Sikou Niakate

Age 27

Braga

Mali

6.0 M €

10 July 1999 (27)

186 cm

Performance

Average Rating

7.0

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.9

6.6

7.1

6.8

7.3

7.4

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

6M €

10 July 1999

27 Age

Nationality

Mali

Height / Weight

186 cm / 82 kg

Contract Until

6/29/2028

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Centre-Back

Other Left-Back

Strong Foot

Club Career

Sikou Niakate career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	Braga	26	23	0	0	4	0
	Liga Portugal	11	11	0	0	2	0
	Taca de Portugal	2	1	0	0	0	0
	League Cup	1	0	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	12	11	0	0	2	0
24/25	Braga	38	36	3	1	6	1
	Liga Portugal	24	22	1	1	4	0
	Taca de Portugal	3	3	0	0	1	0
	League Cup	1	1	1	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	10	10	1	0	1	1
23/24	Braga	32	29	2	0	7	2
	Liga Portugal	19	16	0	0	4	1
	Taca de Portugal	1	1	0	0	0	0
	League Cup	1	1	1	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	9	9	1	0	2	1
	UEFA Europa League	2	2	0	0	0	0
22/23	Braga K	34	32	3	0	6	2
	Liga Portugal	26	25	3	0	3	2
	Taca de Portugal	3	3	0	0	1	0
	League Cup	2	1	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	1	1	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Conference League	2	2	0	0	0	0
21/22	Metz K	12	8	0	0	2	0
	Ligue 1	12	8	0	0	2	0
20/21	Guingamp	30	29	1	1	5	0
	Ligue 2	30	29	1	1	5	0
19/20	Guingamp	24	23	1	0	3	0
	Ligue 2	23	22	1	0	3	0
	Coupe de France	1	1	0	0	0	0
18/19	Valenciennes K	16	12	0	0	0	1
	Ligue 2	14	10	0	0	0	1
	Coupe de France	2	2	0	0	0	0
17/18	Valenciennes	28	26	0	0	5	0
	Ligue 2	24	22	0	0	4	0
	Coupe de France	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Coupe de la Ligue	3	3	0	0	1	0
16/17	Valenciennes	5	0	0	0	0	0
	Ligue 2	5	0	0	0	0	0
Total		245	218	10	2	38	6

National Team Career

Sikou Niakate career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2025	Central African Republic	1	1	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, CAF	1	1	0
2025	Mali	5	5	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, CAF	4	4	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0
2024	Mali	1	1	0
	Africa Cup of Nations Qualification	1	1	0
2023	Mali	6	6	1
	Africa Cup of Nations	5	5	1
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0
Total		13	13	1

National Youth Team Career

Sikou Niakate career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2019	France	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1
2018	France	2	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1
Total		3	2

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2022-Today	Braga	130	120	8	1
2021-2022	Metz	12	8	0	0
2019-2021	Guingamp	54	52	2	1
2016-2019	Valenciennes	49	38	0	0

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2025	Central African Republic	1	1	0	0
2023-2025	Mali	12	12	0	0

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2019	France	1	1	0	0
2018	France	2	1	0	0

General Statistics — 25/26 Liga Portugal

- Goals

- Assists

7.3 Avg. Pts

11 Matches

11 Starting XI

939 Minutes

Shots

8 Off-target Shots 0.77

On-target Shots

1 0.10

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

7.0

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.9

6.6

7.1

6.8

7.3

7.4

Season Performance

Season Performance — 25/26 Liga Portugal
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%30
Assists	-	%38
Goal Contribution	-	%26
Expected Goals (xG)	1.39	%91
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	0.92	%72
Big Chances Created	2	%91
Big Chances Missed	1	%27
Penalty	-	%49
Free-kick Goal	-	%49
Shots
Total Shots	11	%80
Shots on Target	1	%54
Shots off Target	8	%11
Blocked Shots	2	%31
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	90.2%	%80
Passes	731	%59
Accurate Passes	659	%59
Key Passes	5	%74
Passes in Final Third	75	%58
Chances Created	5	%78
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	27%	%5
Long Balls	63	%41
Accurate Long Balls	17	%30
Cross Accuracy %	33.3%	%72
Crosses	3	%75
Accurate Crosses	1	%78
Defense
Clearances	60	%46
Interceptions	7	%34
Tackles	10	%39
Individual
Touches	866	%57
Dribbles	6	%69
Successful Dribbles	6	%81
Successful Dribble %	100%	%86
Duels	89	%49
Duels Won %	66.3%	%89
Duels Won	59	%55
Possession Lost	78	%59
Dispossessed	1	%51
Offsides	1	%26
Fouls Won	4	%35
Free Kicks Taken	4	%35
Discipline
Fouls	10	%64
Yellow Cards	2	%63
Red Cards	-	%61

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
30.06.23	Guingamp	Braga	1.8M €
29.06.23	Braga	Guingamp	Loan Return
30.06.22	Guingamp	Braga	Loan
29.06.22	Metz	Guingamp	Loan Return
11.08.21	Guingamp	Metz	Loan
29.06.19	Valenciennes	Guingamp	Loan Return
30.08.18	Guingamp	Valenciennes	Loan
29.08.18	Valenciennes	Guingamp	2.5M €
30.06.17	Valenciennes	Valenciennes	Signed

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Portuguese league cup winner	1	SC Braga	23/24

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