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Sikou Niakaté

Braga
186 cm
Height
4
Shirt
25 years
Jul 10, 1999
Left
Preferred foot
Mali
Country
€6.3M
Market value
Position
Primary
Center-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches67%Shot attempts54%Goals58%
Chances created44%Aerial duels won67%Defensive actions10%

Liga Portugal 2024/2025

1
Goals
1
Assists
15
Started
15
Matches
1,291
Minutes played
7.09
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

yesterday

Union St.Gilloise
2-1
90
0
0
1
0
6.8

Jan 19

Estrela da Amadora
0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

Jan 15

Lusitano de Evora
2-1
90
0
0
1
0
-

Jan 4

Benfica
1-2
31
0
0
0
0
6.8

Dec 29, 2024

Casa Pia AC
1-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.8

Dec 22, 2024

Santa Clara
0-2
90
0
0
1
0
7.6

Dec 16, 2024

Famalicao
3-3
90
0
1
0
0
8.0

Dec 6, 2024

Estoril
2-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.1

Dec 1, 2024

AVS Futebol SAD
0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.6

Nov 28, 2024

Hoffenheim
3-0
75
0
0
0
0
7.5
Braga

yesterday

Europa League
Union St.Gilloise
2-1
90’
6.8

Jan 19

Liga Portugal
Estrela da Amadora
0-1
90’
7.3

Jan 15

Taca de Portugal
Lusitano de Evora
2-1
90’
-

Jan 4

Liga Portugal
Benfica
1-2
31’
6.8

Dec 29, 2024

Liga Portugal
Casa Pia AC
1-2
90’
6.8
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 22%
  • 9Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.96xG
0 - 3
Shot typeRight footSituationSet pieceResultGoal
0.28xG0.72xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,291

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.96
xG on target (xGOT)
0.78
Non-penalty xG
0.96
Shots
9
Shots on target
2

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.51
Successful passes
839
Pass accuracy
86.5%
Accurate long balls
41
Long ball accuracy
41.0%
Chances created
5
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
50.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
3
Dribble success
60.0%
Touches
1,151
Touches in opposition box
17
Dispossessed
2
Fouls won
12

Defending

Tackles won
5
Tackles won %
62.5%
Duels won
68
Duels won %
63.6%
Aerial duels won
45
Aerial duels won %
69.2%
Interceptions
25
Blocked
4
Fouls committed
12
Recoveries
77
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
4

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches67%Shot attempts54%Goals58%
Chances created44%Aerial duels won67%Defensive actions10%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

BragaJul 2023 - now
60
5
Braga (on loan)Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
34
3
Metz (on loan)Aug 2021 - Jun 2022
12
0
Metz BAug 2021 - Jun 2022
4
0
GuingampJul 2019 - Aug 2021
55
2
Guingamp BJul 2019 - Aug 2020
1
0
ValenciennesMar 2017 - Jun 2019
49
0

National team

MaliNov 2017 - now
11
0
France U20Mar 2019 - Mar 2019
1
0
France U19Mar 2018 - Jul 2018
5
0
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