Goal efficiency
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Lyon · Coupe de France · Midfielder · #98 · England · 28 yrs
Ainsley Maitland-Niles plays as a midfielder for Lyon. Ainsley Maitland-Niles is a English international, 28 years old, midfielder, currently at Lyon. Ainsley Maitland-Niles wears shirt number 98 for Lyon. Ainsley Maitland-Niles was born in London, England on 1997-08-29. Ainsley Maitland-Niles is 177 cm tall and weighs 71 kg. Ainsley Maitland-Niles's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across Coupe de France, International Champions Cup, UEFA Nations League, UEFA Europa Conference League, and other leagues. Ainsley Maitland-Niles's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore Ainsley Maitland-Niles season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2025 |  Lyon LYO |
| 2024 | Lyon LYO |
| 2023 | Lyon LYO |
| 2022 |  Arsenal ARS |
| 2021 | Arsenal ARS |
| Date | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-07 | Free | Arsenal ARS | Lyon LYO |
| 2022-09-01 | Loan | Arsenal ARS |  Southampton SOU |
| 2022-07-01 | N/A |  AS Roma ROM | Arsenal ARS |
Season intelligence
Profile as Defender: defensive work. Archetype: Ball-winning midfielder. Season rating 7.2.
Scaled 0–99 from season output — map to fantasy, comparisons, or scouting cards.
Per-90 rates, efficiency ratios, and Sportra indices from season totals.
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Playmaking output: assists, key passes, and custom chance-creation signals.
Isolation threat and progressive carrying — volume plus success rate.
How often they draw fouls and stay out of trouble with cards.
Tackles, duels, and off-ball defensive contribution.
Shot-stopping, goals conceded, and penalty saves.
Minutes, availability, and how central they were to the team.
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Deadline day may have left Everton fans feeling disillusioned, but the side is four games into the season and remains unbeaten, nine goals scored, including two in added time to secure a point. After what was a chaotic close to the transfer window, even by the Toffees' own standards, the performance against Manchester United ironically saw the summer signings playing a key role in the fight. Jack Grealish and Hayden Hackney came on from the bench to turn the game on its head, Tyrique George scored to equalise before the visitors went back in front, and it was Ainsley Maitland-Niles with a stunning strike to secure the draw in the final few seconds.
Manchester United should have explored a transfer move for Unai Simon, says Rene Meulensteen (Picture: No Tippy Tappy Football) Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen says the club should have made a move for Athletic Bilbao and Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon in the summer transfer window. The Red Devils replaced the error-prone Andre Onana by signing Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp in a deal worth in the region of £18million last summer. The 24-year-old would go on to enjoy a promising debut season at Old Trafford, winning United fans over with a series of impressive performances across his opening 33 appearances. However, it has proven a tricky start to the new campaign for Lammens, with Michael Carrick’s side picking up just four points from their first three matches in the Premier League and conceding six goals in the process. Sign up for In The Mixer, Metro's football newsletter Get exclusive analysis and previews of the biggest games every Friday. Sign up now for free. At the weekend, Lammens was met with criticism after Tyrique George beat the Belgian at his near post as Everton cancelled out Bryan Mbeumo’s opener at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Lammens could do nothing about the Toffees’ second equaliser, though, with substitute Ainsley Maitland-Niles curling home a superb strike from 25 yards to make it 2-2 at the death. ‘Don’t get me wrong, he had a really good season, he made some remarkable saves and he helped United a lot,’ Meulensteen said of Lammens on the latest edition of the Footy Accumulators No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, in partnership with BOYLE Sports. Lammens has conceded six goals in United’s first three league games (Picture: Getty) Meulensteen feels the Belgian is far from the finished article (Picture: Reuters) ‘Would I name him in the same breath as Peter Schmeichel, Edwin van der Sar, David de Gea? No. Can he get there? Not sure. ‘I doubt it because I always do my due diligence on things and one of the things I felt with him, he’s still young, but obviously what happened with him at the World Cup is something I identified in him. ‘I think really critical people will probably look at him with the first goal against Everton, near post. ‘For me, if you talk about strengthening, you talk about the two most important people on the pitch: the goalkeeper and the striker. If one can sort goals out and the other can make sure he keeps clean sheets, you’ve got a good chance of winning.’ {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Carrick insists Man Utd's start to season is 'not that bad' after 2-2 draw to Everton","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/07\/6380575265597538231\/480x270_MP4_6380575265597538231.mp4","description":"Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored an absolute worldie in the sixth minute of added time to seal a 2-2 draw for The Toffees.","duration":"T4M8S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/07\/07\/111091361-0-image-a-43_1788761956815.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-07T07:17:25+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); Having paid close attention to Simon’s performances for Spain at the World Cup, Meulensteen believes United may have missed a trick not trying to sign the shot-stopper from Athletic Bilbao. ‘I thought it would have been a really good bet to ge
The Devils' Advocate podcast co-host Joe McGrath says head coach Michael Carrick looked like a fan after Manchester United conceded in the final seconds to draw 2-2 at Everton on Sunday. It has been a mixed campaign so far for United supporters, who have watched their team put five goals past Ipswich Town at Old Trafford but also lose at Hull City and let two points slip away at Hill Dickinson Stadium courtesy of Ainsley Maitland-Niles' stunning stoppage-time strike.
