PLAYER PROFILE · LYON · DEFENDER
DOUBTFUL
Ankle Injury. A doubt for the next match.
Niakhate Lyon
In and out of the side, starting 4 of 6 games this season.
SEASON STATS
GOALS
0
▼ behind last yr
ASSISTS
0
0 / 90
AVG RATING
7.07
▼ down on last yr
APPS
4
4 starts
MINUTES
364
91 / 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 7.07 |
| 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 ►
S
AuxS
RenS
TouS
Len–
SpaS
SpaS
Fen–
TouS
FenS
LeStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
2 days ago
Started 90' vs Le Havre
NEXT MATCH · IN 4 DAYS
vs Auxerre
Fri 18:00 · L1
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 a doubt for the next match. Lyon's next match is against Auxerre in the L1 on Fri 4 Sept, 18:00.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
UEFA Champions League
75% 3/4
Ligue 1
50% 1/2
CAREER & TRANSFERS