Moussa Niakhaté
LyonInternational duty
Height
19
Shirt
29 years
8 Mar 1996
Left
Preferred foot
SenegalCountry
€17.4M
Market value
30 Jun 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Centre-back
CB
Player traits
Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches66%Shot attempts1%Goals29%
Chances created52%Aerial duels won43%Defensive contributions18%
Ligue 1 2025/2026
0
Goals2
Assists15
Started16
Matches1,363
Minutes played7.05
Rating3
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
3 Jan
SudanW3-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.7
27 Dec 2025
DR CongoD1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.1
23 Dec 2025
BotswanaW3-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.9
14 Dec 2025
Le HavreW1-0
90
0
0
1
0
7.2
11 Dec 2025
Go Ahead EaglesW2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.5
7 Dec 2025
LorientL1-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.3
30 Nov 2025
NantesW3-0
90
0
0
0
0
8.0
27 Nov 2025
Maccabi Tel AvivW0-6
90
1
0
0
0
7.5
23 Nov 2025
AuxerreD0-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.8
18 Nov 2025
KenyaW0-8
0
0
0
0
0
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Senegal3 Jan
Africa Cup of Nations Final Stage
Sudan
3-1
90’
7.7
27 Dec 2025
Africa Cup of Nations Grp. D
DR Congo
1-1
90’
7.1
23 Dec 2025
Africa Cup of Nations Grp. D
Botswana
3-0
90’
6.9
Lyon14 Dec 2025
Ligue 1
Le Havre
1-0
90’
7.2
11 Dec 2025
Europa League
Go Ahead Eagles
2-1
90’
7.5
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 0%- 2Shots
- 0Goals
- 0.17xG
Shot typeLeft footSituationFrom cornerResultBlocked
0.10xG-xGOT
Filter
Season performanceMinutes played: 1,363
Shooting
Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.17
Non-penalty xG
0.17
Shots
2
Passing
Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
1.23
Successful passes
938
Successful passes %
90.3%
Accurate long balls
40
Accurate long balls %
44.4%
Chances created
7
Successful crosses
1
Successful crosses %
100.0%
Possession
Successful dribbles
3
Successful dribbles %
60.0%
Touches
1,236
Touches in opposition box
9
Dispossessed
1
Fouls won
14
Defending
Penalties conceded
1
Tackles
17
Duels won
75
Duels won %
59.5%
Aerial duels won
41
Aerial duels won %
63.1%
Interceptions
10
Blocked shots
10
Fouls committed
21
Recoveries
53
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
6
Discipline
Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches66%Shot attempts1%Goals29%
Chances created52%Aerial duels won43%Defensive contributions18%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
64 1 | ||
37 1 | ||
135 9 | ||
38 0 | ||
77 1 | ||
33 0 | ||
Youth career | ||
1 0 | ||
National team | ||
26 0 | ||
4 0 | ||
3 0 |
- Matches
- Goals