Mathis Rayan Cherki (French pronunciation; Arabic: رايان شرقي; born 17 August 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as attacking midfielder for Lyon.
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. On 7 July 2019, Cherki signed his first professional contract with Lyon until 2022. Cherki made his professional debut with Lyon in a 0–0 Ligue 1 tie with Dijon FCO on 19 October 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 game against Zenit, aged 16 years and 102 days, in which he substituted Maxwel Cornet in the 74th minute of a 0–2 loss.
On 4 January 2020, Cherki scored his first senior goal as a substitute in a 7–0 win over Bourg-Péronnas in the Coupe de France, becoming the youngest ever player to score a senior goal for Lyon, aged 16 years and 140 days. 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.
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. Lyon were knocked out of the competition in that match, losing by a score of 0–3 to the eventual winners
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