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Moussa Niakhaté

Lyon
180 cm
Height
19
Shirt
29 years
Mar 8, 1996
Left
Preferred foot
Senegal
Country
€18M
Market value
Position
Primary
Center-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches49%Shot attempts4%Goals0%
Chances created49%Aerial duels won27%Defensive actions27%

Ligue 1 2024/2025

0
Goals
0
Assists
27
Started
28
Matches
2,455
Minutes played
6.82
Rating
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Apr 26

Rennes
4-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.6

Apr 20

Saint-Etienne
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.2

Apr 17

Manchester United
5-4
120
0
0
0
0
5.4

Apr 13

Auxerre
1-3
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

Apr 10

Manchester United
2-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.1

Apr 5

Lille
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Mar 28

Strasbourg
4-2
90
0
0
0
0
5.3

Mar 25

Togo
2-0
90
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 22

Sudan
0-0
90
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 16

Le Havre
4-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.1
Lyon

Apr 26

Ligue 1
Rennes
4-1
90’
6.6

Apr 20

Ligue 1
Saint-Etienne
2-1
90’
6.2

Apr 17

Europa League Final Stage
Manchester United
5-4
120’
5.4

Apr 13

Ligue 1
Auxerre
1-3
90’
7.3

Apr 10

Europa League Final Stage
Manchester United
2-2
90’
6.1
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 50%
  • 2Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.12xG
3 - 1
Shot typeHeaderSituationFrom cornerResultMiss
0.09xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,455

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.12
xG on target (xGOT)
0.04
Non-penalty xG
0.12
Shots
2
Shots on target
1

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.78
Successful passes
1,517
Pass accuracy
91.6%
Accurate long balls
52
Long ball accuracy
46.8%
Chances created
5
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
66.7%

Possession

Successful dribbles
3
Dribble success
100.0%
Touches
1,957
Touches in opposition box
6
Dispossessed
4
Fouls won
13

Defending

Tackles won
23
Tackles won %
56.1%
Duels won
90
Duels won %
60.0%
Aerial duels won
33
Aerial duels won %
61.1%
Interceptions
22
Fouls committed
28
Recoveries
106
Dribbled past
7

Discipline

Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches49%Shot attempts4%Goals0%
Chances created49%Aerial duels won27%Defensive actions27%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

LyonJul 2024 - now
39
0
Nottingham ForestJul 2022 - Jul 2024
37
1
Mainz 05Jul 2018 - Jul 2022
135
9
Metz (Free transfer)Jun 2017 - Jul 2018
38
0
ValenciennesOct 2014 - Jun 2017
77
1
Valenciennes BJul 2013 - Jun 2017
33
0

Youth career

Nottingham Forest Under 21Aug 2023 - Jul 2024
1
0

National team

SenegalSep 2022 - now
18
0
France U23Jan 2016 - Jun 2021
4
0
France U21Nov 2017 - Oct 2019
3
0
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