PLAYER PROFILE · LYON · DEFENDER
OUT · INJURED
Muscle Injury. Not expected to feature in the next match.
Niakhate Lyon
A nailed-on starter, with 8 starts in 11 games this season.
SEASON STATS
GOALS
0
▼ behind last yr
ASSISTS
0
0 / 90
AVG RATING
7.13
▼ down on last yr
APPS
8
8 starts
MINUTES
679
85 / game
SHOTS
0
0 / game
2025/2643 APPS · 1 G · 2 A · 7.2 RATING · 3,677 MINS
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Lyon | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 679 | 7.13 |
| 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 |
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RECENT FORM · LAST 108 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
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SpaS
Fen–
TouS
FenS
LeS
AuxS
ParS
AndS
Ren–
LenStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
21 days ago
Started 90' vs Rennes
NEXT MATCH · IN 4 DAYS
vs Crystal Palace
Thu 17:45 · UEL
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. Niakhate is currently out injured. Lyon's next match is against Crystal Palace in the UEL on Thu 15 Oct, 17:45.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
Ligue 1
67% 4/6
UEFA Champions League
75% 3/4
UEFA Europa League
100% 1/1
CAREER & TRANSFERS
NEXT UP · vs CRYSTAL PALACE · IN 4 DAYS
Will Niakhate start against Crystal Palace?
Predict the Lyon XI →NEXT UP · vs CRYSTAL PALACE
Will Niakhate start against Crystal Palace?
Lyon vs Crystal Palace, Thu 17:45.