2024–25 Olympique Lyonnais season

Olympique Lyonnais
2024–25 season
Owner	John Textor
Head coach	Pierre Sage
Stadium	Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Ligue 1	Pre-season
Coupe de France	Round of 64
UEFA Europa League	League phase
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The 2024–25 season is the 75th season in the history of Olympique Lyonnais and their 36h consecutive season in the top flight. In addition to the domestic league, Lyon participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 19 May 2024. Appearances include Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.^[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Player	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Contract ends	Transfer fee	Signed from	Apps.	Goals	Notes
Goalkeepers
16	Mathieu Patouillet	GK	(2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 (age 20)	2023	2026	N/A	Youth Sector	0	0
23	Lucas Perri	GK	(1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 26)	2024	2028	€3.25M	Botafogo	3	0	Second nationality: Italy
30	Justin Bengui	GK	(2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 (age 19)	2021	2025	N/A	Youth Sector	0	0
Defenders
2	Sinaly Diomandé	CB / RB	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23)	2019	2025	N/A	Youth Sector	85	0
3	Nicolás Tagliafico	LB	(1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 32)	2022	2025	€4.2M	Ajax	68	4	Second nationality: Italy
5	Dejan Lovren	CB	(1989-07-05) 5 July 1989 (age 35)	2023	2025	Free	Zenit Saint Petersburg	134	4
12	Jake O'Brien	CB	(2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 (age 23)	2023	2027	€1M	Crystal Palace	31	4
14	Adryelson	CB	(1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 26)	2024	2028	€3.58M	Botafogo	3	0
15	Achraf Laâziri	LB	(2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 21)	2022	2027	N/A	Youth Sector	0	0
20	Saël Kumbedi	RB	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)	2022	2027	€1M	Le Havre	42	0
22	Clinton Mata	RB / CB	(1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 31)	2023	2026	€5M	Club Brugge	32	0	Second nationality: Belgium
29	Mamadou Sarr	CB	(2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 19)	2022	2027	N/A	Youth Sector	3	0	Second nationality: Senegal
55	Duje Ćaleta-Car	CB	(1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 28)	2023	2027	€3.59M	Southampton	27	0
Midfielders
4	Paul Akouokou	DM	(1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 26)	2023	2027	€3M	Real Betis	9	0
6	Maxence Caqueret	CM	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24)	2018	2026	N/A	Youth Sector	169	7
8	Corentin Tolisso	CM	(1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 30)	2022	2027	Free	Bayern Munich	223	32	Second nationality: Togo Originally from youth system
24	Johann Lepenant	DM	(2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 22)	2022	2027	€4.25M	Caen	40	1
25	Orel Mangala	DM	(1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26)	2024	2024	Loan	Nottingham Forest	11	2
28	Florent Da Silva	CM	(2003-04-02)2 April 2003 (aged 20)	2020	2025	N/A	Youth Sector	1	0
31	Nemanja Matić	DM	(1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 36)	2024	2026	€2.6M	Rennes	18	0
34	Mahamadou Diawara	CM	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)	2023	2027	Free	Paris Saint-Germain	12	0
80	Skelly Alvero	DM	(2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22)	2023	2028	€4M	Sochaux	8	1	Second nationality: Angola
84	Mohamed El Arouch	AM	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20)	2021	2025	N/A	Youth Sector	3	0
98	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	CM / RB	(1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27)	2023	2027	Free	Arsenal	28	2
Forwards
7	Mama Baldé	CF / RW	(1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 28)	2023	2027	€6M	Troyes	22	2	Second nationality: Portugal
9	Gift Orban	CF / LW	(2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22)	2024	2028	€12M	Gent	16	3
10	Alexandre Lacazette	CF	(1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 (age 33)	2022	2025	Free	Arsenal	348	182	Originally from youth system
11	Malick Fofana	LW / RW	(2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19)	2024	2028	€17M	Gent	20	4
17	Saïd Benrahma	LW / AM	(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 29)	2024	2024	Loan	West Ham United	13	3
18	Rayan Cherki	RW / AM	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21)	2019	2025	N/A	Youth Sector	140	17
37	Ernest Nuamah	RW / LW	(2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 21)	2023	2024	Loan	Molenbeek	32	3
	Amin Sarr	CF / LW	(2001-03-11) 11 March 2001 (age 23)	2023	2027	€11M	Heerenveen	18	1

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
47	FW	BRA	Jeffinho (at Botafogo until 31 December 2024)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
Summer
	FW	Amin Sarr	VfL Wolfsburg	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[2]
15	DF	Achraf Laâziri	Dunkerque	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[3]
16	GK	Mathieu Patouillet	Sochaux	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[4]
28	MF	Florent Da Silva	Molenbeek	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[5]
29	DF	Mamadou Sarr	Molenbeek	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[6]
31	DF	Irvyn Lomani	Laval	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[7]
80	MF	Skelly Alvero	Werder Bremen	Loan return	30 June 2024	^[8]
7	FW	Mama Baldé	Troyes	€6M	1 July 2024	^[9]
55	DF	Duje Ćaleta-Car	Southampton	€3.59M	1 July 2024	^[10]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
Summer
11	FW	Tino Kadewere	Nantes	Free	1 July 2024	^[11]
21	DF	Henrique	TBD	Free	1 July 2024	^[12]

