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César Azpilicueta

Spain
Age 35 Years (28 Aug, 1989)
Birthplace in Pamplona, Spain
Club Chelsea
National Team Spain
Height 178cm
Weight 76kg
Position DF-MF (CB-FB, right)
Footed 91% Right*

César Azpilicueta Current Season

name tournament
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gca
gls
min
mp
npxg
sca
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xa
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Premier League 2 8 0 1390 17 0.7 33 2021-2022 1.8 0.7
Champions Lg 1 1 0 407 6 0.1 4 2021-2022 0.1 0.1

César Azpilicueta Scouting Report

2017-2018 Premier League

DEFENSE

Statistics
Per 90
Percentile
Tackles 2.38 92
Tackles Won 1.38 91
Tackles (Def 3rd) 1.51 87
Tackles (Mid 3rd) 0.68 85
Tackles (Att 3rd) 0.19 92
Dribblers Tackled 0.76 83
Dribbles Contested 1.57 82
% of dribblers tackled 48.3 53
Dribbled Past 0.81 27
Pressures 12.57 92
Successful Pressures 4.89 96
Successful Pressure % 38.9 70
Pressures (Def 3rd) 6.95 83
Pressures (Mid 3rd) 4.41 92
Pressures (Att 3rd) 1.22 93
Blocks 1.86 64
Shots Blocked 0.70 37
Shots Saved 0.03 68
Passes Blocked 1.16 79
Interceptions 1.92 60
Tkl+Int 4.30 87
Clearances 4.00 6
Errors 0.03 58

GOAL AND SHOT CREATION

Statistics
Per 90
Percentile
Shot-Creating Actions 1.54 98
SCA (PassLive) 1.49 99
SCA (PassDead) 0.00 39
SCA (Drib) 0.00 39
SCA (Sh) 0.03 42
SCA (Fld) 0.00 37
SCA (Def) 0.03 70
Goal-Creating Actions 0.22 97
GCA (PassLive) 0.22 99
GCA (PassDead) 0.00 49
GCA (Drib) 0.00 50
GCA (Sh) 0.00 43
GCA (Fld) 0.00 46
GCA (Def) 0.00 49

MISCELLANEOUS STATS

Statistics
Per 90
Percentile
Yellow Cards 0.03 92
Red Cards 0.00 56
Second Yellow Card 0.00 52
Fouls Committed 0.78 66
Fouls Drawn 0.51 37
Offsides 0.03 47
Crosses 1.38 97
Interceptions 1.92 60
Tackles Won 1.38 91
Penalty Kicks Won 0.00 49
Penalty Kicks Conceded 0.00 67
Own Goals 0.03 16
Ball Recoveries 12.51 97
Aerials won 2.59 17
Aerials lost 1.41 85
% of Aerials Won 64.9 55

PASS TYPES

Statistics
Per 90
Percentile
Passes Attempted 78.38 94
Live-ball passes 75.11 94
Dead-ball passes 3.27 82
Passes from Free Kicks 1.27 65
Through Balls 0.14 96
Passes Under Pressure 6.22 84
Switches 1.46 56
Crosses 1.38 97
Corner Kicks 0.00 49
Inswinging Corner Kicks 0.00 49
Outswinging Corner Kicks 0.00 49
Straight Corner Kicks 0.00 49
Ground passes 57.14 91
Low Passes 8.59 94
High Passes 12.65 92
Passes Attempted (Left) 4.84 37
Passes Attempted (Right) 65.86 96
Passes Attempted (Head) 3.97 99
Throw-Ins taken 1.97 82
Passes Attempted (Other) 0.41 93
Passes Completed 66.65 92
Passes Offside 0.35 3
Passes Out of Bounds 0.92 44
Passes Intercepted 1.76 4
Passes Blocked 0.97 8

