The 2022–23 season was the 73rd season in the history of Olympique Lyonnais and their 34th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France.
This season marked the end of Lyon's three decades under the ownership and presidency of French businessman Jean-Michel Aulas, replaced by American businessman John Textor.
Players Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 June 2023. Appearances include Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Transfer fee Signed from Apps. Goals Notes Goalkeepers 1 GK 2012 2025 N/A Youth Sector 456 0 Second nationality: France 35 GK 2022 2024 Free Caen 7 0 Originally from youth system 40 GK 2020 2024 N/A Youth Sector 0 0 Defenders 2 CB / RB 2019 2025 N/A Youth Sector 75 0 3 LB 2022 2025 €4.2M Ajax 38 1 Second nationality: Italy 4 CB 2021 2025 N/A Youth Sector 68 4 Second nationality: Angola 5 CB 2023 2025 Free Zenit Saint Petersburg 123 4 12 LB 2021 2024 Free Vasco da Gama 32 0 17 CB 2021 2023 Free Bayern Munich 35 0 Second nationality: Ghana 20 RB 2022 2027 €1M Le Havre 23 0 27 RB 2023 2023 Loan Chelsea 61 0 Second nationality: Portugal Originally from youth system 29 CB 2022 2025 N/A Youth Sector 1 0 Second nationality: Senegal Midfielders 6 CM 2018 2026 N/A Youth Sector 130 5 8 CM / LM 2016 2023 N/A Youth Sector 233 41 Second nationality: France 23 DM / CB 2019 2025 €22M Lille 143 2 24 DM 2022 2027 €4.25M Caen 34 1 38 AM 2021 2025 N/A Youth Sector 2 0 88 CM 2022 2027 Free Bayern Munich 194 30 Second nationality: Togo Originally from youth system Forwards 7 CF / LW 2023 2027 €11M Heerenveen 15 1 9 CF 2018 2023 €22M Celtic 172 70 10 CF 2022 2025 Free Arsenal 314 160 Originally from youth system 18 RW / AM 2019 2025 N/A Youth Sector 102 14 26 LW / RW 2021 2026 N/A Youth Sector 44 7 Second nationality: Togo 47 LW / RW 2023 2027 €10M Botafogo 11 2 Players away on loan 7 LW / CF 2020 2024 €11.5M Villarreal 114 38 Second nationality: France 15 RM / CM 2022 2026 €15M Brest 28 3 22 CM 2019 2024 €25M Angers 48 2 30 GK 2020 2024 €250 000 Hamburg 11 0 CM 2020 2025 N/A Youth Sector 1 0 CF / RW 2020 2024 €12M Le Havre 53 11 CM 2020 2025 N/A Youth Sector 7 0 LB 2019 2024 €9M Lille 16 0 CB 2020 2025 N/A Youth Sector 0 0 CB 2020 2025 €1.5M Altay 1 0 CM 2021 2024 €2M Ponte Preta 0 0 Second nationality: Netherlands RW 2020 2024 N/A Youth Sector 4 0 Left during the season 10 AM 2020 2025 €23.44M Milan 80 21 Second nationality: Portugal 11 RW 2022 2023 Loan Shakhtar Donetsk 30 8 21 CB 2021 2023 Free Rennes 29 0 Second nationality: Portugal
Players from Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy
Transfers In PlayerTransferred from FeeDateSource Summer 19 LeuvenLoan return TroyesLoan return34 AnnecyLoan return VillefrancheLoan return TroyesLoan return35 CaenFree88 Bayern MunichFree10 ArsenalFree24 Caen€4.25M3 Ajax€4.2M20 Le Havre€1M Winter CuiabáLoan return5 Zenit Saint PetersburgFree27 ChelseaLoan7 Heerenveen€11M47 Botafogo€10M
Out PlayerTransferred to FeeDateSource Summer3 ChelseaEnd of loan28 Tottenham HotspurEnd of loan5 Shabab Al AhliFree16 Tuzla CityFree19 KortrijkLoan24 ArisFree32 EstorilFree43 BastiaLoan52 BaselFree14 Galatasaray€2.5M Saint-ÉtienneFree34 Bourg-en-BresseLoan19 ValenciaLoan (€0.5M)10 West Ham United€42.95M11 MallorcaLoan (€0.4M) AjaccioLoan Winter VolendamLoan 7 RennesLoan (€1.5M) MolenbeekLoan 15 LorientLoan (€1M)27 Chelsea€35M11 Shakhtar DonetskEnd of loan22 TroyesLoan 30 LorientLoan 21 Melbourne VictoryFree
Transfer summary
Spending
Summer: €9,450,000
Winter: €21,000,000
Total: €30,450,000
Income
Summer: €46,350,000
Winter: €37,500,000
Total: €78,850,000
Net Expenditure
Summer: €36,900,000
Winter: €16,500,000
Total: €53,400,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Lyon started the pre-season on 1 July. Following the pause of Ligue 1 with the 2022 FIFA World Cup taking place, the club returned to training on 25 November, with the participation of players who were not at the World Cup.
Competitions Overall record
Ligue 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.
Coupe de France
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style="background:#1112AB; color:white; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style="background:#1112AB; color:white; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style="background:#1112AB; color:white; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style="background:#1112AB; color:white; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style="background:#1112AB; color:white; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
PlayerLigue 1Coupe de FranceTotal110FWAlexandre Lacazette27431226FWBradley Barcola527311FWTetê606418FWRayan Cherki41557FWKarl Toko Ekambi4046MFMaxence Caqueret40479 FWMoussa Dembélé30384DFCastello Lukeba20247FWJeffinho112103DFNicolás Tagliafico1018MFHoussem Aouar10124MFJohann Lepenant10123MFThiago Mendes1017FWAmin Sarr10188MFCorentin Tolisso1015DFDejan Lovren101Own goals213Totals65974
Assists
PlayerLigue 1Coupe de FranceTotal126FWBradley Barcola81926MFMaxence Caqueret707310FWAlexandre Lacazette5 1618FWRayan Cherki606511 FWTetê3253DFNicolás Tagliafico32577FWKarl Toko Ekambi20288MFCorentin Tolisso20224MFJohann Lepenant20220 DFSaël Kumbedi2021123MFThiago Mendes1018MFHoussem Aouar10115MFRomain Faivre1019FWMoussa Dembélé01127 DFMalo Gusto10147FWJeffinho10112DFHenrique1017FWAmin Sarr101Totals51758
Clean sheets
PlayerLigue 1Coupe de FranceTotal11 GKAnthony Lopes819235GKRémy Riou101Totals9110
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