Sikou Niakaté

Sikou Niakaté (born 10 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club S.C. Braga on loan from EA Guingamp.

Sikou Niakaté
Niakaté in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Braga (on loan from Guingamp)
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2006 Saint-Germain-en-Laye
2006–2013 Paris Saint-Germain
2013–2015 Boulogne-Billancourt
2015–2016 Évreux
2016–2017 Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Valenciennes 29 (0)
2018– Guingamp 54 (2)
2018–2019 → Valenciennes (loan) 14 (0)
2021–2022 → Metz (loan) 12 (0)
2022– → Braga (loan) 23 (1)
International career
2018 France U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Niakaté made his professional debut for Valenciennes FC in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Nîmes Olympique on 31 July 2017, making his appearance at the age of 18.[1][2]

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Niakaté joined Ligue 1 side Guingamp on a five-year contract. He was immediately loaned back to Valenciennes for the remainder of the season.[3]

On 12 August 2021, he joined Metz on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[4]

On 28 June 2022, Niakaté moved on loan to Braga in Portugal. Braga holds an option to buy his rights at the end of the loan for €1.8 million, and if he plays in half of the official games in the season, the option would become an obligation to buy.[5]

International career

Niakaté was called up to the France U17 national team in December 2015, becoming the first player in Évreux FC 27 history to do so.[6] Niakaté was called up to the Mali national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Gabon.[7][8]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valenciennes 2016–17 Ligue 2 50————50
2017–18 Ligue 2 2401030——280
Total 2901030——330
Guingamp 2019–20 Ligue 2 23110———241
2020–21 Ligue 2 31100———311
54210———552
Valenciennes (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 14020———160
Guingamp B 2019–20 CFA 2 10————10
Metz (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 1 120————120
Metz B 2021–22 CFA 2 40————40
Braga (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 23120203[lower-alpha 1]0—323
Career total 1373605030001535
  1. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. "Ligue1.com – French Football League – Domino's Ligue 2 – Season 2016/2017 – Week 31 – Nîmes Olympique / Valenciennes FC". www.ligue1.com.
  2. "Sikou NIAKATé – Football : la fiche de Sikou NIAKATé (Valenciennes)".
  3. "Sikou Niakaté (Valenciennes) signe cinq ans à Guingamp". L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. "Sikou Niakaté arrive en prêt !" (in French). Metz. 12 August 2021.
  5. "SIKOU NIAKATÉ É GVERREIRO" (in Portuguese). Braga. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. "Evreux Football Club 27 – articles – Sikou NIAKATE convoqué en équipe de France". www.efc27.com.
  7. "Mondial 2018 : la liste du Mali pour le Gabon – Afrik-foot.com : l'actualité du football africain". www.afrik-foot.com.
  8. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches – Gabon-Mali – FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
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