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Boubakar Kouyaté

Boubakar Kouyaté

Defender · Al-Khaleej · 29 · Mali

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Season score
52.7
Saudi Pro League 26/27, 7 matches
Last 5 weeks
52.7
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€1.5M
−€700k (−32%) since 13 Mar 2026
Transfermarkt, 4 Jun 2026

Photo: MHSC TV - Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
15 Apr 1997
Height
192 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2028
Wikipedia views
243 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 27 Oct – 2 Nov 2026

15 of 70 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 51.0 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 202619059.150.859.4
6–12 Oct 202619048.351.048.3
8–14 Sep 202619052.151.052.1
1–7 Sep 2026218058.849.558.8
25–31 Aug 202617336.150.536.0
18–24 Aug 202611950.750.650.6
28 Apr – 4 May 202612414.851.414.8
7–13 Apr 202611954.951.454.9
31 Mar – 6 Apr 20261952.351.452.2
17–23 Mar 202611034.751.634.6
10–16 Mar 202611148.651.748.5
3–9 Mar 202619057.751.357.7
17–23 Feb 202619046.851.746.8
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202613783.250.984.2
13–19 Jan 202614551.250.951.1
23–29 Dec 202514546.551.146.4
16–22 Dec 202519043.751.644.8
9–15 Dec 202519057.851.257.7
2–8 Dec 202519039.052.239.5
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202519050.952.450.9
18–24 Nov 202519055.952.248.9
4–10 Nov 202517950.252.450.4
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202517049.752.749.6
21–27 Oct 202519047.353.247.2
14–20 Oct 202511100.053.3100.0
23–29 Sep 202511534.953.734.8
16–22 Sep 202514555.153.855.1
9–15 Sep 2025110100.053.5100.0
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202514542.254.146.9
19–25 Aug 202512840.754.540.6

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: level with expectation (+0.0 a week).

30.040.050.060.021 Oct4 Nov25 Nov9 Dec17 Feb25 Aug8 Sep13 OctScore 59.1Expected 50.8
623

On the breakout watchlist

A 11% chance of breaking out within a year, on how players like them went before. Underlying 50.9 over 1,521 minutes in the last year, up 1.8 over the last 10 weeks. Wikipedia views 5.4× below similar performers. Valued €1.5M against €4.5M expected. See the list

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €1.5M −€700k (−32%) since 13 Mar 2026 4 Jun 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €1.6M no change recorded 24 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €787k–€1.4M −25% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −25% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Dominique Heintz at 29 (€1.5M, scoring 52.6) −47%; Ángelo Sagal at 29 (€1.3M, scoring 49.6) −50%; Sagiv Jehezkel at 28 (€1.6M, scoring 50.3) −44%.
0€2.0M€4.0M€6.0M2017201820192020202120222023202420252026€1.5M€1.6M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
24 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€1.6M
4 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€1.5M
13 Mar 2026Transfermarkt€2.2M
10 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€2.5M
3 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€3.0M
10 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€3.5M
3 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€5.0M
18 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€5.0M
27 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€5.0M
28 Oct 2022Transfermarkt€3.5M
30 May 2022Transfermarkt€5.0M
16 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€6.0M
4 Jun 2021Transfermarkt€6.0M
9 Apr 2021Transfermarkt€5.0M
7 Jan 2021Transfermarkt€4.0M
15 Oct 2020Transfermarkt€3.0M
14 Aug 2020Transfermarkt€2.2M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€1.4M
6 Jan 2020Transfermarkt€1.8M
3 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€1.0M
29 Jun 2018Transfermarkt€300k
23 Feb 2018Transfermarkt€350k
8 Sep 2017Transfermarkt€350k
30 Jun 2017Transfermarkt€300k
30 Sep 2016Transfermarkt€25k

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

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
22 Jul 2026Royal Antwerp Al-KhaleejFree
12 Aug 2025Montpellier Royal AntwerpFree
20 Jan 2023FC Metz Montpellier€6.0M

What the score is made of

Saudi Pro League 26/27, 542 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 547 top-five-league defender seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting3Creating0Progressing0Keeping the ball69Defending83Aerial93Finishing50
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting3−0.37
Creating0−0.51
Progressing0−0.53
Keeping the ball69+0.39
Defending83+0.13
Aerial93+0.87
Finishing50−0.01

