Zachary Christopher Athekame

LYO

• #13 • Right Back

Zachary Christopher Athekame

LYO

• #13 • Right Back

Nationality

Switzerland

Position

Right Back

Role

Balanced Full Back

Birthdate (Age)

Dec 13, 2004 (21)

Preferred Foot

Right

Height

5'11"

Weight

163 lb

Club

Lyon

League

Ligue 1

Ranking

Ligue 1

2026/2027 All matches

Overall grade

74.6

54/369

Impact score

7.9

5/369

Defender rank

1st

1/142

All rank

8th

8/369

Top 5 Leagues

2026/2027 All matches

Defender rank

20th

20/753

All rank

96th

96/1,958

Grades

Key Grades

2026/2027 Ligue 1

Overall

19th/142 DEF

74.6

Passing

29th/141 DEF

70.9

Crossing

56th/84 DEF

58.3

Ball Carrying

20th/110 DEF

1 V 1 Defending

28th/136 DEF

72.9

Positioning

47th/141 DEF

65.5

Overall Grades by game

2026/2027 Ligue 1

Metrics

Key Metrics

2026/2027 Ligue 1

Appearances

Minutes

493

Goals

Assists

Upcoming matches

Oct 9, 6:45pm UTC

Lens

Lyon

Stade Bollaert-Delelis

News

Sep 27, 2026

Two assists on Switzerland debut

Athekame delivered two assists in his first cap for Switzerland in Saturday's 3-0 win over North Macedonia, according to his club.

Analysis: Athekame has recorded two goals and two assists across five Ligue 1 appearances this season for Lyon, including a goal and an assist in the 4-0 win over Rennes before the international break. His productive start to the club campaign carried straight into his senior international debut, and he will return to Lyon after the break with strong momentum.

Sep 20, 2026

Notches goal and assist

Athekame scored one goal and assisted once from one shot and two chances created in Saturday's 4-0 victory against Rennes. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 86th minute.

Analysis: Athekame extended Lyon's lead shortly after halftime, reacting to a deflected Abner cross and converting in the 49th minute for his second league goal of the season. He later added an assist for Corentin Tolisso's 76th-minute strike, completing a productive outing with two direct goal contributions. Athekame also created two chances while playing the full 90 minutes and has now recorded two goals and two assists across five Ligue 1 appearances this season.