How Fast Was Lassine Sinayoko’s Goal for Paris FC Against Marseille in Ligue 1?

  • The Malian forward caught Les Phocéens off guard at the Vélodrome and went on to become the star of the match. Where does his goal rank in Ligue 1 history?


Paris FC needed just 23 seconds to take the lead in Sunday’s 2-3 away win over Olympique de Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome. But where does Lassine Sinayoko’s lightning-fast opener rank among the fastest goals in Ligue 1 history?



THE DETAILS OF SINAYOKO’S LIGHTNING-FAST GOAL

The scorer was Mali international forward Lassine Sinayoko, who finished off a rapid attacking move started by Pablo Pagis and continued by Luca Koleosho. The Paris FC striker fired a left-footed shot into the far corner to make it 1-0.

It was the earliest goal Marseille had conceded in a Ligue 1 match and their earliest conceded goal in the league since April 2024, when Wissam Ben Yedder scored for Monaco against Lyon after just 22 seconds.


THREE SECONDS BEHIND GIGNAC’S MARSEILLE RECORD

Sinayoko’s 23-second goal also invites a special comparison with André-Pierre Gignac, one of the most important forwards in Olympique de Marseille’s recent history.

Gignac scored after just 20 seconds, the fastest goal ever scored by Marseille in Ligue 1, against Évian Thonon Gaillard on September 14, 2014. The Paris FC striker’s goal was therefore just three seconds behind that lightning-fast effort.

He surpassed another notable mark by one secondMaxwell had scored after 24 seconds for Paris Saint-Germain against Lille in 2015.

And there was more. Sinayoko’s goal came just two seconds after Nolan Roux’s 21-second strike for Lille against Nancy, and just one second after Karim Benzema’s 22-second goal for Lyon against Auxerre.


VERY FAST, BUT STILL FAR FROM MBAPPÉ’S RECORD

Although 23 seconds represents a historic mark against Marseille, Sinayoko’s goal remains some distance away from the fastest goal in Ligue 1 history.

The record stands at just eight seconds, a mark shared by Michel Rio, who scored for Caen against Cannes in 1992, and Kylian Mbappé, who matched the record with Paris Saint-Germain against Lille on August 21, 2022.

The difference is significant: Sinayoko finished 15 seconds behind the all-time record. The list of Ligue 1’s fastest goals also includes Habib Diallo at 13 seconds, Yoan Gouffran at 13, Jaroslav Plasil and Valentín Vada at 14, and Roland Lamah at 16.

Lassine Sinayoko’s 23-second strike ranks 18th among the fastest goals in Ligue 1 history.

For Marseille, however, another statistic is even more significant: the club had never conceded a goal this quickly in France’s top flight.

And the goal came in an especially painful defeat. Paris FC won 3-2, with Sinayoko completing a hat trick to emerge as the star of the afternoon.


THE 20 FASTEST GOALS IN LIGUE 1 HISTORY

Pos.PlayerClubTimeOpponentYear
1Kylian MbappéPSG8 sec.Lille2022
2Habib DialloStrasbourg13 sec.Montpellier2023
2Yoan GouffranBordeaux13 sec.Auxerre2012
4Jaroslav PlasilBordeaux14 sec.Nancy2011
4Valentín VadaBordeaux14 sec.Toulouse2017
6Roland LamahLe Mans16 sec.Montpellier2010
7Romain DanzéRennes17 sec.Bordeaux2009
7Habib DialloStrasbourg17 sec.Reims2023
9Toifilou MaoulidaLens18 sec.Caen2008
9Wahbi KhazriSaint-Étienne18 sec.Lens2021
11Loïc RémyMarseille19 sec.Dijon2011
11Jimmy BriandGuingamp19 sec.Lorient2015
13Asamoah GyanRennes20 sec.Grenoble2009
13André-Pierre GignacMarseille20 sec.Évian2014
15Nolan RouxLille21 sec.Nancy2013
16Karim BenzemaLyon22 sec.Auxerre2008
16Wissam Ben YedderMonaco22 sec.Lyon2024
18Lassine SinayokoParis FC23 sec.Marseille2026
19MaxwellPSG24 sec.Lille2015
20Amine GouiriRennes26 sec.Lille2023