Olympique Lyon have completed the loan signing of 19-year-old centre-back Noham Kamara from Paris Saint-Germain, securing the highly rated defender on a temporary deal starting 2026-02-02 and running until 2026-06-30. The move keeps Kamara in Ligue 1 while offering him a clearer pathway to first-team minutes than he had in Paris.
The transfer is registered as a loan transfer from PSG to Lyon, with no permanent purchase clause indicated in the available data. Kamara, valued at €1.00m, will return to Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the loan on 2026-06-30, at which point his parent club will decide on his next step. The structure of the deal means there is no immediate prospect of him becoming a free agent as part of this move, although his medium-term contractual situation at PSG is not specified in the data provided.
Kamara arrives at Lyon as a specialist centre-back, listed primarily as a defender in the heart of the back line and preferring his right foot. Standing at 1.85m, he offers height and aerial presence to Lyon’s defensive unit. Born in Meaux and holding both French and Senegalese nationality, he fits the modern profile of a Ligue 1 academy graduate with dual international eligibility and potential appeal to two national-team setups.
His trajectory to this point has been rapid. Kamara developed at CS Meaux Academy before moving to US Torcy Youth in 2018, then stepping up to US Torcy U17 in 2023. From there, Paris Saint-Germain identified his potential and brought him into their U19 setup in 2024. He was promoted from PSG U19 to the senior PSG squad in 2025, a period that coincided with his market value doubling from €500,000 at PSG U19 to €1.00m with the first team later that year.
All of Kamara’s recorded club football to date has been in France, and this loan continues his progression within Ligue 1 rather than taking him abroad. The data does not indicate any experience outside French football or in any other league. His national team listing is tied to Olympique Lyon, with no confirmed senior international caps given.
No recent match details, appearance figures, or performance statistics for Kamara’s current season are provided in the data, so it is not possible to state how often he featured for PSG or how he performed in specific fixtures prior to this loan. Likewise, there is no information on goals, assists, clean sheets, or minutes played that would allow for a fuller statistical assessment of his impact so far.
What is clear is that Lyon are acquiring a young defender whose value has risen quickly and whose development has been carefully managed through some of France’s most respected youth systems. The loan offers Kamara a first sustained opportunity to establish himself at senior Ligue 1 level outside PSG’s highly competitive environment. If he adapts quickly and secures regular minutes, this spell at Lyon could become a defining phase in his early career, shaping his reputation domestically and strengthening his case for future consideration at either French or Senegalese national-team level when he returns to Paris.
