Lyon squad 2026/27
The Lyon squad for 2026/27: 26 first-team players with shirt numbers, positions, ages and nationalities, plus appearances, starts and minutes for Lyon this season. This is the full Lyon roster, updated after every match.
Updated 26 Oct 2026 · after Paris Saint Germain 2-0 Lyon
Manager Paulo Fonseca since Aug 2026Groupama Stadium
- 26
- Players
- 25.3
- Avg age
- 20
- Foreign
- 5
- Injured now
- 0
- On loan
Goalkeepers
3 players · avg age 30.3Defenders
8 players · avg age 26.8- TagliaficoOut
Defender34 yrsArgentina
3 appsDefender34Argentina31136
1 st · 136' - AthekameNew
Right-back21 yrsSwitzerland
10 appsRight-back21Switzerland109838
9 st · 838' Left-back26 yrsBrazil
12 appsLeft-back26Brazil1211717
11 st · 717'Centre-back30 yrsSenegal
11 appsCentre-back30Senegal1110720
10 st · 720'- BacherNew
Centre-back26 yrsAustria
11 appsCentre-back26Austria119821
9 st · 821' Centre-back25 yrsNetherlands
11 appsCentre-back25Netherlands118477
8 st · 477'Centre-back33 yrsAngola
5 appsCentre-back33Angola55360
5 st · 360'- KangoOut
Defender19 yrsNationality not yet known
1 appsDefender19–1131
1 st · 31'
Midfielders
8 players · avg age 25.3Defensive mid25 yrsDenmark
11 appsDefensive mid25Denmark118622
8 st · 622'Central mid25 yrsUSA
14 appsCentral mid25USA148454
8 st · 454'Midfielder32 yrsFrance
15 appsMidfielder32France1511801
11 st · 801'- ŠulcOut
Attacking mid25 yrsCzechia
10 appsAttacking mid25Czechia105476
5 st · 476' Defensive mid23 yrsEngland
14 appsDefensive mid23England1412827
12 st · 827'- OuédraogoOut
Midfielder23 yrsBurkina Faso
3 appsMidfielder23Burkina Faso33135
3 st · 135' Central mid21 yrsDenmark
10 appsCentral mid21Denmark105459
5 st · 459'Midfielder28 yrsCôte d'Ivoire
0 appsMidfielder28Côte d'Ivoire000
0 st · 0'
Forwards
7 players · avg age 21.6Forward22 yrsGhana
11 appsForward22Ghana1110615
10 st · 615'- NakamuraNew
Forward26 yrsJapan
7 appsForward26Japan73335
3 st · 335' Centre-forward26 yrsBelgium
10 appsCentre-forward26Belgium1010549
10 st · 549'Forward19 yrsFrance
6 appsForward19France62216
2 st · 216'Forward20 yrsBelgium
3 appsForward20Belgium33205
3 st · 205'Forward20 yrsFrance
12 appsForward20France125510
5 st · 510'Forward18 yrsFrance
3 appsForward18France32154
2 st · 154'
Youth and academy
7 players · tap to show
Goalkeeper21 yrsFrance
0 appsGoalkeeper21France000
0 st · 0'Goalkeeper19 yrsCôte d'Ivoire
0 appsGoalkeeper19Côte d'Ivoire000
0 st · 0'Defender18 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsDefender18–000
0 st · 0'Defender19 yrsFrance
1 appsDefender19France1059
0 st · 59'Midfielder18 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsMidfielder18–000
0 st · 0'- HamdaniDoubtful
Forward16 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsForward16–000
0 st · 0' Forward18 yrsEngland
0 appsForward18England000
0 st · 0'
Transfers, summer 2026
In · 8
- NakamuraFrom Reims · Transfer · 31 Aug 2026
- AthekameFrom AC Milan · Loan · 13 Aug 2026
- BacherFrom Estoril · Transfer · 31 Jul 2026
- OpendaFrom Juventus · Loan · 27 Jul 2026
- BidstrupFrom Red Bull Salzburg · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
- KamaraFrom Paris Saint Germain · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
- BoudacheFrom Nice · Free · 30 Jun 2026
- DuranvilleFrom Borussia Dortmund · Transfer · 29 Jun 2026
Out · 8 permanent
- AlamineTo Al-Fateh · Free · 13 Sep 2026
- de CarvalhoTo Al Diriyah · Transfer · 4 Sep 2026
- Ćaleta-CarTo Sassuolo · Free · 31 Aug 2026
- FofanaTo Sunderland · Transfer · 30 Aug 2026
- Maitland-NilesTo Everton · Transfer · 30 Aug 2026
- MukubaTo Zlin · Free · 30 Jun 2026
- MoreiraTo Bayer Leverkusen · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
- SatrianoTo Getafe · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
Most Common Lyon Starting XI
Based on 15 official matches this season
- GreifGK · 12 starts
- AbnerDEF · 11 starts
- NiakhatéDEF · 10 starts
- AthekameDEF · 9 starts
- BacherDEF · 9 starts
- KluivertDEF · 8 starts
- MortonMID · 12 starts
- TolissoMID · 11 starts
- BidstrupMID · 8 starts
- NuamahFWD · 10 starts
- OpendaFWD · 10 starts
The 11 players with the most starts across all official lineups this season.