Sikou Niakaté
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Niakaté representing France U20 in 2019
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 10 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreuil, France | ||
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| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
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Current team
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Braga | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2023 | Guingamp | 54 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Metz (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Braga (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2023– | Braga | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | France U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023 | |||
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.
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Personal life
Sikou Niakaté was born in Montreuil, France. He holds French and Malian nationalities.[1]
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.[2][3]
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.[4]
On 12 August 2021, he joined Metz on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[5]
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.[6] On 7 June 2023, Braga announced the triggering of the clause, with Niakaté signing a five-year contract.
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.[7] Niakaté was called up to the Mali national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Gabon.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 August 2023 [10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
| Braga | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 140 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 5 | ||
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ↑ https://www.unfp.org/joueur/sikou-niakate-22109/
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- ↑ Sikou Niakaté at Soccerway
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- Living people
- Malian men's footballers
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- Valenciennes FC players
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