Former Premier League striker Clinton Morrison says Manchester United have "problems at the back" after twice letting a lead slip to draw 2-2 at Everton on Sunday. Ainsley Maitland-Niles' stoppage-time equaliser was the sixth goal Michael Carrick's side have conceded in the three games so far. This is the first campaign in five years where United have let in at least two goals in each of their first three league matches.
Benjamin Sesko is ‘not the answer’ for Manchester United, says Tim Sherwood (Picture: Sky Sports) Tim Sherwood says Benjamin Sesko isn’t yet the ‘answer’ for Manchester United up front and Michael Carrick has shown he is not ready to place his full trust in the striker this season. Sesko hit an impressive run of form towards the back-end of last season but has been limited to substitute appearances three matches into the new Premier League campaign. On Sunday, the 23-year-old attacker was sent on in the closing stages for the third match on the bounce, with the Red Devils seeking a winner after Tyrique George’s stunning equaliser for Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Sesko made his presence known from the off and was rewarded for his efforts as he restored the visitors’ advantage with a fine header past Jordan Pickford with only two minutes remaining of normal time. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. The goal sent United’s away support into raptures on Merseyside, with Carrick’s men seemingly on course for their second straight victory after their 5-2 defeat of Ipswich at Old Trafford. But the Toffees rallied again and levelled for a second time in the match through substitute Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who fired a curling 30-yard effort into the corner of Senne Lammens’ goal to make it 2-2 at the death. Carrick may be tempted to throw Sesko in for his first start of the season on Wednesday night when United kick off their Champions League campaign at home to Azerbaijani minnows Sabah. Sesko netted after coming off the bench in United’s 2-2 draw with Everton (Picture: Getty) Maitland-Niles scored a stunning goal to rescue a point for the Toffees (Picture: Getty) However, ex-Tottenham and Aston Villa manager Sherwood still has doubts surrounding the Slovenian centre-forward – doubts he believes Carrick may share. ‘Where do you find that striker? Everyone is looking for it, Arsenal are looking for it,’ Sherwood said on Sky Sports News. ‘Sesko isn’t the answer because no one wants to play him. {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Carrick insists Man Utd's start to season is 'not that bad' after 2-2 draw to Everton","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/07\/6380575265597538231\/480x270_MP4_6380575265597538231.mp4","description":"Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored an absolute worldie in the sixth minute of added time to seal a 2-2 draw for The Toffees.","duration":"T4M8S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/07\/07\/111091361-0-image-a-43_1788761956815.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-07T07:17:25+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); ‘He comes on, he’s done alright, he’s come on and scored a few goals off the bench. ‘But if he was top drawer, do you think Michael Carrick would be playing him? Of course he would. ‘He wouldn’t be wanting to play someone else out of position.’ Carrick’s side have picked up four points from their first three games (Picture: Getty) According to Sherwood, there also remain question marks when it comes to United’s midfield options, despite the club spending big on Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans and Carlos Baleba this summer. ‘I think they need protection in front [of the def
There was some bemusement among supporters when Everton announced the arrival of Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who has endured something of a nomadic career since making his professional debut for Arsenal in a Champions League tie against Galatasaray in 2014. Following the retirement of Seamus Coleman at the end of last season, Everton chief executive Angus Kinnear spoke about taking their time to find a replacement. When they eventually settled on Maitland-Niles, it was not the coup supporters had envisaged after a tedious, summer-long search.
The Red Devils have conceded twice in each of their three league matches so far this season, and they were held to a 2-2 draw with Everton after a last-minute Ainsley Maitland-Niles stunner.
Scoring a stunning last-minute equaliser against Manchester United on his debut was "an indescribable feeling", says Ainsley Maitland-Niles. The former Arsenal full-back, who joined Everton from Lyon on transfer deadline day, left United goalkeeper Senne Lammens rooted to the spot in the sixth minute of added time when he curled an unstoppable effort into the net. "It's definitely up there with one of my favourite debuts," Maitland-Niles told BBC Radio Merseyside.
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