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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
Touches47%Shot attempts5%Goals0%
Chances created45%Aerial duels won28%Defensive actions27%

Ligue 1 2024/2025

0
Goals
0
Assists
23
Started
24
Matches
2,095
Minutes played
6.83
Rating
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

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

Mar 13

FCSB
4-0
45
0
0
0
0
6.3

Mar 9

Nice
0-2
90
0
0
0
0
8.1

Mar 6

FCSB
1-3
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

Mar 2

Brest
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

Feb 23

Paris Saint-Germain
2-3
90
0
0
0
0
6.3

Feb 16

Montpellier
1-4
90
0
0
0
0
7.2
Lyon

Mar 28

Ligue 1
Strasbourg
4-2
90’
5.3
Senegal

Mar 25

World Cup Qualification CAF Grp. B
Togo
2-0
90’
-

Mar 22

World Cup Qualification CAF Grp. B
Sudan
0-0
90’
-
Lyon

Mar 16

Ligue 1
Le Havre
4-2
90’
7.1

Mar 13

Europa League Final Stage
FCSB
4-0
45’
6.3
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: 2,095

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)
0.56
Successful passes
1,278
Pass accuracy
91.1%
Accurate long balls
48
Long ball accuracy
48.5%
Chances created
4
Successful crosses
1
Cross accuracy
50.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
3
Dribble success
100.0%
Touches
1,667
Touches in opposition box
5
Dispossessed
3
Fouls won
12

Defending

Tackles won
21
Tackles won %
53.8%
Duels won
85
Duels won %
63.4%
Aerial duels won
31
Aerial duels won %
64.6%
Interceptions
16
Fouls committed
22
Recoveries
92
Dribbled past
7

Discipline

Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches47%Shot attempts5%Goals0%
Chances created45%Aerial duels won28%Defensive actions27%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

LyonJul 2024 - now
33
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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