2021–22 Lille OSC season

Lille OSC
2021–22 season
President	Olivier Létang
Head coach	Jocelyn Gourvennec
Stadium	Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Ligue 1	12th
Coupe de France
Trophée des Champions	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Burak Yılmaz (2); All: ; Burak Yılmaz (2)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →
	All statistics correct as of 10 September 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 78th season in the existence of Lille OSC and the club's 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lille will participate in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, Trophée des Champions, and UEFA Champions League.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 6 August 2021^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CRO	Ivo Grbić (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
2	DF	TUR	Zeki Çelik
3	DF	POR	Tiago Djaló
4	DF	NED	Sven Botman
6	DF	POR	José Fonte (captain)
7	FW	FRA	Jonathan Bamba
8	MF	POR	Xeka
9	FW	CAN	Jonathan David
10	MF	FRA	Jonathan Ikoné
11	MF	TUR	Yusuf Yazıcı
14	MF	FRA	Rocco Ascone
15	MF	MEX	Eugenio Pizzuto
17	FW	TUR	Burak Yılmaz
18	MF	POR	Renato Sanches


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	FRA	Isaac Lihadji
20	MF	ENG	Angel Gomes
21	MF	FRA	Benjamin André (vice-captain)
22	FW	USA	Timothy Weah
24	MF	BEL	Amadou Onana
26	DF	FRA	Jérémy Pied
27	DF	SEN	Cheikh Niasse
28	DF	MOZ	Reinildo Mandava
29	DF	CRO	Domagoj Bradarić
30	GK	BRA	Léo Jardim
33	DF	MAR	Saad Agouzoul
35	FW	FRA	Mamadou Simbakoli
—	GK	GRE	Orestis Karnezis
—	DF	SWE	Gabriel Gudmundsson

Transfers[]

In[]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
31	MF	Angel Gomes	Boavista	Loan return	30 June 2021	^[2]
30	GK	Léo Jardim	Boavista	Loan return	30 June 2021
	MF	Amadou Onana	Hamburger SV	€8,000,000	5 August 2021	^[3]

Out[]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
16	GK	Mike Maignan	Milan	€13,000,000	1 July 2021	^[4]
24	MF	Boubakary Soumaré	Leicester City	Undisclosed	1 July 2021	^[5]
	MF	Rominigue Kouamé	Troyes	€3,000,000	1 July 2021	^[6]
	DF	Adama Soumaoro	Bologna	€2,500,000	1 July 2021	^[7]
11	FW	Luiz Araújo	Atlanta United FC	Undisclosed	6 August 2021	^[8]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

9 July 2021 Friendly	Waasland-Beveren	0–2	Lille	showBeveren, Belgium
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Mandava 18' Luiz Araújo 38'	Stadium: Freethiel Stadion

14 July 2021 Friendly	Lille	0–1	Gent	showCamphin-en-Pévèle, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Agouzoul 59'	Report	Bruno 2'	Stadium: Domaine de Luchin

17 July 2021 Friendly	Kortrijk	1–1	Lille	showKortrijk, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Chevalier 19'	Report	Djaló 45' Xeka 45' Yazıcı 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Guldensporenstadion

22 July 2021 Friendly	Benfica	1–0	Lille	showFaro, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Ramos 29' João Mário 40' Seferovic 72'	Report	Botman 55'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 0 Referee: João Gonçalves

25 July 2021 Friendly	Porto	2–0	Lille	showFaro, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)	Costa 53' Manafá 72' Fernando 78', 90'	Report	Djaló 16' Yılmaz 44' Sanches 48' Weah 76'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 0

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	8 August 2021	21 May 2022	Matchday 1		5	1	2	2	7	11	−4	020.00
	18 December 2021		Round of 64		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Trophée des Champions	1 August 2021		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
UEFA Champions League	14 September 2021		Group stage		1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Total					7	2	3	2	8	11	−3	028.57

Last updated: 14 September 2021
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Reims	5	1	3	1	6	6	0	6
11	Rennes	5	1	2	2	3	6	−3	5
12	Lille	5	1	2	2	7	11	−4	5
13	Troyes	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	4
14	Nantes	5	1	1	3	3	5	−2	4

Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2021. Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.^[9]

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	1	2	2	7	11	−4	5	1	0	1	2	5	−3	0	2	1	5	6	−1

Last updated: 10 September 2021.
Source: Ligue 1

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	D	L	D	W	L
Position	5	18	13	10	12

Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2021. Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.^[10]^[11]

8 August 2021 1	Metz	3–3	Lille	showMetz
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Centonze 31', 52' Udol 41' Bronn 56' Kouyaté 56'	Report	Botman 23' Ikoné 79', 81' Yılmaz 83' Oukidja 90+7' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Wattellier

14 August 2021 2	Lille	0–4	Nice	showVilleneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Çelik 35' André 45+2' Yazıcı 56'	Report	Dolberg 1', 64' Boudaoui 5' Atal 21' Gouiri 45+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 30,144 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

21 August 2021 3	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Lille	showSaint-Étienne
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Khazri 80' Sow 85'	Report	Djaló 19' Yılmaz 20', 38' Xeka 78'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 20,673 Referee: Mikael Lesage

29 August 2021 4	Lille	2–1	Montpellier	showVilleneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fonte 25' André 33' Xeka 43' Yazıcı 45+1' David 56'	Report	Sambia 24' 73' Ferri 25' Laborde 34', 45+4' Savanier 56' Chotard 59' Mollet 70'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 28,859 Referee: Amaury Delerue

10 September 2021 5	Lorient	2–1	Lille	showLorient
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Laurienté 7' Abergel 34' Moffi 87' Boisgard 90+1'	Report	Yılmaz 25' (pen.) Gomes 44' Xeka 90+3'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Referee: Clément Turpin

18 September 2021 6	Lens	v	Lille	showLens
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Coupe de France[]

Trophée des Champions[]

1 August 2021 Final	Lille	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	showTel Aviv
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Xeka 45' Luiz Araújo 78' Jardim 90+2'	Report	Kehrer 30' Diallo 52' Draxler 85' Pereira 90+4'	Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

UEFA Champions League[]

Group stage[]

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.^[12]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	D	GF	GA	Pts	Qualification	SLZ	SEV	LIL	WOL
1	Red Bull Salzburg	1	1	1	1	1^[a]	Advance to round of 16	—	8 Dec	29 Sep	20 Oct
2	Sevilla	1	1	1	1	1^[a]	Advance to round of 16	1–1	—	2 Nov	23 Nov
3	Lille	1	1	0	0	1^[b]	Transfer to Europa League	23 Nov	20 Oct	—	0–0
4	VfL Wolfsburg	1	1	0	0	1^[b]		2 Nov	29 Sep	8 Dec	—

Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Away goals scored in all group matches: Red Bull Salzburg 1, Sevilla 0.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Disciplinary points: Lille −2, VfL Wolfsburg −8.

14 September 2021 1	Lille	0–0	VfL Wolfsburg	showVilleneuve-d'Ascq, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	André 31' Ikoné 63'	Report	Brooks 45+2' 63' Guilavogui 56' Waldschmidt 65' Nmecha 70' Lacroix 86'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 34,314 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

29 September 2021 2	Red Bull Salzburg	v	Lille	showSalzburg, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim

20 October 2021 3	Lille	v	Sevilla	showVilleneuve-d'Ascq, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy

2 November 2021 4	Sevilla	v	Lille	showSeville, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

23 November 2021 5	Lille	v	Red Bull Salzburg	showVilleneuve-d'Ascq, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy

8 December 2021 6	VfL Wolfsburg	v	Lille	showWolfsburg, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Volkswagen Arena

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France		Trophée des Champions		UEFA Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Ivo Grbić	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK		Léo Jardim	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
-	GK		Orestis Karnezis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Zeki Çelik	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF		Tiago Djaló	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF		Sven Botman	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
6	DF		José Fonte	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
26	DF		Jérémy Pied	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Reinildo Mandava	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
29	DF		Domagoj Bradarić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	DF		Saad Agouzoul	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF		Xeka	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
10	MF		Jonathan Ikoné	3	1	0+1	1	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
11	MF		Yusuf Yazıcı	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
14	MF		Rocco Ascone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF		Eugenio Pizzuto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Renato Sanches	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Angel Gomes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF		Benjamin André	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
24	MF		Amadou Onana	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW		Jonathan Bamba	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9	FW		Jonathan David	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
11	FW		Luiz Araújo	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0
17	FW		Burak Yılmaz	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
19	FW		Isaac Lihadji	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
22	FW		Timothy Weah	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
35	FW		Mamadou Simbakoli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 8 August 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[]

As of 10 September 2021

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Ligue 1	Trophée des Champions	Total
1	17	FW	Burak Yılmaz	2	0	2
2	4	DF	Sven Botman	1	0	1
	8	MF	Xeka	0	1	1
	10	MF	Jonathan Ikoné	1	0	1
Own goals				1	0	1
Totals				5	1	6

References[]

^ "Lille – season 2020/21" (in French). Lille OSC.
^ "Angel Gomes signs for Lille after leaving Manchester United, loaned to Boavista". Sky Sports. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Le capitaine des espoirs belges Amadou Onana est Lillois !" (in French). Lille OSC. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Official Statement: Mike Maignan". AC Milan. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "Boubakary Soumaré Joins Leicester City From Lille". Leicester City F.C. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Official | Troyes buy Rominigue Kouamé from Lille". Get Football News France. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "Official | Adama Soumaoro moves to Bologna permanently for €2.5m". Get Football News France. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ "Atlanta United signs Luiz Araújo via transfer from Lille". Atlanta United FC. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.
^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.
^ "UEFA Champions League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2021.

[table_hth_SLZ0.78687196447834-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b Away goals scored in all group matches: Red Bull Salzburg 1, Sevilla 0.

[table_hth_LIL0.78687196447834-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b Disciplinary points: Lille −2, VfL Wolfsburg −8.

[1] "Lille – season 2020/21" (in French). Lille OSC.

[2] "Angel Gomes signs for Lille after leaving Manchester United, loaned to Boavista". Sky Sports. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[3] "Le capitaine des espoirs belges Amadou Onana est Lillois !" (in French). Lille OSC. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[4] "Official Statement: Mike Maignan". AC Milan. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[5] "Boubakary Soumaré Joins Leicester City From Lille". Leicester City F.C. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[6] "Official | Troyes buy Rominigue Kouamé from Lille". Get Football News France. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[7] "Official | Adama Soumaoro moves to Bologna permanently for €2.5m". Get Football News France. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[8] "Atlanta United signs Luiz Araújo via transfer from Lille". Atlanta United FC. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[9] "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[10] "2021-22 Ligue 1 Uber Eats calendar unveiled on 25 June". ligue1.com. 23 June 2021.

[11] "Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT: 2021-22 calendars!". ligue1.com. 25 June 2021.

[12] "UEFA Champions League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2021.

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