Moussa Niakhaté
 Niakhaté with Lyon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moussa Niakhaté[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1996 | ||
| 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 | 45 | (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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Moussa Niakhaté (born 8 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.
Club career
[edit]In July 2018, Niakhaté joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 from FC Metz for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract until 2023.[3] On 6 July 2022, Niakhaté signed a three-year deal with Premier League side Nottingham Forest.[4] On 4 July 2024, Niakhaté signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon.[5]
International career
[edit]Born in France, Niakhaté is Senegalese by descent. He is a former youth international for France.[6] He debuted with the senior Senegal national team in a 5–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Mozambique on 24 March 2023.[7]
In December 2023, Niakhaté was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[8] In their round of 16 match against the hosts, he missed a penalty in the shoot-out which Senegal lost 5–4 following a 1–1 draw after extra time.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 30 November 2025[10]
| 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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 1 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | 60 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 338 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 381 | 12 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 14 October 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Moussa Niakhaté". Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Moussa Niakhaté unterschreibt bis 2023". kicker Online (in German). 7 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Forest complete Moussa Niakhaté signing". 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Niakhate departs for Lyon". 4 July 2024.
- ^ Demmerlé, Arnaud (28 July 2017). "FC Metz : 10 choses à savoir sur Moussa Niakhaté, le vent de fraîcheur".
- ^ "Sénégal/ Mozambique : Ce geste de Moussa Niakhaté envers les stadiers". 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Afcon 2023: Senegal v Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. 29 January 2024.
- ^ "M. Niakhate". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Moussa Niakhaté". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moussa Niakhaté.
- Profile at the Nottingham Forest F.C. website
- Moussa Niakhaté at Soccerway
- Moussa Niakhaté at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Moussa Niakhaté at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Moussa Niakhaté – UEFA competition record (archive)
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Roubaix
- Men's association football central defenders
- Senegalese men's footballers
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- French men's footballers
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- France men's youth international footballers
- French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Valenciennes FC players
- FC Metz players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Bundesliga players
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- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Wasquehal Football players
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- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen