Ismaëlo Ganiou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre-Ismaëlo Ganiou | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lille, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lille Fives | |||
| 2014–2015 | Wasquehal | ||
| 2015–2022 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Lens II | 47 | (3) |
| 2025 | Padova | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | →Annecy (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2025– | Lens | 24 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Burkina Faso | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | France U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:15, 22 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:00, 30 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Pierre-Ismaëlo Ganiou (born 14 March 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lens and the France under-21 national team. He previously played one match for the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career
Ganiou is a product of the youth academies of Lille Fives, Wasquehal and Lens, and was promoted to Lens' reserves in 2022.[2] On 5 July 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Lens until 2027.[3] On 27 January 2025, he transferred to Padova and immediately joined Annecy in Ligue 2 on loan for the second half of the 2024–25 season.[4] After his loan ended, he returned to Lens.[5] On 8 August 2026, he extended his contract with Lens until 2030.[6]
International career
Born in France, Ganiou is of Burkinabe descent and holds dual French-Burkinabe citizenship. In May 2025, he was called up to the Burkina Faso national team for a set of friendlies.[7] He debuted with Burkina Faso in a 2–0 friendly win over Zimbabwe on 6 June 2025.[8] In March 2026, he was called up by Gérald Baticle to the France under-21 national team for the matches against Luxembourg and Iceland.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens II | 2021–22 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | National 3 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 3 | — | — | — | 47 | 3 | |||||
| Lens | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Padova | 2024–25 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Annecy (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Lens | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 83 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
International
- As of match played 6 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Lens
References
- ↑ Rasoarivelo, Prisca (17 March 2025). "3 choses à savoir sur Ismaëlo Ganiou, un jeune talent à surveiller".
- ↑ "Interview Ismaëlo Ganiou - FC ANNECY Site officiel". www.fc-annecy.fr.
- ↑ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Ismaëlo Ganiou | RC Lens".
- ↑ "[Officiel] Ismaëlo Ganiou transféré à Padoue puis prêté au FC Annecy". OneFootball (in Portuguese). 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ismaëlo Ganiou, une place à prendre au RC Lens dans la rotation". OneFootball. 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ismaëlo Ganiou, roc artésien jusqu'en 2030" (in French). RC Lens. 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Etalons : Ismaëlo Ganiou, une première convocation" (in French). Cs Médias. 22 May 2025. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025.
- ↑ "Trois choses à retenir de la victoire du Burkina Faso face au Zimbabwe". 7 June 2025.
- ↑ "Ayyoub Bouaddi, Ismaëlo Ganiou et Sidiki Chérif appelés avec l'équipe de France Espoirs". 19 March 2026.
- ↑ Brotherton, Alex (22 May 2026). "Lens 3-1 Nice: Lens end Coupe de France curse to lift trophy for first time in their history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "RC Lens-Paris SG (1-0) : Champions des champions ! | RCL". www.rclens.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
External links
- Ismaëlo Ganiou at Soccerway
- Ismaëlo Ganiou at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lille
- French men's footballers
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- Burkinabe men's footballers
- Burkina Faso men's international footballers
- Burkinabe people of French descent
- French people of Burkinabe descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- RC Lens players
- Calcio Padova players
- FC Annecy players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Burkinabe expatriates in Italy
- French expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy