 Niakhaté withLyon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moussa Niakhaté[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-03-08)8 March 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Roubaix, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | AMCS Comines | ||
| 2004–2011 | Lille | ||
| 2011–2012 | Wasquehal | ||
| 2012–2013 | Boulogne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Valenciennes B | 33 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Valenciennes | 72 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Metz | 35 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Mainz 05 | 128 | (9) |
| 2022–2024 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | (1) |
| 2024– | Lyon | 43 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | France U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | France U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Senegal | 22 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Moussa Niakhaté (born 8 March 1996) is a professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forLigue 1 clubLyon. Born in France, he plays for theSenegal national team.
In July 2018, Niakhaté joined1. FSV Mainz 05 fromFC Metz for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract until 2023.[3] On 6 July 2022, Niakhaté signed a three-year deal withPremier League sideNottingham Forest.[4] On 4 July 2024, Niakhaté signed forLigue 1 clubLyon.[5]
Born in France, Niakhaté isSenegalese by descent. He is a former youth international for France.[6] He debuted with the seniorSenegal national team in a 5–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win overMozambique on 24 March 2023.[7]
In December 2023, Niakhaté was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in theIvory Coast.[8] In their round of 16 match againstthe hosts, he missed a penalty in theshoot-out which Senegal lost 5–4 following a 1–1 draw after extra time.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valenciennes B | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||||
| Valenciennes | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 77 | 1 | |||
| Metz | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
| Mainz 05 | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 128 | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 135 | 9 | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2022–23 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Lyon | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 57 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 336 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 378 | 11 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
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