M. Niakhaté · career
Moussa Niakhaté
Full Back · Lyon · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Niakhaté is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Streaky
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 175 appearances with 11 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Lyon — Season rating 65, 0 goals and 2 assists in 32 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 26 points at Lyon. Form is on a climb — up 48 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±17 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Lyon | 32 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | Lyon | 33 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 17 |
| 2022/23 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 43 |
| 2020/21 | FSV Mainz 05 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | FSV Mainz 05 | 33 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | FSV Mainz 05 | 33 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Metz | 35 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Valenciennes | 35 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Valenciennes | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Valenciennes II | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Valenciennes | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Valenciennes II | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Valenciennes II | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Africa Cup of Nations | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Emirates Cup×2Tournoi Maurice Revello×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cupat Senegal | 4 | 390 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Friendliesat Senegal | 3 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
2 played9 not in squad· 184 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Mâcon | 5-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | H FC ST. Gallen | 6-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | H Servette FC | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Slavia Praha | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 24 | Friendlies Clubs | A VfL Wolfsburg | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 29 | Friendlies Clubs | A Real Betis | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | UEFA Champions League | A Sparta Praha | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 11 | UEFA Champions League | H Sparta Praha | 3-0 | Played | 94 | 7.5 | ||
| Aug 18 | UEFA Champions League | A Fenerbahçe | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 22 | Ligue 1 | A Toulouse | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 26 | UEFA Champions League | H Fenerbahçe | 1-2 | Not in squad | — |