PLAYER PROFILE · LYON · DEFENDER
Niakhate Lyon
A nailed-on starter, with 41 starts in 46 games last season.
SEASON STATS
GOALS
1
0.02 / 90
ASSISTS
2
0.05 / 90
AVG RATING
7.15
avg
APPS
43
41 starts
MINUTES
3,677
86 / game
SHOTS
7
0.2 / game
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 |  Lyon | 43 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3,677 | 7.15 |
| 2024/25 | Lyon | 56 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4,319 | 6.88 |
| 2023/24 |  Nottingham Forest | 35 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1,675 | 6.71 |
RECENT FORM · LAST 109 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
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CelS
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Len–
SpaStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
83 days ago
Started vs Lens
NEXT MATCH · IN 3 DAYS
vs Sparta Praha
Tue 20:00 · UCL
OVERVIEW
Niakhate plays as a defender for Lyon. Niakhate wears the number 19 shirt for both Lyon and Senegal.
Last season Niakhate played 43 times for Lyon, starting 41 of them, with 2 substitute appearances, averaging 86 minutes a match across all competitions. They scored 1 goal and made 2 assists in that time. Recently they have started 4 of the last 5 Lyon matches. Lyon's next match is against Sparta Praha in the UCL on Tue 11 Aug, 20:00.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2025/26
Ligue 1
88% 30/34
UEFA Europa League
90% 9/10
Coupe de France
100% 2/2
CAREER & TRANSFERS