Cheikh Ahmet Tidian Niasse (born 19 January 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss side Young Boys.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cheikh Ahmet Tidian Niasse | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 2000 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Lille II | 43 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Lille | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022– | Young Boys | 79 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 | |||
Career
editOn 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
edit- As of match played 7 December 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille B | 2016–17 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | CFA | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | CFA 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | CFA 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 2 | ||||||
| Lille | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Panathinaikos (loan) | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Young Boys | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 1 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 79 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | — | 107 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 140 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
editLille
Young Boys
References
edit- ^ "Cheikh Niasse prolonge jusqu'en 2023". www.losc.fr.
- ^ "Lille vs. Saint-Etienne - 28 August 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "YB VERPFLICHTET CHEIKH NIASSE" (Press release) (in German). Young Boys. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Cheik Niasse". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
External links
edit- Cheikh Niasse at Soccerway
- Cheikh Niasse – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
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