Cheikh Niasse

Cheikh Ahmet Tidian Niasse (born 19 January 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona.

Cheikh Niasse

Personal information
Full name	Cheikh Ahmet Tidian Niasse
Date of birth	(2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Gossas, Senegal
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hellas Verona
Number	10
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	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025

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 Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona on loan with a conditional obligation to buy.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2025^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Lille

• Trophée des Champions: 2021

Young Boys

• Swiss Super League: 2022–23, 2023–24
• Swiss Cup: 2022–23