Paulo Fonseca

Manager

Paulo Fonseca

LyonLyon
Nationality
Portugal
Age
53
Born
5 Mar 1973
Birthplace
Maputo, Mozambique

Record

League, Champions League and international matches since 2016
298

Matches

53%

Win %

1.80

Points per game

+172

Goal difference

1586278
158 won · 62 drawn · 78 lost551 scored · 379 conceded · 94 clean sheets

Season by season

83%
Shakhtar Donetsk16/17
63%
Shakhtar Donetsk17/18
13%
Shakhtar Donetsk18/19
47%
AS Roma19/20
53%
AS Roma20/21
51%
Lille OSC22/23
49%
Lille OSC23/24
53%
AC Milan24/25
65%
Olympique Lyonnais25/26
47%
Olympique Lyonnais26/27

Records

Longest winning run

15games

19 Sept 2025 – 15 Feb 2026

Longest unbeaten run

15games

19 Sept 2025 – 15 Feb 2026

Biggest win

12–0vGolden LionGolden Lion

Coupe de France · 6 Jan 2024

Heaviest defeat

1–7vParis Saint-GermainParis Saint-Germain

Ligue 1 · 21 Aug 2022

Splits

Win %PPGGoals/g
Home152 games65%2.162.2–1.0
Away146 games40%1.421.5–1.5
League210 games51%1.751.7–1.2
Europe74 games57%1.882.0–1.4
Domestic cups14 games64%2.072.9–1.1

Goals

1.85 scored · 1.27 conceded per game
32%
Clean sheets
16%
Failed to score
58%
Both teams scored
62%
Over 2.5 goals

When goals happen

Minute of every goal his teams scored (up) and conceded (down)

68
501–15
85
5616–30
109
5231–45
76
6346–60
102
7261–75
110
8476–90+

Favourite formations

4-2-3-1174 games · 51% won
3-4-2-152 games · 56% won
4-3-327 games · 56% won
4-3-1-210 games · 40% won
4-1-4-19 games · 56% won
3-4-36 games · 50% won

Most common scorelines

2–134× · 11%
1–125× · 8%
1–025× · 8%
2–024× · 8%
1–221× · 7%
3–121× · 7%
2–217× · 6%
0–216× · 5%

Most trusted players

starts under him
1Gianluca ManciniGianluca Mancini6 goals · 2 assists792IsmailyIsmaily6 goals · 8 assists793Jordan VeretoutJordan Veretout18 goals · 5 assists754Pau LópezPau López0 goals · 0 assists735J. DavidJ. David48 goals · 11 assists726L. ChevalierL. Chevalier0 goals · 0 assists707B. AndréB. André5 goals · 1 assists688A. GomesA. Gomes3 goals · 15 assists669Lorenzo PellegriniLorenzo Pellegrini14 goals · 19 assists6610Edin DžekoEdin Džeko33 goals · 13 assists65

Head to head

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Franck HaiseFranck Haise8 meetings5 · 2 · 163%Adi HütterAdi Hütter7 meetings2 · 1 · 429%Eric RoyEric Roy6 meetings4 · 2 · 067%Bruno GénésioBruno Génésio6 meetings2 · 4 · 033%Pierre SagePierre Sage6 meetings2 · 1 · 333%Roberto D'AversaRoberto D'Aversa5 meetings3 · 0 · 260%