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Moussa Niakhaté 19

Olympique Lyonnais Centre Back Age 30 Height 190 cm Left foot Senegal

Deployed as Centre Back in 10 of last 10 starts

86% of team minutes · 3722 minutes, 42 starts in 48 team matches 89th percentile
1 + 2 goals and assists · 0.07 per 90 · 4% of team goals 52nd percentile
6.93 average rating over 44 rated matches 75th percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
High passing volumeEver-presentProgresses play Rarely tackles

DNA strand · vs Ligue 1 defenders (n = 93) · 3722 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.93 75 Goals + assists /90 0.07 52 Share of team minutes 86% 89 Cards /90 0.15 64 Fouls /90 1.18 30

Defence

Defensive actions /90 7.98 58 Tackles /90 1.04 11 Tackle success 63% 61 Interceptions /90 1.09 40 Clearances /90 5.25 79 Blocked shots /90 0.60 61 Recoveries /90 4.74 76 Duel success 61% 84 Aerials won /90 2.64 88 Aerial success 83% 56 Dribbled past /90 0.27 87 Errors /90 0.05 71 Possession lost /90 8.12 55

On the ball

Passes /90 74.36 92 Pass accuracy 91% 77 Final-third passes /90 8.15 89 Accurate crosses /90 0.07 43 Long balls won /90 3.05 79

Threat

Goals /90 0.02 53 xG /90 0.04 57 Chances created /90 0.53 59 Key passes /90 0.44 58

Each rung is a percentile among Ligue 1 defenders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Olympique Lyonnais results by his involvement

42 matches · 21–10–11 · 1.74 ppg · 1.52 scored, 1.05 conceded per game · 3665 minutes

Team 1.74 ppg when he starts (42) v 2.5 when he does not (6)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.93 6.77.87.27.23.47.47.57.37.06.86.87.46.47.06.67.16.97.27.06.7
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-16 W 2–1 at Anderlecht · Europa League Centre Back © 46 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-09-12 D 0–0 at Paris · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
2026-09-04 W 3–1 v Auxerre · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2
2026-08-29 D 1–1 v Le Havre · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.9
2026-08-26 L 1–2 v Fenerbahçe · Champions League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.1
2026-08-18 D 1–1 at Fenerbahçe · Champions League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-08-11 W 3–0 v Sparta Praha · Champions League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.0
2026-05-17 L 0–4 v Lens · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-05-10 L 1–2 at Toulouse · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.4
2026-05-03 W 4–2 v Rennes · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2026-04-25 W 3–2 v Auxerre · Ligue 1 Centre Back © 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2026-04-19 W 2–1 at Paris Saint Germain · Ligue 1 Centre Back © 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
2026-04-12 W 2–0 v Lorient · Ligue 1 Centre Back © 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.3
2026-04-05 D 0–0 at Angers SCO · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5
2026-03-22 L 1–2 v Monaco · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.13 1.0 0.0 7.4
2026-03-19 L 0–2 v Celta de Vigo · Europa League Centre Back 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4
2026-03-15 D 0–0 at Le Havre · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2
2026-03-12 D 1–1 at Celta de Vigo · Europa League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.2
2026-03-08 D 1–1 v Paris · Ligue 1 Centre Back © 90 0.0 0.0 3.0 7.8
2026-03-01 L 2–3 at Olympique Marseille · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Olympique Lyonnais

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Europa League current 1 1 46 51% 0 0 0.0 6.69 – –
2026/2027 · Ligue 1 current 3 3 270 75% 0 0 0.0 7.02 63th – –
2026/2027 · Champions League current 3 3 270 100% 0 0 0.0 6.9 0th – –
2025/2026 · Ligue 1 32 30 2757 90% 0 2 0.3 7.03 86th – #96 (2)
2025/2026 · Europa League 9 9 739 82% 1 0 1.3 6.72 0th #316 (1) –

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 5 moves · €47.9m in fees

  1. 4 Jul 2024 Transfer Nottingham Forest → Olympique Lyonnais €31.9m Centre Back
  2. 6 Jul 2022 Transfer FSV Mainz 05 → Nottingham Forest €10m Centre Back
  3. 7 Jul 2018 Transfer Metz → FSV Mainz 05 €6m Centre Back
  4. 1 Jul 2017 Transfer Valenciennes → Metz Defender
  5. 1 Jan 2015 Transfer Valenciennes II → Valenciennes Defender

Injuries and suspensions · 4 spells · 3 injuries · 15 games missed

  • suspension Called Up To National Team at Nottingham Forest 2 Jan 2024 → 31 Jan 2024 4 missed · 29 days
  • injury Hamstring Injury at Nottingham Forest 15 Aug 2022 → 17 Mar 2023 8 missed · 214 days
  • injury COVID 19 at FSV Mainz 05 4 Jan 2022 → 11 Jan 2022 1 missed · 7 days
  • injury Hamstring Injury at FSV Mainz 05 12 Sep 2021 → 28 Sep 2021 2 missed · 16 days

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