3157%
Accurate passes17.3250%
Pass accuracy %68.310%
Final third passes8.0457%
Long balls0.3129%
Crosses0.3164%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.3120%
Interceptions0.0013%
Clearances0.6248%
Aerial duels won2.4792%
Duels won5.5780%
Recoveries1.2417%
Dribbled past0.3163%
Fouls0.6279%
Errors leading to goal0.0050%

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 30 forwards · Serie A · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 291′

Similar playersSerie A · forwards · 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

-3.6

Goals xG · total 8 / 11.6

Assists vs xA

+1.4

Assists xA · total 4 / 2.6

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

StatusInjuredsince 04.05.2026
National teamItaly logoItaly9 caps · 5 goals
Contract until30/06/2030
Market value€45.00mHighest: €45.00m (24/03/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
UEFA Nations League logoUEFA Nations LeagueItaly logoItaly26/2742366.88213——
Serie A logoSerie AInter logoInter26/2752917.13213——
Transfers6
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
10/06/202524/25Spezia Calcio logoSpezia CalcioInter logoInterEnd of loan€500k€25.00m
01/08/202323/24Inter logoInterSpezia Calcio logoSpezia Calcioloan transfer-
01/07/202323/24Inter U19 logoInter U19Inter logoInter--
01/07/202222/23Inter U17 logoInter U17Inter U19 logoInter U19--
01/07/202121/22Inter Youth logoInter YouthInter U17 logoInter U17--
01/07/201414/15Brescia Youth logoBrescia YouthInter Youth logoInter Youthfree transfer-

Market value

€45.00m Current€45.00m Highest · 24/03/202629/05/2026 Last change
€45.00m
03.09.202329.05.2026
#24 Centre-Forward#7 Inter#6 Italy#13 Serie A#138 Worldwide#10 Year 2005
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
03/09/202318Spezia Calcio logoSpezia Calcio€1.50m
27/12/202318Spezia Calcio logoSpezia Calcio€3.00m
03/06/202418Spezia Calcio logoSpezia Calcio€3.00m
15/10/202419Spezia Calcio logoSpezia Calcio€5.00m
23/12/202419Spezia Calcio logoSpezia Calcio€10.00m
17/03/202519Spezia Calcio logoSpezia Calcio€17.00m
02/06/202519Spezia Calcio logoSpezia Calcio€25.00m
07/10/202520Inter Milan logoInter Milan€30.00m
23/12/202520Inter Milan logoInter Milan€35.00m
24/03/202620Inter Milan logoInter Milan€45.00m
29/05/202620Inter Milan logoInter Milan€45.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026Serie AInter logoInter320711.771.7710.51142.64
2025Serie AInter logoInter35153579.869.8632.06572113.5

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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