Rayan Cherki

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Rayan Cherki
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Cherki playing for Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mathis Rayan Cherki
Date of birth (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 18
Youth career
2009–2010 Saint-Priest
2010–2019 Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Lyon B 13 (5)
2019– Lyon 130 (9)
International career‡
2018 France U16 2 (0)
2021 France U19 3 (2)
2021– France U21 20 (12)
2024 France Olympic 8 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:33, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Mathis Rayan Cherki (born 17 August 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Lyon.

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Early life

Mathis Rayan Cherki was born on 17 August 2003 in Lyon. [2] Both of Cherki's parents are of Algerian descent. [3] [4] [5]

Club career

Lyon

Cherki is a product of the youth academy of Lyon, and is considered one of their best-ever prospects. He began playing with their reserve side in the Championnat National 2 at the age of 15. [6] On 7 July 2019, Cherki signed his first professional contract with Lyon until 2022. [7] He made his professional debut in a 0–0 Ligue 1 draw against Dijon on 19 October 2019. [8]

After scoring four goals in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League, he made his senior European debut on 27 November 2019 in a Champions League group stage game against Zenit, aged 16 years and 102 days, [9] in which he substituted Maxwel Cornet in the 74th minute of a 2–0 loss. [10]

On 4 January 2020, Cherki scored his first senior goal as a substitute in a 7–0 win over Bourg-en-Bresse in the Coupe de France, becoming the youngest-ever player to score a senior goal for Lyon, aged 16 years and 140 days. [11] On 18 January, he was involved in all four of Lyon's goals in a 4–3 win over Nantes in another Coupe de France match; he scored a brace, and assisted the other two goals. [12]

On 19 August 2020, Cherki was subbed on in a UEFA Champions League match against Bayern Munich. In doing so, he became the youngest-ever player to feature in a UEFA Champions League semi-final. [13] Lyon were knocked out of the competition in that match, losing by a score of 3–0 to the eventual winners. [14]

Cherki scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 3–2 win over Monaco on 2 May 2021. His goal secured the victory for Lyon in the final minutes of the match. [15]

International career

Cherki is eligible to play for either France or Algeria, the latter due to his parents' origin. Cherki played for the France national under-16 team twice in 2018, both of which were friendlies against Denmark. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 January 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon B 2019–20 Championnat National 2 105———105
2020–21 Championnat National 210———10
2021–22 Championnat National 220———20
Total135———135
Lyon 2019–20 Ligue 1 6033202 [a] 0133
2020–21 Ligue 127133——304
2021–22 Ligue 116000—4 [b] 2202
2022–23 Ligue 134451——395
2023–24 Ligue 133162——393
2024–25 Ligue 114320—6 [b] 2225
Total13091992012416322
Career total143141992012417526
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Lyon

France U23

Orders

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