Moussa Niakhate

Full name: Moussa Niakhate
Current team: Olympique Lyonnais
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Senegal
Date of birth: 8 March, 1996 (30 years)
Place of birth: Roubaix, Senegal
Weight: 180.8 lb
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Preferred foot: Left
Market value: €15M
Current team: Olympique Lyonnais
Playing position: Defender
Nationality: Senegal
Date of birth: 8 March, 1996 (30 years)
Place of birth: Roubaix, Senegal
Weight: 180.8 lb
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Preferred foot: Left
Market value: €15M
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Where to Watch Moussa Niakhate
TV and streaming coverage by competition
Moussa Niakhate plays as a defender for Olympique Lyonnais and represents Senegal internationally. The competitions and their broadcast coverage in the United States are listed below.

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NBC Sports

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Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Futbol de Primera Radio, SiriusXM FC, TyC Sports Internacional USA
Statistics
Moussa Niakhate Statistics
Domestic Leagues
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Lyon | Ligue 1 | 2758 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2024/25 | Lyon | Ligue 1 | 2725 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023/24 | Nottingham | Premier League | 1465 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2023/24 | Nottingham U21 | Premier League 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022/23 | Nottingham | Premier League | 1162 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021/22 | Mainz | Bundesliga | 2567 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020/21 | Mainz | Bundesliga | 2867 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2019/20 | Mainz | Bundesliga | 2970 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2018/19 | Mainz | Bundesliga | 2794 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2017/18 | Metz | Ligue 1 | 3105 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2016/17 | Valenciennes | Ligue 2 | 1954 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015/16 | Valenciennes | Ligue 2 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014/15 | Valenciennes | Ligue 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Domestic Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Lyon | Coupe de France | 180 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024/25 | Lyon | Coupe de France | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023/24 | Nottingham | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023/24 | Nottingham | League Cup | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021/22 | Mainz | DFB Pokal | 248 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020/21 | Mainz | DFB Pokal | 210 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019/20 | Mainz | DFB Pokal | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018/19 | Mainz | DFB Pokal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2017/18 | Metz | Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017/18 | Metz | Coupe de la Ligue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015/16 | Valenciennes | Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015/16 | Valenciennes | Coupe de la Ligue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014/15 | Valenciennes | Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Lyon | UEFA Europa League | 649 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2024/25 | Lyon | UEFA Europa League | 752 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
National Team
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senegal | FIFA World Cup | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | Senegal | Friendly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2026 | Senegal | FIFA World Cup | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | Senegal | Africa Cup of Nations | 570 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | Senegal | Friendly | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | Senegal | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 270 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Senegal | Friendly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Senegal | Africa Cup of Nations | 201 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Senegal | Friendly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Senegal | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 91 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | France U21 | Friendly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | France U21 | Euro U-21 Qualifying | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | France U21 | Friendly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015 | France U20 | Friendly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trophies
Moussa Niakhate Trophies
| Competition | Position | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| World - Tournoi Maurice Revello | 2nd Place | 1 | 2016, |
| World - Emirates Cup | 2nd Place | 1 | 2024, |
Transfers
Moussa Niakhate Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04.07.2024 | Nottingham | Lyon | Transfer |
| 06.07.2022 | Mainz | Nottingham | Transfer |
| 07.07.2018 | Metz | Mainz | Transfer |
| 01.07.2017 | Valenciennes | Metz | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Language: MIME-Version: 1.0 PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-29 07:54:35+0000 Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0; Project-Id-Version: LSTV Desktop X-Generator: TranslateBuddy |
Sidelined
Moussa Niakhate Injuries
| Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Arm Injury | 19.07.2023 | 11.08.2023 |
| Hamstring | 27.04.2023 | 28.04.2023 |
| Thigh Injury | 09.04.2023 | 15.04.2023 |
| Hamstring | 15.08.2022 | 10.03.2023 |
| Virus | 19.12.2021 | 14.01.2022 |
| Hamstring | 12.09.2021 | 02.10.2021 |





