PASSING

Statistics
Per 90
Percentile
Passes Completed 66.65 92
Passes Attempted 78.38 94
Pass Completion % 85.0 63
Total Passing Distance 1292.30 83
Progressive Passing Distance 473.27 93
Passes Completed (Short) 24.86 94
Passes Attempted (Short) 27.49 96
Pass Completion % (Short) 90.5 54
Passes Completed (Medium) 32.38 88
Passes Attempted (Medium) 35.84 89
Pass Completion % (Medium) 90.3 59
Passes Completed (Long) 8.43 66
Passes Attempted (Long) 13.32 72
Pass Completion % (Long) 63.3 41
Assists 0.16 98
xA 0.08 98
Key Passes 0.76 97
Passes into Final Third 5.81 96
Passes into Penalty Area 1.03 99
Crosses into Penalty Area 0.14 92
Progressive Passes 6.57 98

POSSESSION

Statistics
Per 90
Percentile
Touches 88.38 94
Touches (Def Pen) 7.27 50
Touches (Def 3rd) 35.00 75
Touches (Mid 3rd) 44.95 83
Touches (Att 3rd) 13.73 98
Touches (Att Pen) 0.89 54
Touches (Live-Ball) 85.22 93
Dribbles Completed 0.19 47
Dribbles Attempted 0.30 50
Successful Dribble % 63.6 41
Players Dribbled Past 0.22 50
Nutmegs 0.00 44
Carries 55.73 91
Total Carrying Distance 253.89 79
Progressive Carrying Distance 159.16 84
Progressive Carries 5.65 92
Carries into Final Third 1.62 98
Carries into Penalty Area 0.08 96
Miscontrols 0.16 69
Dispossessed 0.22 46
Pass Targets 62.49 94
Passes Received 61.19 94
Passes Received % 97.9 71
Progressive Passes Rec 1.00 96

SHOOTING

Statistics
Per 90
Percentile
Goals 0.05 68
Shots Total 0.38 34
Shots on target 0.11 47
Shots on target % 28.6 64
Goals/Shot 0.14 80
Goals/Shot on target 0.50 72
Average Shot Distance 19.60 16
Shots from free kicks 0.00 46
Penalty Kicks Made 0.00 50
Penalty Kicks Attempted 0.00 50
xG 0.04 42
npxG 0.04 42
npxG/Sh 0.10 63
Goals - xG 0.02 82
Non-Penalty Goals - npxG 0.02 82

STANDARD STATS

Statistics
Per 90
Percentile
Goals 0.05 68
Assists 0.16 98
Non-Penalty Goals 0.05 68
Penalty Kicks Made 0.00 50
Penalty Kicks Attempted 0.00 50
Yellow Cards 0.03 92
Red Cards 0.00 56
xG 0.04 42
npxG 0.04 42
xA 0.08 98
npxG+xA 0.12 92
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César Azpilicueta Stats

season
age
squad
country
comp level
games
games starts
minutes
minutes 90s
2021-2022 31 Chelsea - 1. Champions Lg 6 5 407 4.5
2021-2022 31 Chelsea EFL Cup 3 3 269 3.0
2021-2022 31 Chelsea FA Cup 1 1 111 1.2
2021-2022 31 Chelsea 1. Premier League 17 16 1,390 15.4
2021-2022 31 Chelsea - Super Cup 1 0 39 0.4

