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Full nameRicardo Daniel Pepi
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityUSA
Age23
Date of birth9 Jan 2003
BirthplaceEl Paso
Height185 cm
Shirt number#9
ClubPSV Eindhoven
Centre-forward
26
Appearances
16
Goals
1
Assists
1433
Minutes

Domestic-league season · PSV Eindhoven.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of PSV Eindhoven's ~34 games this season through 7 injury absences (forearm, knee, muscle). He still appeared 26 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie2616114337.04
UEFA Champions League5311546.92
KNVB Beker2001145.75
Friendlies Clubs100745.7

Scout report

Rising starGoal-getting Centre-forward

R. Pepi is a 23-year-old centre-forward at PSV Eindhoven, rated 78 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 10th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (59% of available minutes). He brings 1.07 goal contributions per 90 (1 goals, 0.06 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pepi.

Judged on this season alone, Pepi graded 63 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 32 centre-forwards in the Eredivisie, on 16 goals and 1 assist in 26 appearances (1.068 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 33 → 63). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 78, top 4% of the 32 centre-forwards in the Eredivisie. At 23 Pepi is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 48.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Pepi missed 7 games through injury (forearm, knee, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 26 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Pepi is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 4% centre-forwards · EredivisieCurrent seasonTop 10% centre-forwards · Eredivisie3rd-best centre-forward in the Eredivisie10th in the Eredivisie · potential1st-highest potential centre-forward in the Eredivisie
78
Ratingi
1st of 32 centre-forwards
63.4
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
59%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.07
Goal contrib / 90
elite end product

Output in context · PSV Eindhoven finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

16
Goals
1
Assists
17
G+A
0.62
Goals / app

16 goals in 26 appearances (0.62 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for a title-challenging side (1st of 18). Add 1 assist for 17 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 1.07 goal contributions per 90 (1 goals, 0.06 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 59% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 78, Pepi carries the 1st-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Eredivisie (top 4%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (1.07 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.