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Sikou Niakaté

Sikou Niakaté

Defender · Sporting Braga · 27 · Mali

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Season score
56.6
Liga Portugal 25/26, 11 matches
Last 5 weeks
56.4
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€4.8M
−€2.0M (−25%) since 18 Dec 2025 on Transfermarkt
estimate, 22 Oct 2026

Photo: Supporterhéninois, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
10 Jul 1999
Height
186 cm
Foot
L
Contract until
30 Jun 2030
Wikipedia views
339 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

22–28 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

13 of 66 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 54.8 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
7–13 Apr 202619050.453.652.3
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202619067.352.969.7
17–23 Mar 2026215357.452.557.6
10–16 Mar 202616257.852.357.8
20–26 Jan 202614549.252.549.2
13–19 Jan 202619048.852.848.7
9–15 Dec 2025217352.653.052.6
2–8 Dec 202519056.253.058.2
25 Nov – 1 Dec 2025218054.952.655.3
4–10 Nov 202519049.453.253.9
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202517364.752.665.2
23–29 Sep 2025217150.352.950.2
16–22 Sep 202519057.252.959.1
9–15 Sep 202519051.853.153.5

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: +2.7 a week above expectation.

45.050.055.060.065.070.09 Sep23 Sep4 Nov2 Dec13 Jan17 Mar7 AprExpected 53.6Score 50.4
55

On the breakout watchlist

Underlying 55.6 over 1,063 minutes in the last year, up 0.0 over the last 10 weeks. Wikipedia views 8.0× below similar performers. Valued €4.8M against €12.8M expected. See the list

Market value

Where these come from
Current estimate €4.8M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Transfermarkt €6.0M −€2.0M (−25%) since 18 Dec 2025 28 May 2026 · valuations up to July 2026
0€2.0M€4.0M€6.0M€8.0M20192020202120222023202420252026€6.0M€4.8M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€4.8M
28 May 2026Transfermarkt€6.0M
18 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€8.0M
30 May 2025Transfermarkt€8.0M
19 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€6.0M
6 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€6.0M
27 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€4.0M
16 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€4.0M
1 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€3.0M
16 Sep 2022Transfermarkt€3.0M
30 May 2022Transfermarkt€1.8M
23 Mar 2022Transfermarkt€2.0M
16 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€2.2M
25 Jun 2021Transfermarkt€2.2M
11 Mar 2021Transfermarkt€2.0M
11 Nov 2020Transfermarkt€1.6M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€1.1M
6 Jan 2020Transfermarkt€1.3M
27 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€1.3M
8 Jan 2019Transfermarkt€1.3M
16 May 2018Transfermarkt€800k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

What the score is made of

Liga Portugal 25/26: each part per 90 minutes against the average defender in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting +0.86
  • Creating −0.06
  • Progressing −0.02
  • Keeping the ball +0.69
  • Defending −0.09
  • Aerial +1.05
  • Finishing −0.85

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

05001.0K1.5K2.0K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

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same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Sikou Niakaté.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Liga Portugal 25/26Liga PortugalSporting Braga1193956.657.9
UEFA Europa League 25/26Europa LeagueSporting Braga754851.151.5
Liga Portugal 24/25Liga PortugalSporting Braga241,96457.257.2
UEFA Europa League 24/25Europa LeagueSporting Braga643955.154.3

Latest matches

18 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
8 Apr 2026Europa LeagueReal BetisD 1–190000.260.0150.4
4 Apr 2026Liga Portugalat MoreirenseW 1–090000.300.0167.3
22 Mar 2026Liga PortugalFC PortoL 1–26300–0.0061.1
18 Mar 2026Europa LeagueFerencváros TCW 4–090000.040.0054.8
12 Mar 2026Europa Leagueat Ferencváros TCL 0–26200–0.0057.8
22 Jan 2026Europa LeagueNottingham ForestW 1–04500–0.0049.2
18 Jan 2026Liga Portugalat TondelaW 1–09000–0.2248.8
15 Dec 2025Liga PortugalSanta ClaraW 1–08300–0.0152.1
11 Dec 2025Europa Leagueat NiceW 1–09000–0.0053.1
6 Dec 2025Liga Portugalat FamalicãoW 2–190000.250.0056.2
All 18 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
8 Apr 2026Europa LeagueReal BetisD 1–190000.260.0150.4
4 Apr 2026Liga Portugalat MoreirenseW 1–090000.300.0167.3
22 Mar 2026Liga PortugalFC PortoL 1–26300–0.0061.1
18 Mar 2026Europa LeagueFerencváros TCW 4–090000.040.0054.8
12 Mar 2026Europa Leagueat Ferencváros TCL 0–26200–0.0057.8
22 Jan 2026Europa LeagueNottingham ForestW 1–04500–0.0049.2
18 Jan 2026Liga Portugalat TondelaW 1–09000–0.2248.8
15 Dec 2025Liga PortugalSanta ClaraW 1–08300–0.0152.1
11 Dec 2025Europa Leagueat NiceW 1–09000–0.0053.1
6 Dec 2025Liga Portugalat FamalicãoW 2–190000.250.0056.2
1 Dec 2025Liga Portugalat FC AroucaW 4–090000.100.1263.9
27 Nov 2025Europa Leagueat RangersD 1–19000–0.0045.9
9 Nov 2025Liga PortugalMoreirenseW 2–190000.570.1949.4
5 Oct 2025Liga Portugalat Sporting CPD 1–173000.050.0064.7
28 Sep 2025Liga PortugalCD NacionalL 0–19000–0.0152.8
24 Sep 2025Europa LeagueFeyenoordW 1–08100–0.0047.5
20 Sep 2025Liga Portugalat Vitória SCD 1–190000.240.0157.2
14 Sep 2025Liga PortugalGil VicenteL 0–190000.220.0451.8