| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cheikh Ahmet Tidian Niasse | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gossas, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Gençlerbirliği (on loan from Hellas Verona) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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 | 20 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Gençlerbirliği (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025 | |||
Cheikh Ahmet Tidian Niasse (born 19 January 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği, on loan from Serie B club Hellas Verona, and the Senegal national team.
On 24 January 2019, Niasse signed a professional contract with Lille OSC for three years. Niasse made his professional debut for Lille in a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over AS Saint-Étienne on 28 August 2019.
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.
On 3 February 2022, Niasse signed a contract with Young Boys in Switzerland until June 2026.
On 31 January 2025, Niasse moved to Serie A club Hellas Verona on loan with a conditional obligation to buy. On 20 August 2026, Niasse joined Gençlerbirliği in Turkey on a season-long loan with an option to buy.
| 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 | 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 | 1 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 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 | ||
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