2023-2024 Big 5 European Soccer Player Statistics

Description

This dataset contains detailed player performance statistics for the 2023-2024 season from the Big 5 European soccer leagues: Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1. The data has been meticulously scraped from FBref.com, a comprehensive source for soccer statistics.

Columns and Metrics:

• Rank: The rank of the player based on performance metrics.
• Player: Name of the player.
• Nation: Nationality of the player.
• Position: Playing position of the player.
• Squad: Club the player belongs to.
• Competition: League the player is competing in.
• Age: Age of the player.
• Year_Born: Year the player was born.
• Playing Time_MP: Matches played.
• Playing Time_Starts: Matches started.
• Playing Time_Min: Minutes played.
• Playing Time_90s: Equivalent of 90-minute matches played.
• Performance_Gls: Goals scored.
• Performance_Ast: Assists.
• Performance_G+A: Goals plus assists.
• Performance_G-PK: Goals excluding penalties.
• Performance_PK: Penalty kicks made.
• Performance_PKatt: Penalty kicks attempted.
• Performance_CrdY: Yellow cards.
• Performance_CrdR: Red cards.
• Expected_xG: Expected goals.
• Expected_npxG: Non-penalty expected goals.
• Expected_xAG: Expected assists.
• Expected_npxG+xAG: Non-penalty expected goals plus expected assists.
• Progression_PrgC: Progressive carries.
• Progression_PrgP: Progressive passes.
• Progression_PrgR: Progressive dribbles.
• Per 90 Minutes_Gls: Goals per 90 minutes.
• Per 90 Minutes_Ast: Assists per 90 minutes.
• Per 90 Minutes_G+A: Goals plus assists per 90 minutes.
• Per 90 Minutes_G-PK: Goals excluding penalties per 90 minutes.
• Per 90 Minutes_G+A-PK: Goals plus assists excluding penalties per 90 minutes.
• Per 90 Minutes_xG: Expected goals per 90 minutes.
• Per 90 Minutes_xAG: Expected assists per 90 minutes.
• Per 90 Minutes_xG+xAG: Expected goals plus expected assists per 90 minutes.
• Per 90 Minutes_npxG: Non-penalty expected goals per 90 minutes.
• Per 90 Minutes_npxG+xAG: Non-penalty expected goals plus expected assists per 90 minutes.

I am passionate about soccer and have created this dataset in the hope that it can be useful for others who share my love for the game. Whether you're conducting analysis, building models, or just exploring player stats, I hope this dataset provides valuable insights and serves as a helpful resource.