Rayan Cherki

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Rayan Cherki
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Cherki playing for Lyon in 2025
Personal information
Full name Mathis Rayan Cherki[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2010 Saint-Priest
2010–2019 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Lyon B 13 (5)
2019–2025 Lyon 146 (14)
2025– Manchester City 11 (1)
International career‡
2018 France U16 2 (0)
2021 France U19 3 (2)
2021–2025 France U21 23 (13)
2024 France Olympic 8 (2)
2025– France 4 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of France.svg France
UEFA Nations League
Third place 2025 Germany Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:54, 14 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:21, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Mathis Rayan Cherki (born 17 August 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Manchester City and the France national team.

Early life

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Rayan Cherki was born on 17 August 2003 in Lyon, to Fabrice Cherki, of Italian and Algerian descent, and Abla Cherki, of Algerian descent from Biskra.[3][4][5][6]

Club career

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Lyon

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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.[7] On 7 July 2019, Cherki signed his first professional contract with Lyon until 2022.[8] He made his professional debut in a 0–0 Ligue 1 draw against Dijon on 19 October 2019.[9]

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Cherki on his UEFA Champions League debut game against Zenit in 2019.

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,[10] in which he substituted Maxwel Cornet in the 74th minute of a 2–0 loss.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13]

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.[14] Lyon were knocked out of the competition in that match, losing by a score of 3–0 to the eventual winners.[15]

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.[16]

In September 2024, Cherki, who was initially set to be out of contract with Lyon in the summer of 2025, extended his stay with the club until 2027.[17] This extension includes an optional year, which would be automatically activated if the player was still under contract with Lyon on 1 September 2025.[18] Following the contract extension, Cherki’s 2024–25 season emerged as a standout individual campaign with Lyon. He registered 11 assists in Ligue 1, finishing as the league’s top assist provider and earning him a place in the UNFP Team of the Year.[19][20] He was also given the inaugural Ligue 1 Dribbler of the Year award.[21] In the UEFA Europa League, Cherki delivered 8 assists, making him the competition’s top assist provider and playing a key role in helping Lyon reach the quarter-finals. His performances were further recognized with the Europa League Young Player of the Season award and a place in the competition's Team of the Season, highlighting his development and growing influence at both domestic and European levels.[22][23]

Manchester City

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On 10 June 2025, Premier League club Manchester City announced the signing of Cherki on a five-year contract for a reported initial fee of €36.5m, a potential €6m in add-ons, and a 15% sell-on clause.[24][25][26] On 22 June, he scored his first goal for the club in a 6–0 FIFA Club World Cup group stage victory against Al Ain.[27]

On 14 August 2025, after Jack Grealish's departure on loan to Everton, Cherki was given the number 10 shirt.[28] On 16 August, Cherki scored on his Premier League debut for City, coming on as a substitute for Erling Haaland in a 4–0 away victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in their season opener.[29] On 21 October, Cherki made his UEFA Champions League debut for City as a substitute in a 2–0 away league phase victory over La Liga side Villarreal.[30] On 29 October, Cherki registered a goal and an assist on his EFL Cup debut in a 3–1 away victory over EFL Championship side Swansea City in the fourth round.[31] On 5 November 2025, Cherki scored his first career UEFA Champions League goal as a substitute for Jérémy Doku in a 4–1 home league phase victory over Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.[32]

International career

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Cherki is eligible to play for either France, Algeria, or Italy – the latter two due to his parents' origin.[33] He played for the France national under-16 team twice in 2018, both of which were friendly matches against Denmark.[34]

In 2024, Cherki was named in France U23's squad for the Olympic Games hosted in France.[35] He appeared in three games during the tournament, starting in the last group stage game against New Zealand, and then appeared as a substitute in the semi-final game against Egypt, and then in the final against Spain, as France won the silver medal.[36] Being an Olympic medalist, Cherki was awarded the Knight of the National Order of Merit.[37]

Cherki debuted for the French senior squad on 5 June 2025, scoring and assisting in a 5–4 loss against Spain in the Nations League semi-finals.[38] Three days later, on 9 June, he earned his first start in a 2–0 victory against Germany in the same tournament.[39]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 20 December 2025[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon B 2019–20 National 2 10 5 — — — — 10 5
2020–21 National 2 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2021–22 National 2 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Total 13 5 — — — — 13 5
Lyon 2019–20 Ligue 1 6 0 3 3 2 0 2[c] 0 — 13 3
2020–21 Ligue 1 27 1 3 3 — — — 30 4
2021–22 Ligue 1 16 0 0 0 — 4[d] 2 — 20 2
2022–23 Ligue 1 34 4 5 1 — — — 39 5
2023–24 Ligue 1 33 1 6 2 — — — 39 3
2024–25 Ligue 1 30 8 2 0 — 12[d] 4 — 44 12
Total 146 14 19 9 2 0 18 6 — 185 29
Manchester City 2024–25 Premier League — — — — 4[e] 1 4 1
2025–26 Premier League 12 1 0 0 2 2 4[c] 1 — 18 4
Total 12 1 0 0 2 2 4 1 4 1 22 5
Career total 171 20 19 9 4 2 22 7 4 1 220 39
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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As of match played 16 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2025 4 1
Total 4 1
As of match played 16 November 2025
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cherki goal.
List of international goals scored by Rayan Cherki
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 June 2025 MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany 1 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 2–5 4–5 2025 UEFA Nations League Finals

Honours

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Lyon

France Olympic

France

Individual

Orders

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