Sikou Niakaté

€6MMarket Value

Sporting Braga•Defender•

France

Sikou Niakaté

€6MMarket Value

Sporting Braga•Defender•

France

6.8

Season Score

Jul 10, 1999

186 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

6.8

Season Score

Jul 10, 1999

186 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

Season Performance 25/26

All Competitions

Matches: 33
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Goal Contributions: 1
Mins/game: 76
Avg Rating: 6.85

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

2018/2019 - 2022/2023

55220.044,6576.99

Valenciennes

2017/2018 - 2018/2019

Total

2511040.0419,602

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

Mali

2018 - now

17000.001,3137.01

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Sporting Braga

25/26

260—2,0450.04506.85

Sporting Braga

24/25

383—3,0090.12807.06

Sporting Braga

23/24

342—2,7590.07726.77

Sporting Braga

22/23

353—2,8390.101036.99

Sporting Braga

21/22

20—63—10-

Metz

21/22

120—6610.00206.82

Guingamp

20/21

311—2,5590.071407.06

Guingamp

19/20

241—2,0980.09406.91

Valenciennes

18/19

160—1,1440.00016.72

Valenciennes

17/18

280—2,3570.00406.69

Valenciennes

16/17

50—68—006.66

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Mali

25/26

70—4500.0000-

Mali

24/25

20—1800.00006.90

Mali

23/24

10—53—00-

Mali

22/23

70—6300.00107.04

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Metz II

21/22

40—3600.0000-

Guingamp II

19/20

10—900.0010-

France U20

18/19

10—900.0000-

France U19

17/18

30—2700.0010-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2016/2017	Ligue 2	5	68	0	0	—	6.66
2017/2018	Ligue 2	24	1979	0	0	0	6.69
2018/2019	Ligue 2	14	964	0	0	0	6.72
2019/2020	Ligue 2	23	2008	1	1	0.09	6.91
2019/2020	CFA Group B	1	90	0	0	0	—
2020/2021	Ligue 2	31	2559	1	1	0.07	7.06
2021/2022	Ligue 1	12	661	0	0	0	6.82
2021/2022	CFA Group B	4	360	0	0	0	—
2022/2023	Liga Portugal	26	2133	3	0	0.13	7.02
2023/2024	Liga Portugal	19	1479	0	0	0	6.67
2024/2025	Liga Portugal	24	1962	1	1	0.09	7.1
2025/2026	Liga Portugal	11	939	0	0	0	7.08

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Sikou Niakaté — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2024/2025 · 7.1Liga Portugal
Lowest-rated season: 2016/2017 · 6.66Ligue 2
Rating trend: +0.27last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.05 G+A per 906 goals + 3 assists across 12 league seasons (per-90 from 15202 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 12 (2016–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 6

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 95thrating 7.08 vs 124 rated peers
Goals rank: #66 of 1240 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 34th0 per 90

Cohort: 124 Liga Portugal defenders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-03

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A			Last
Sporting CP	7	0	4	3	1	0	5	1	Oct 2025
Arouca	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	Dec 2025
Gil Vicente	6	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	Sep 2025
Benfica	6	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	May 2025
Vitória Guimarães	6	3	1	2	1	0	3	1	Sep 2025
Estoril	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	Apr 2025
Portimonense SAD	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	Apr 2024
Famalicão	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	Dec 2025
Boavista	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	Jan 2025
Chaves	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	Aug 2023
FC Union Berlin	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	Nov 2023
Union Saint-Gilloise	3	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	Jan 2025
Rio Ave	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	Aug 2025
Farense	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	Mar 2025
Estrela Amadora	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	Jan 2025
Panathinaikos	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	Aug 2023
Nantes	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	Feb 2022
Ferencvárosi	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	—
Brest	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	Apr 2022
Lens	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	Mar 2022

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Transfer History

Jul 1, 2023Transfer

Jun 30, 2023End of loan

Jul 1, 2022Loan

Jun 30, 2022End of loan

Aug 12, 2021Loan

Jun 30, 2019End of loan

Aug 31, 2018Loan

Aug 30, 2018Transfer€3M

Nov 29, 2017Transfer

Jul 1, 2016Free Transfer

Player Information

Sporting Braga

Current Team

Date of Birth

Jul 10, 1999

Nationality

France

Height

186 cm

Weight

76 kg

Shirt Number

Age

27 years

Position

Defender

Market Value

€6M

Weekly Wage

£10,000

Yearly Salary

£520,000

Performance Overview

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

Matches

Total played7

Started (Lineups)7

From Bench0

Total Minutes450

Minutes per game64

Attacking

Goals0

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes0

Pass accuracy-

Total passes0

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses0

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles0

Interceptions0

Clearances-

Blocks-

Clean Sheets0

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels0

Duels Won0

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles0

Cards

Yellow0

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

251

total appearances

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About Sikou Niakaté

In the 2025/2026 Liga Portugal, Sikou Niakaté played 11 games (939 minutes) without a direct goal contribution. Per-match rating over the season: 7.08. Ranked against a 124-strong pool of Liga Portugal defenders (2025/2026, min. 450 minutes), he is among the top 6% for match rating, while ranking 66th of 124 for goals.

No season rated higher than 2024/2025 (7.1, Liga Portugal); none lower than 2016/2017 (6.66). Averaged over his last two rated seasons, he sits 0.27 above his earlier career level.

By competition, the recorded league record breaks down across 4 domestic leagues: Ligue 2 (97 appearances, 2 goals), Liga Portugal (80 appearances, 4 goals) and Ligue 1 (12 appearances, 0 goals) — the three with most games. 2 of those 12 recorded campaigns ended with 25 league appearances or more. Three straight seasons stand out for volume — 2020/2021–2022/2023, 73 league games, 24 a year.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Sikou Niakaté play?

Sikou Niakaté plays as a Defender for Sporting Braga in the Taça De Portugal. He has started 1 of his 2 appearances in the Taça De Portugal 2025/2026.

What team does Sikou Niakaté play for?

Sikou Niakaté currently plays for Sporting Braga in the Taça De Portugal. He has 2 appearances in the Taça De Portugal 2025/2026.

How old is Sikou Niakaté?

Sikou Niakaté is 27 years old, born on July 10, 1999. He is from France.

How tall is Sikou Niakaté?

Sikou Niakaté is 186 cm tall. He weighs 76 kg.

What nationality is Sikou Niakaté?

Sikou Niakaté is from France and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Sporting Braga.