Transfer summary

Spending

Summer: €9,590,000

Winter: TBD

Total: €9,590,000

Income

Summer: €0

Winter: TBD

Total: €0

Net Expenditure

Summer: €9,590,000

Winter: TBD

Total: €9,590,000

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	16–17 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Coupe de France	January 2025	TBD	Round of 64	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa League	26 September 2024	TBD	League phase	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Lille	10	5	3	2	16	9	+7	18	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5	Nice	10	4	4	2	19	9	+10	16	Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6	Lyon	10	4	3	3	17	15	+2	15	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7	Lens	10	3	5	2	9	7	+2	14
8	Reims	10	4	2	4	16	15	+1	14

Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[13]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Ligue 1

Coupe de France

UEFA Europa League

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
16	GK	FRA	Mathieu Patouillet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK	BRA	Lucas Perri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	FRA	Justin Bengui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ARG	Nicolás Tagliafico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	IRL	Jake O'Brien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	BRA	Adryelson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	MAR	Achraf Laâziri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	FRA	Saël Kumbedi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	ANG	Clinton Mata	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	FRA	Mamadou Sarr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	DF	CRO	Duje Ćaleta-Car	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	FRA	Maxence Caqueret	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	FRA	Corentin Tolisso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	FRA	Johann Lepenant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	BEL	Orel Mangala	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	SRB	Nemanja Matić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	FRA	Mahamadou Diawara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	MF	FRA	Mohamed El Arouch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
98	MF	ENG	Ainsley Maitland-Niles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	GNB	Mama Baldé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	NGA	Gift Orban	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	FRA	Alexandre Lacazette	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	BEL	Malick Fofana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	ALG	Saïd Benrahma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	FRA	Rayan Cherki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	GHA	Ernest Nuamah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Competitions

References

^ "Equipe pro masculine". OL.fr.
^ "AMIN SARR EN PRÊT À WOLFSBURG AVEC OPTION D'ACHAT JUSQU'À LA FIN DE LA SAISON" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 31 August 2023.
^ "Achraf Laaziri arrive en renfort" (in French). USL Dunkerque. 16 November 2023.
^ "MATHIEU PATOUILLET PRÊTÉ AU FC SOCHAUX JUSQU'À LA FIN DE SAISON" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 1 September 2023.
^ "OL - Mercato : Florent Sanchez se dirige vers un prêt à Molenbeek" (in French). 25 July 2023.
^ "PRÊT DE MAMADOU SARR À MOLENBEEK JUSQU'AU 30 JUIN 2024" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 18 January 2024.
^ "IRVYN LOMAMI PRÊTÉ À LAVAL JUSQU'À LA FIN DE LA SAISON" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 5 September 2023.
^ "SKELLY ALVERO PRÊTÉ AU WERDER BREME AVEC OPTION D'ACHAT JUSQU'À LA FIN DE LA SAISON" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 31 January 2024.
^ "OL: OPTION D'ACHAT LEVÉE POUR MAMA BALDÉ" (in French). RMC Sport. 11 May 2024.
^ "L'OL officialise Caleta-Car et dribble la DNCG" (in French). L'Équipe. 2 August 2023.
^ "Tino Kadewere rejoint définitivement le FC Nantes" (in French). MadeinFoot. 13 May 2024.
^ "Mercato : Henrique va quitter Lyon, Abner arrive du Betis" (in French). Le Figaro. 20 May 2024.
^ "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

[1] "Equipe pro masculine". OL.fr.

[2] "AMIN SARR EN PRÊT À WOLFSBURG AVEC OPTION D'ACHAT JUSQU'À LA FIN DE LA SAISON" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 31 August 2023.

[3] "Achraf Laaziri arrive en renfort" (in French). USL Dunkerque. 16 November 2023.

[4] "MATHIEU PATOUILLET PRÊTÉ AU FC SOCHAUX JUSQU'À LA FIN DE SAISON" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 1 September 2023.

[5] "OL - Mercato : Florent Sanchez se dirige vers un prêt à Molenbeek" (in French). 25 July 2023.

[6] "PRÊT DE MAMADOU SARR À MOLENBEEK JUSQU'AU 30 JUIN 2024" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 18 January 2024.

[7] "IRVYN LOMAMI PRÊTÉ À LAVAL JUSQU'À LA FIN DE LA SAISON" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 5 September 2023.

[8] "SKELLY ALVERO PRÊTÉ AU WERDER BREME AVEC OPTION D'ACHAT JUSQU'À LA FIN DE LA SAISON" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 31 January 2024.

[9] "OL: OPTION D'ACHAT LEVÉE POUR MAMA BALDÉ" (in French). RMC Sport. 11 May 2024.

[2_August-10] "L'OL officialise Caleta-Car et dribble la DNCG" (in French). L'Équipe. 2 August 2023.

[11] "Tino Kadewere rejoint définitivement le FC Nantes" (in French). MadeinFoot. 13 May 2024.

[12] "Mercato : Henrique va quitter Lyon, Abner arrive du Betis" (in French). Le Figaro. 20 May 2024.

[13] "League Rules" (PDF). www.lfp.fr. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

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