Sikou Niakaté
_19.jpg) Niakaté in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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) | 25 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | France U19 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:11, 20 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
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.
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 20 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valenciennes | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Guingamp | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 55 | 2 | ||||||
| Valenciennes (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Guingamp B | 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Metz (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Metz B | 2021–22 | CFA 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Braga (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | |
| Career total | 139 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 6 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- ^ "Ligue1.com – French Football League – Domino's Ligue 2 – Season 2016/2017 – Week 31 – Nîmes Olympique / Valenciennes FC". www.ligue1.com.
- ^ "Sikou NIAKATé – Football : la fiche de Sikou NIAKATé (Valenciennes)".
- ^ "Sikou Niakaté (Valenciennes) signe cinq ans à Guingamp". L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Sikou Niakaté arrive en prêt !" (in French). Metz. 12 August 2021.
- ^ "SIKOU NIAKATÉ É GVERREIRO" (in Portuguese). Braga. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Evreux Football Club 27 – articles – Sikou NIAKATE convoqué en équipe de France". www.efc27.com.
- ^ "Mondial 2018 : la liste du Mali pour le Gabon – Afrik-foot.com : l'actualité du football africain". www.afrik-foot.com.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches – Gabon-Mali – FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
External links
- Sikou Niakaté at Soccerway
- Sikou Niakaté – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Sikou Niakaté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Sikou Niakaté at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Sikou Niakaté at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- French sportspeople of Malian descent
- Sportspeople from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
- Black French sportspeople
- French footballers
- Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis
- Men's association football defenders
- France men's youth international footballers
- Valenciennes FC players
- En Avant Guingamp players
- FC Metz players
- S.C. Braga players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- French expatriate footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal