Player

M. Niakhaté

Defender · Lyon 🇫🇷 France · Available

Apps 6

Minutes 495

Rating 6.97 / 10

Goals 0

Assists 0

M. Niakhaté is listed as a Defender for Lyon. Key facts: nationality Senegal, number #19, age 30, born 1996-03-08, height 190, weight 82, apps 6, minutes 495.

Season coverage

Season attacking statistics

4 season rows

Understat league-season totals. xG and xA are expected goals and expected assists, displayed to two decimals. These totals are separate from BADB recorded-match statistics.

2021/2022 Bundesliga Mainz 05 Understat

Apps: 30
Minutes: 2564
Goals: 4
Assists: 0
xG: 4.05
xA: 0.53
Shots: 13
Key passes: 11
Non-penalty goals: 2
Non-penalty xG: 2.54

Season analysis

Per 90 minutes

Goals / 90: 0.14
Assists / 90: 0.00
xG / 90: 0.14
xA / 90: 0.02
Non-penalty goals / 90: 0.07
Non-penalty xG / 90: 0.09
Shots / 90: 0.46
Key passes / 90: 0.39
Goals + assists / 90: 0.14

Season contributions

Goals minus xG: -0.05
Assists minus xA: -0.53
Non-penalty goals minus non-penalty xG: -0.54
Goals + assists: 4

2020/2021 Bundesliga FSV Mainz 05 Understat Regular season

Apps: 32
Minutes: 2867
Goals: 3
Assists: 1
xG: 2.40
xA: 1.68
Shots: 10
Key passes: 16
Non-penalty goals: 2
Non-penalty xG: 1.64

Season analysis

Per 90 minutes

Goals / 90: 0.09
Assists / 90: 0.03
xG / 90: 0.08
xA / 90: 0.05
Non-penalty goals / 90: 0.06
Non-penalty xG / 90: 0.05
Shots / 90: 0.31
Key passes / 90: 0.50
Goals + assists / 90: 0.13

Season contributions

Goals minus xG: +0.60
Assists minus xA: -0.68
Non-penalty goals minus non-penalty xG: +0.36
Goals + assists: 4

2019/2020 Bundesliga Mainz 05 Understat

Apps: 33
Minutes: 2970
Goals: 1
Assists: 2
xG: 1.05
xA: 0.89
Shots: 12
Key passes: 12
Non-penalty goals: 1
Non-penalty xG: 1.05

Season analysis

Per 90 minutes

Goals / 90: 0.03
Assists / 90: 0.06
xG / 90: 0.03
xA / 90: 0.03
Non-penalty goals / 90: 0.03
Non-penalty xG / 90: 0.03
Shots / 90: 0.36
Key passes / 90: 0.36
Goals + assists / 90: 0.09

Season contributions

Goals minus xG: -0.05
Assists minus xA: +1.11
Non-penalty goals minus non-penalty xG: -0.05
Goals + assists: 3

Change from 2018/2019

Compared with 2018/2019 (2788 minutes), same club and league.

Goals / 90 change: 0.00
xG / 90 change: -0.03
Assists / 90 change: +0.03
xA / 90 change: +0.01
Non-penalty goals / 90 change: 0.00
Non-penalty xG / 90 change: -0.03
Shots / 90 change: +0.04
Key passes / 90 change: +0.04

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2018/2019 Bundesliga Mainz 05 Understat

Apps: 33
Minutes: 2788
Goals: 1
Assists: 1
xG: 1.89
xA: 0.45
Shots: 10
Key passes: 10
Non-penalty goals: 1
Non-penalty xG: 1.89

Season analysis

Per 90 minutes

Goals / 90: 0.03
Assists / 90: 0.03
xG / 90: 0.06
xA / 90: 0.01
Non-penalty goals / 90: 0.03
Non-penalty xG / 90: 0.06
Shots / 90: 0.32
Key passes / 90: 0.32
Goals + assists / 90: 0.06

Season contributions

Goals minus xG: -0.89
Assists minus xA: +0.55
Non-penalty goals minus non-penalty xG: -0.89
Goals + assists: 2

Per 90 = total × 90 ÷ minutes; shown from 900 minutes played. Goals minus xG: positive means more goals than expected; negative means fewer. Assists minus xA compares recorded assists with expected assists. The non-penalty difference excludes penalties from both goals and xG. Season changes compare the same club and league, adjusting for minutes, not playing conditions. Past results, not a prediction.

Season coverage

Recorded season statistics

2 season rows

Based on matches currently recorded by BADB. These values may not equal official full-season totals.

2026 World Cup Senegal

Apps: 4
Minutes: 408
Assists: 1
Yellow cards: 0
Red cards: 0
Rating: 7.05

2025 Ligue 1 Lyon

Apps: 3
Minutes: 180
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 0
Red cards: 0
Rating: 6.8

Player overview

Season and recent form

Performance trend Latest 5 of 6 appearances

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Season stats 10 values

Apps 6

Minutes 495

Rating 6.97 / 10

Goals 0

Assists 0

Shots 0

Key passes 1

Tackles 2

Cards 2

Saves 0

Detailed match stats Latest 6 appearances

Attack

Dribbles completed: 1 / 1 (100%)
Key passes: 1
Fouls won: 3

Distribution

Passes completed: 376 / 406 (93%)

Defence

Duels won: 12 / 22 (55%)
Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 10
Fouls committed: 5

Discipline and goalkeeping

Yellow cards: 2

Profile facts

Nationality: Senegal
Team: Lyon
Country: France
Number: #19
Age: 30
Born: 1996-03-08
Birthplace: Roubaix
Birth country: France
Height: 190
Weight: 82

Peer benchmark

Performance among comparable players

156 players

Compared with players in the Defender position at clubs in France. Every player has at least 5 appearances and 450 minutes in the stored season window.

Average rating: 7.19 89th percentile 89% Compared with 156 players
Minutes per appearance: 91 min 100th percentile 100% Compared with 156 players
Goal contributions / 90: 0.00 16th percentile 16% Compared with 156 players
Key passes / 90: 0.59 68th percentile 68% Compared with 156 players
Tackles + interceptions / 90: 2.18 27th percentile 27% Compared with 156 players

Competition ranks 1 rank

Competition rank: Red cards #15 · 1 · UEFA Europa League.

Red cards UEFA Europa League #15 1

Career timeline 5 entries

Career: Lyon · Current Squad.

Date unavailable Lyon Current club Current Squad
4 Jul 2024 Lyon Transfer from Nottingham Forest · € 31.9M
6 Jul 2022 Nottingham Forest Transfer from FSV Mainz 05 · € 10M
7 Jul 2018 FSV Mainz 05 Transfer from Metz · € 6M
22 Jun 2017 Metz Free transfer from Valenciennes

Key actions 6 actions

19 Sep 2026 Lyon vs Rennes 2' Yellow Moussa Niakhaté - Yellow card Lyon Foul 16 Sep 2026 Anderlecht vs Lyon 26' Yellow Moussa Niakhaté - Yellow card Lyon Foul 16 Sep 2026 Anderlecht vs Lyon 46' Sub M. Niakhate - Substitution Lyon on for F. Bacher 15 Dec 2024 Paris Saint Germain vs Lyon 78' Shot Moussa Niakhate - Shot Lyon assist Said Benrahma 30 Aug 2024 Lyon vs Strasbourg 28' Shot Moussa Niakhate - Shot Lyon assist Abner 24 Feb 2024 Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest 49' Shot Moussa Niakhate - Shot Nottingham Forest assist Taiwo Awoniyi

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