Paul Niankou
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at UR La Louvière Centre
at UR La Louvière Centre
328 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕200+ Apps
⏳Veteran
Market value
—
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.06
goals / match
White Star Brussels (- 2017)
top club · 66 apps
Career highs
€150k
peak value · 2015
—
top transfer fee
6
best season · 23/24
6 · 42.9%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1989-12-25 · 5 players total
221Appearances
14Goals
0Assists
51Yellow cards
2Red cards
55Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Paul Niankou |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Paul Armand Niankou |
| Date of birth | 1989-12-25 (36 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Bregbo, Cote d'Ivoire |
| Citizenship | Cote d'Ivoire Cameroon |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | UR La Louvière Centre |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Without Club → UR La Louvière
25/26 · Transfer
Jan 2025
Transfer: Royal Aywaille → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Sep 2024
Transfer: Stockay → Royal Aywaille
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Royal Aywaille
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — RRC Stockay-Warfusée
29 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — RRC Stockay-Warfusée
31 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
Transfer: Francs Borains → Stockay
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Francs Borains
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Francs Borains
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Transfer: RFC Lüttich → Without Club
20/21 · Transfer
Sep 2019
Transfer: Without Club → RFC Lüttich
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — RFC Lüttich
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: RFC Lüttich → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — RFC Lüttich
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
Transfer: RFC Seraing → RFC Lüttich
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Transfer: White Star → RFC Seraing
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — White Star Brussels (- 2017)
22 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
15/16 — White Star Brussels (- 2017)
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — White Star Brussels (- 2017)
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Francs Borains → White Star
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Royal Boussu Dour Borinage
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: B. Koszalin → Boussu Dour
13/14 · Transfer
Mar 2012
Transfer: Without Club → B. Koszalin
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: FC Brüssel U19 → Without Club
10/11 · Transfer
Aug 2009
Transfer: Anderlecht U19 → FC Brüssel U19
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Brüssel
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €150k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Royal Aywaille
0.0%
RRC Stockay-Warfusée
26.3%
Francs Borains
0.0%
RFC Lüttich
30.6%
White Star Brussels (- 2017)
43.1%
Royal Boussu Dour Borinage
0.0%
FC Brüssel
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Aywaille | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RRC Stockay-Warfusée | 2 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 1,294 |
| Francs Borains | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFC Lüttich | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1,508 |
| White Star Brussels (- 2017) | 3 | 14/15 | 16/17 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 2,124 |
| Royal Boussu Dour Borinage | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Brüssel | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2de Nationale ACFF | Royal Aywaille | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Croky Cup | Royal Aywaille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 2de Nat ACFF | RRC Stockay-Warfusée | 29 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 413 |
| 22/23 | 2de Nat ACFF | RRC Stockay-Warfusée | 31 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 881 |
| 21/22 | 1ste Nationale | Francs Borains | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Croky Cup | Francs Borains | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 1e kl. amateurs | RFC Lüttich | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,508 |
| 18/19 | 1e kl. amateurs | RFC Lüttich | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 1e kl. amateurs | White Star Brussels (- 2017) | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 645 |
| 15/16 | Croky Cup | White Star Brussels (- 2017) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Proximus League | White Star Brussels (- 2017) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Cofidis Cup | White Star Brussels (- 2017) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Proximus League | White Star Brussels (- 2017) | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,479 |
| 13/14 | Belgacom League | Royal Boussu Dour Borinage | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Cofidis Cup | Royal Boussu Dour Borinage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | EXQI League | FC Brüssel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | 2009-08-01 | Anderlecht U19 | FC Brüssel U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | FC Brüssel U19 | Without Club | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-03-01 | Without Club | B. Koszalin | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | B. Koszalin | Boussu Dour | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Francs Borains | White Star | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | White Star | RFC Seraing | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | RFC Seraing | RFC Lüttich | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | RFC Lüttich | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-09-15 | Without Club | RFC Lüttich | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | RFC Lüttich | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Without Club | Francs Borains | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Francs Borains | Stockay | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-09-04 | Stockay | Royal Aywaille | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-01 | Royal Aywaille | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Without Club | UR La Louvière | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€150k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan D'Ostilio | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordi Belin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Van Den Ackerveken | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moussa Traoré | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Grégory Grisez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Benoît Bruggeman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoshi Mariën | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Koffi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yady Bangoura | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erwin Senakuku | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin Ronvaux | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mamadou Fall | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mylan Kotchkarov | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Pannier | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alessio Caufriez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Jurdan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayoub Rayane | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alessio Sternon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yassine Boumediane | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Alfieri | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2de Nat ACFF | RRC Stockay-Warfusée | 6 | 29 |
| 22/23 | 2de Nat ACFF | RRC Stockay-Warfusée | 3 | 31 |
| 16/17 | 1e kl. amateurs | White Star Brussels (- 2017) | 3 | 22 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Senior debut season | |
| 14/15 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 29 | 413 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.18 |
| 22/23 | 31 | 881 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.82 |
| 21/22 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 18 | 1,508 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 18/19 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 22 | 645 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.84 |
| 15/16 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 21 | 1,479 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 13/14 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
2de Nationale ACFF
64 apps
9 G
0 A
1ste Nationale
85 apps
4 G
0 A
Proximus League
65 apps
1 G
0 A
Croky Cup
7 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Paul Niankou
Who is Paul Niankou?
Paul Niankou is a Cote d'Ivoire professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for UR La Louvière Centre.
How old is Paul Niankou?
Paul Niankou is 36 years old. He was born on December 25, 1989 in Bregbo.
What position does Paul Niankou play?
Paul Niankou plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Paul Niankou play for?
Paul Niankou currently plays for UR La Louvière Centre.
How many career goals has Paul Niankou scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Paul Niankou has scored 14 goals in 221 appearances.