Attention

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

05010015020028 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Boubakar Kouyaté.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Saudi Pro League 26/27Saudi Pro LeagueAl-Khaleej754252.752.7
Pro League 25/26Pro LeagueRoyal Antwerp FC241,21350.250.0
Ligue 1 24/25Ligue 1Montpellier1172857.157.8
Ligue 1 23/24Ligue 1Montpellier231,92954.755.0
Africa Cup of Nations 2023Africa Cup of NationsMali548052.552.4
Ligue 1 22/23Ligue 1Montpellier151,25946.346.6
Ligue 1 21/22Ligue 1Metz302,66659.458.9

Latest matches

31 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
18 Oct 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-FatehW 3–290000.040.0059.1
10 Oct 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-EttifaqD 1–19000–0.0148.3
12 Sep 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-NassrD 1–19000–0.0052.1
7 Sep 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-RiyadhD 0–090000.020.0270.0
3 Sep 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Neom SCL 0–39000–0.0347.5
25 Aug 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat AbhaD 1–17300–0.0136.1
22 Aug 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-ShababD 0–01900–0.0050.7
3 May 2026Pro LeagueStandard LiègeL 0–52400–0.0014.8
10 Apr 2026Pro Leagueat RC Sporting CharleroiL 1–21900–0.0054.9
3 Apr 2026Pro LeagueKRC GenkL 1–2900––52.3
All 31 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
18 Oct 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-FatehW 3–290000.040.0059.1
10 Oct 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Al-EttifaqD 1–19000–0.0148.3
12 Sep 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-NassrD 1–19000–0.0052.1
7 Sep 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-RiyadhD 0–090000.020.0270.0
3 Sep 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat Neom SCL 0–39000–0.0347.5
25 Aug 2026Saudi Pro Leagueat AbhaD 1–17300–0.0136.1
22 Aug 2026Saudi Pro LeagueAl-ShababD 0–01900–0.0050.7
3 May 2026Pro LeagueStandard LiègeL 0–52400–0.0014.8
10 Apr 2026Pro Leagueat RC Sporting CharleroiL 1–21900–0.0054.9
3 Apr 2026Pro LeagueKRC GenkL 1–2900––52.3
22 Mar 2026Pro Leagueat Oud-Heverlee LeuvenL 0–11000–0.0034.7
15 Mar 2026Pro LeagueStandard LiègeD 1–11100––48.6
6 Mar 2026Pro Leagueat RAAL La LouvièreD 0–09000–0.0357.7
21 Feb 2026Pro Leagueat Royale Union Saint-GilloiseL 1–29000–0.0046.8
31 Jan 2026Pro Leagueat Cercle BruggeW 4–037000.050.0183.2
18 Jan 2026Pro Leagueat FCV DenderL 0–14500–0.0051.2
27 Dec 2025Pro LeagueSV Zulte WaregemW 2–14500–0.0046.5
21 Dec 2025Pro LeagueRSC AnderlechtD 2–290000.150.0043.7
14 Dec 2025Pro Leagueat KAA GentW 2–09000–0.0057.8
7 Dec 2025Pro LeagueKRC GenkW 3–090000.080.0039.0
30 Nov 2025Pro Leagueat Club Brugge KVW 1–09000–0.1050.9
23 Nov 2025Pro LeagueFCV DenderL 1–290100.120.0055.9
8 Nov 2025Pro LeagueRAAL La LouvièreW 3–179000.030.0050.2
2 Nov 2025Pro Leagueat Sint-Truidense VVL 0–17000–0.0049.7
26 Oct 2025Pro LeagueClub Brugge KVL 0–19000–0.0147.3
20 Oct 2025Pro Leagueat Standard LiègeL 0–11000.020.00100.0
27 Sep 2025Pro Leagueat SV Zulte WaregemL 0–21500–0.0034.9
20 Sep 2025Pro Leagueat RSC AnderlechtD 0–04500–0.0055.1
14 Sep 2025Pro LeagueKAA GentL 1–210000.02–100.0
30 Aug 2025Pro Leagueat KVC WesterloL 0–245000.300.0042.2
24 Aug 2025Pro LeagueKV MechelenW 2–12800–0.0040.7