Cheikh Niasse
| 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 | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Gençlerbirliği (on loan from Hellas Verona) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2016 | Boulogne | ||
| 2016–2018 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Lille B | 43 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Lille | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Young Boys | 80 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Hellas Verona | 20 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Gençlerbirliği (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2025– | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 | |||
Cheikh Ahmet Tidian Niasse (born 19 January 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği in Turkey on loan from Italian club Hellas Verona, and the Senegal national team.
Club 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]
On 31 January 2025, Niasse moved to Serie A club Hellas Verona on loan with a conditional obligation to buy.[5] On 20 August 2026, Niasse joined Gençlerbirliği in Turkey on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 May 2025[7]
| 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 | National 2 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| 2019–20 | National 2 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 2 | ||||||
| Lille | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 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 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 80 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | — | 109 | 2 | ||||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 152 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 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
Lille
Young Boys
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Cheikh Niasse is a new Yellow-Blue midfielder" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Cheikh Niasse Gençlerbirliği'mizde" [Cheikh Niasse joins Gençlerbirliği] (in Turkish). Gençlerbirliği S.K. 20 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
- ↑ Cheikh Niasse at Soccerway
External links
- Cheikh Niasse – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Fatick region
- 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen
- Senegalese emigrants to France
- French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Senegal men's international footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Super League Greece players
- Swiss Super League players
- Serie A players
- Süper Lig players
- Lille OSC players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- BSC Young Boys players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
- Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey