Rayan Cherki

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Rayan Cherki
Rayan Cherki 2019.jpg
Cherki playing for Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mathis Rayan Cherki
Date of birth (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 18
Youth career
2009–2010 Saint-Priest
2010–2019 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Lyon B 12 (5)
2020– Lyon 35 (1)
National team‡
2018 France U16 2 (0)
2021– France U19 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

Mathis Rayan Cherki (French pronunciation: ​[ʃɛʁki]; Arabic: رايان شرقي‎; born 17 August 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon.

Early life[]

Cherki was born on 17 August 2003 in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, France. His mother is of Algerian descent.[1][2][3]

Club career[]

Cherki is a product of the youth academy of Lyon, and is considered one of their best-ever prospects. He began playing with their reserve side in the Championnat National 2 at the age of 15.[4] On 7 July 2019, Cherki signed his first professional contract with Lyon until 2022.[5] He made his professional debut in a 0–0 Ligue 1 draw against Dijon on 19 October 2019.[6]

After scoring four goals in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League, he made his senior European debut on 27 November 2019 in a Champions League group stage game against Zenit, aged 16 years and 102 days,[7] in which he substituted Maxwel Cornet in the 74th minute of a 2–0 loss.[8]

On 4 January 2020, Cherki scored his first senior goal as a substitute in a 7–0 win over Bourg-en-Bresse in the Coupe de France, becoming the youngest-ever player to score a senior goal for Lyon, aged 16 years and 140 days.[9] On 18 January, he was involved in all four of Lyon's goals in a 4–3 win over Nantes in another Coupe de France match; he scored a brace, and assisted the other two goals.[10]

On 19 August 2020, Cherki was subbed on in a UEFA Champions League match against Bayern Munich. In doing so, he became the youngest-ever player to feature in a UEFA Champions League semi-final.[11] Lyon were knocked out of the competition in that match, losing by a score of 3–0 to the eventual winners.[12]

Cherki scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 3–2 win over Monaco on 2 May 2021. His goal secured the victory for Lyon in the final minutes of the match.[13]

International career[]

Cherki played for the France national under-16 team twice in 2018, both of which were friendlies against Denmark.[14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 12 September 2021.[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon B 2019–20 Championnat National 2 10 5 — — — 10 5
2020–21 Championnat National 2 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 11 5 — — — 11 5
Lyon 2019–20 Ligue 1 6 0 3 3 2 0 2[a] 0 13 3
2020–21 Ligue 1 27 1 3 3 — — 30 4
2021–22 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 35 1 6 6 2 0 2 0 45 7
Career total 46 6 6 6 2 0 2 0 56 12
  1. ^ Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue.

References[]

  1. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (2020-02-24). "Calciomercato Juve, il consiglio di Matuidi: "È un giocatore di grande talento"". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  2. ^ "Cherki, un joyau que la fédération doit viser: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com". Liberte Algerie.
  3. ^ "Rayan Cherki (OL), une entreprise familiale façon Kylian Mbappé - Foot - L1 - OL". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  4. ^ "Qui est Rayan Cherki, le grand espoir du football français ?". www.cnews.fr (in French). 20 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Rayan Cherki signs first professional contract with OL". www.OL.fr. Olympique Lyonnais. 7 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Olympique Lyonnais vs. Dijon - 19 October 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "The UEFA Champions League's youngest players". UEFA.com. 29 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Zenit v Lyon game report". UEFA. 27 November 2019.
  9. ^ "After Bourg – OL (CDF) : Rayan Cherki, the youngest scorer in the history of OL". www.OL.fr. Olympique Lyonnais. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Cherki praised as teenage sensation stars in Lyon win". www.ligue1.com. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  11. ^ May, Sam (5 September 2020). "Rayan Cherki: All you need to know about Lyon's 17-year-old wonderkid". The Football Faithful. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  12. ^ Dawkes, Phil (19 August 2020). "Bayern breeze past Lyon to set up PSG showdown". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Rayan Cherki late goal earns Lyon win at Monaco to keep Champions League qualification push alive". Eurosport. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Joueur - Rayan CHERKI - FFF". FFF.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  15. ^ "R. Cherki". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

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