Cheikh Niasse

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

Cheikh Niasse
Personal information
Full name Cheikh Ahmet Tidian Niasse
Date of birth (2000-01-19) 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 36 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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]

Honours

Lille

Young Boys

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.


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