Ismaëlo Ganiou#25

Lens·Ligue 1·Defender - Centre-Back

21 years(14/03/2005)1,82mrightFrance, Burkina FasoContract until 30/06/2030

€20.00mMarket value#4 in Lens · #39 in Ligue 1

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Recent results

18 Sept · 19:45Ligue 1A

Monaco—Prediction 13 Sept · 16:15Ligue 1A

Le Mans—Prediction 10 Sept · 20:00UEFA Champions LeagueA

Slavia PrahaW3:2Prediction 05 Sept · 16:15Ligue 1H

LorientL0:1Prediction 29 Aug · 16:15Ligue 1A

StrasbourgL1:2Prediction

Key stats

Goals10.34 / 90

xG0.800.28 / 90

Assists0

xA0.610.21 / 90

Shots31.03 / 90

Key passes10.34 / 90

Minutes2613 matches

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+1.0

+0.8

32.2

25/26

+0.2

10.8

26/27

Goals xG · total 4 / 3.0

Assists vs xA

-1.1

-0.5

00.5

25/26

-0.6

00.6

26/27

Assists xA · total 0 / 1.1

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Statistics

This season

Season	Competition	Apps	Min	G	A	YC	RC
26/27	Ligue 1	3	259	1	0	0	0
26/27	Trophée des Champions	1	90	0	0	0	0

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
National 2 - Grp. G	41	3	0
Ligue 1	26	4	0
National U19 - Grp. A	25	4	1
Ligue 2	12	1	2
UEFA Youth League	6	0	0
Coupe de France	6	0	0
National 2 - Grp. E	5	0	0
Coupe Gambardella	1	0	0
Trophée des Champions	1	0	0
National U19 - Phase finale	1	0	0
National 1 - Grp. B	1	0	0
UECL Qualifying	0	0	0

By club

Club	Apps	G	A
RC Lens B	47	3	0
Lens	33	4	0
RC Lens U19	27	4	1
FC Annecy	12	1	2
RC Lens YL	6	0	0

Transfers9

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
01/07/2025	25/26	Padova	Lens	?	€1.00m
30/06/2025	24/25	FC Annecy	Padova	End of loan	€1.00m
28/01/2025	24/25	Padova	FC Annecy	loan transfer	-
27/01/2025	24/25	Lens	Padova	?	-
01/07/2024	24/25	RC Lens B	Lens	-	-
01/07/2022	22/23	RC Lens U17	RC Lens B	-	-
01/07/2020	20/21	Lens Yth.	RC Lens U17	-	-
01/07/2015	15/16	Wasquehal Jgd	Lens Yth.	free transfer	-
01/07/2013	13/14	OS Fives Jgd.	Wasquehal Jgd	free transfer	-

Market value

€20.00m Current€20.00m Highest · 01/06/202601/06/2026 Last change

12.03.202501.06.2026

#100 Centre-Back#55 France#4 Lens#39 Ligue 1#562 Worldwide#38 Year 2005

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
12/03/2025	19	FC Annecy	€200k
02/06/2025	20	FC Annecy	€1.00m
15/12/2025	20	RC Lens	€3.00m
27/03/2026	21	RC Lens	€10.00m
01/06/2026	21	RC Lens	€20.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Ligue 1	Lens	3	261	1	0.8	0.8	0	0.61	3	1	2.25
2025	Ligue 1	Lens	23	2018	3	2.16	2.16	0	0.5	23	9	10.86

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.