At age 32, Nicola Sansone has shown himself to still be a potent force in Serie A. Primarily playing as a left winger for Lecce, Sansone has excelled in several key areas during the 2023-2024 season. His strengths clearly lie in creating opportunities for his teammates and himself, with a particularly impressive goal threat percentile (95.56%) and progressive passing percentile (91.11%). These stats pinpoint him as a consistently dangerous presence in the attacking third.
Sansone's ability to be a dependable conduit of offense is further underscored by his chance creation percentile (77.78%) and his success rate with crosses (77.27%). Beyond creating chances, the Italian veteran still knows how to find the back of the net as evidenced by his xG per 90 percentile of 88.64% and his goals per 90 at 75%.
However, Sansone's game isn’t without its shortcomings. His ball recovery (8.89%) and goal efficiency (28.89%) percentages are notably inferior, suggesting a certain inefficiency in both controlling the game and converting chances. The most startling statistic is his dispossessed per 90 percentile which stands at an alarming 95.45%, indicating that Sansone tends to lose possession far too frequently in games.
Overall, despite his age and some deficiencies, Sansone's ability to essentially create and contribute to goal-scoring opportunities makes him a noteworthy player in Italy's top flight.
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In the 2023-2024 season, Nicola Sansone took 23 shots, scoring 2 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 2.81, averaging 0.12 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 0 goals from 15 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.07 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 2 goals from 5 shots. A 40.0% conversion rate. 0.31 xG per shot.
Headers: 0 goals from 3 headed attempts. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.08 xG per shot.