César Azpilicueta Club Summary

domestic leagues

season
age
squad
country
comp level
dom lg games
dom lg minutes
dom lg goals
dom lg assists
2006-2007 16 Osasuna 1. La Liga 1 25 0 -
2007-2008 17 Osasuna 1. La Liga 29 2,585 0 1
2008-2009 18 Osasuna 1. La Liga 36 3,190 0 0
2009-2010 19 Osasuna 1. La Liga 33 2,970 0 0
2010-2011 20 Marseille 1. Ligue 1 15 1,007 0 1
2011-2012 21 Marseille 1. Ligue 1 30 2,520 1 1
2012-2013 22 Marseille 1. Ligue 1 2 180 0 0
2012-2013 22 Chelsea 1. Premier League 27 2,199 0 4
2013-2014 23 Chelsea 1. Premier League 29 2,325 0 0
2014-2015 24 Chelsea 1. Premier League 29 2,482 0 3
2015-2016 25 Chelsea 1. Premier League 37 3,199 2 3
2016-2017 26 Chelsea 1. Premier League 38 3,420 1 4
2017-2018 27 Chelsea 1. Premier League 37 3,330 2 6
2018-2019 28 Chelsea 1. Premier League 38 3,402 1 5
2019-2020 29 Chelsea 1. Premier League 36 3,229 2 6
2020-2021 30 Chelsea 1. Premier League 26 2,188 1 2
2021-2022 31 Chelsea 1. Premier League 17 1,390 0 2
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César Azpilicueta Recognition

Awards

Progressive Passing Distance 2017-2018 Premier League 17511 (10th)
Passes into Final Third 2017-2018 Premier League 215 (8th)
Crosses into Penalty Area 2018-2019 Premier League 20 (6th)
2019-2020 Premier League 28 (4th)
Progressive Passes 2017-2018 Premier League 243 (7th)
2019-2020 Premier League 182 (7th)
Crosses 2018-2019 Premier League 94 (9th)
2019-2020 Premier League 110 (7th)
Throw-Ins taken 2018-2019 Premier League 340 (5th)
2019-2020 Premier League 377 (2nd)
Tackles 2018-2019 Premier League 105 (5th)
2019-2020 Premier League 102 (6th)
Tackles Won 2016-2017 Premier League 66 (9th)
2018-2019 Premier League 62 (10th)
2019-2020 Premier League 61 (6th)
% of dribblers tackled 2020-2021 Premier League 60.0 (4th)
Successful Pressure % 2017-2018 Premier League 38.9 (7th)
Blocks 2018-2019 Premier League 82 (9th)
2019-2020 Premier League 81 (7th)
Touches 2017-2018 Premier League 3270 (5th)
2018-2019 Premier League 3286 (3rd)
2019-2020 Premier League 3273 (3rd)
Progressive Carrying Distance 2017-2018 Premier League 5889 (9th)
Pass Targets 2017-2018 Premier League 2312 (7th)
2018-2019 Premier League 2283 (7th)
2019-2020 Premier League 2231 (5th)
Minutes 2016-2017 Premier League 3420 (1st)
Points per Match 2014-2015 Premier League 2.45 (1st)
2016-2017 Premier League 2.45 (6th)
+/- 2016-2017 Premier League 52 (7th)
Red Cards 2014-2015 Premier League 1 (6th)
2020-2021 Premier League 1 (2nd)
Own Goals 2017-2018 Premier League 1 (2nd)
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César Azpilicueta News

Chelsea news: What Mauricio Pochettino had to say about the club’s next captain?

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Jul 8, 2023
Chelsea will begin a new era under Mauricio Pochettino in the coming season. The Argentina has plenty of experience in the Premier League, having already coached teams like Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton in the past. It is with Spurs, he attained popularity, as many were thrilled to see the heights, he helped the club reach […]

Everton vs Chelsea: Frank Lampard’s side record a massive victory to boost their survival hopes

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May 1, 2022
With Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur hot on their heels, there is still work left to be done for Tuchel’s side to secure Champions League football for next season.

Cesar Azpilicueta news: Thomas Tuchel provides update on Chelsea defender's future

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Apr 1, 2022
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel believes defender Cesar Azpilicueta will extend his stay at Stamford Bridge.
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Chelsea’s defensive concerns: Thomas Tuchel might need to rebuild his backline due to contract worries

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Mar 27, 2022
With new ownership coming in, it is unclear how much money will be available to spend in the transfer window.

Chelsea vs. Plymouth Argyle: Blues survive thrilling FA Cup tie as Kepa Arrizabalaga saves late penalty

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Feb 5, 2022
It was the cruelest of endings for Plymouth, a reminder that the FA cup is adept at making dreams into reality.