Cheikh Niasse

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Cheikh Niasse
Personal information
Full name Cheikh Ahmet Tidian Niasse
Date of birth (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Gossas, Senegal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Young Boys
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2016 Boulogne
2016–2019 Lille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Lille II 43 (2)
2019–2022 Lille 5 (0)
2021Panathinaikos (loan) 13 (0)
2022– Young Boys 78 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024

Cheikh Ahmet Tidian Niasse (born 19 January 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss side Young Boys.

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Career

On 24 January 2019, Niasse signed a professional contract with Lille OSC for three years. [1] Niasse made his professional debut for Lille in a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over AS Saint-Étienne on 28 August 2019. [2]

On 10 December 2020, he made his debut in the UEFA Europa League in a group match against Celtic.

On 1 February 2021, Niasse moved to Greek club Panathinaikos, on a loan deal until the end of the season. [3]

On 3 February 2022, Niasse signed a contract with Young Boys in Switzerland until June 2026. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 December 2024 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B 2016–17 CFA 1010
2018–19 CFA242242
2019–20 CFA 2 160160
2020–21 CFA 3 1010
2021–22 CFA 31010
Total432432
Lille 2019–20 Ligue 1 10000010
2020–21 Ligue 100001 [a] 010
2021–22 Ligue 14010000050
Total501000100070
Panathinaikos (loan) 2020–21 Super League Greece 13020150
Young Boys 2021–22 Swiss Super League 101101
2022–23 Swiss Super League260504 [b] 1351
2023–24 Swiss Super League300308 [c] 0410
2024–25 Swiss Super League120206 [d] 0200
Total7811001811062
Career total139213000191001713
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Lille

Young Boys

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References

  1. "Cheikh Niasse prolonge jusqu'en 2023". www.losc.fr.
  2. "Lille vs. Saint-Etienne - 28 August 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. Oludare, Shina (1 February 2021). "Cheikh Niasse: Panathinaikos confirm signing of Lille midfielder | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. "YB VERPFLICHTET CHEIKH NIASSE" (Press release) (in German). Young Boys. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. "Cheik Niasse". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.