About Nicolas Pays
Nicolas Pays finished the 2026/2027 Ligue 2 with 1 goal from 5 appearances (444 minutes), with no assists recorded — 0.2 goal involvements per 90. Per-match rating over the season: 7.01. Ranked across a 67-strong pool of Ligue 2 forwards (2025/2026, min. 450 minutes), he comes out in the 64th percentile by match rating; for goals scored he stands 31st of 67.
The record shows 6 league seasons for him (2021–2026) across 3 clubs. His current 2026/2027 rating of 7.01 tops his recorded career; 2024/2025 (6.79) marks the low.
By competition, the recorded league record breaks down across 4 domestic leagues: Ligue 2 (35 appearances, 5 goals), CFA Group A (31 appearances, 9 goals) and Ligue 1 (9 appearances, 0 goals) — the three with most games. 1 of those 6 recorded campaigns ended with 25 league appearances or more. Across 2023/2024–2025/2026, the heaviest three-year block, he totalled 70 league appearances (23 a season).