Best defensive players from Mali

The best defensive players from Mali, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Sangaré of Lens is the standout for raw talent across players from Mali, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.7, and L. Sinayoko leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Sangaré has improved his Season rating most, up +55.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Sangaré of Lens is the most valuable name in this group at 142.1.

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	M. Sangaré Defensive midfielder	Lens	24	9	62825.4%	8870.6%
2	M. Samassa Goalkeeper	Laval	36	9	2129.5%	244%
3	L. Coulibaly Attacking midfielder	Lecce	30	8	2223.7%	4717.4%
4	L. Sinayoko Winger	Auxerre	26	8	5732.5%	765.4%
5	M. Fofana Centre-back	New England Revolution	28	8	46126.4%	3430.1%
6	A. Tia Attacking midfielder	Reims	19	8	23294.8%	644.5%
7	M. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Cadiz	22	8	3475.4%	641.6%
8	O. Diakité Central midfielder	West Brom	25	8	26174%	604%
9	H. Traoré Defensive midfielder	Sarıyer	29	7	21	3017.4%
10	A. Traoré Defensive midfielder	Amed	31	7	29115.9%	2641.1%
11	H. Keïta Central midfielder	Kocaelispor	24	7	2718.6%	4722.6%
12	M. Sissako Central midfielder	IMT Novi Beograd	25	6	14240.5%	3528.7%
13	O. Diawara Centre-forward	SCR Altach	26	6	2134.3%	3924.9%
14	B. Touré Defensive midfielder	Manisa F.K.	34	6	24469%	1430.1%
15	T. Diarra Attacking midfielder	Reims	23	6	20139%	6169.1%
16	F. Diabaté Attacking midfielder	Kasımpaşa	30	6	1836.4%	2742.4%
17	M. Haïdara Full-back	Kocaelispor	33	6	2426.9%	1752.8%
18	N. Dorgeles Winger	Fenerbahçe	23	5	401%	5314.9%
19	I. Sissokho Central midfielder	Maccabi Tel Aviv	24	5	1712.2%	4028.8%
20	A. Dieng Central midfielder	Al Ahly	28	5	1366%	2647.7%
21	M. Traoré Centre-back	Dalian Zhixing	31	5	211.9%	1565.4%
22	S. Sissoko Defensive midfielder	Cukaricki	26	5	31896.8%	3429.4%
23	E. Touré Attacking midfielder	Beşiktaş	24	5	38300%	5425.2%
24	K. Doumbia Attacking midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	23	5	4482.8%	825%
25	Y. Sekongo Attacking midfielder	Dunkerque	22	5	44280%	6919.3%
26	D. Guindo Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	23	5	31	73
27	Y. Diarra Attacking midfielder	Cadiz	27	5	880.7%	4530.4%
28	S. Koïta Winger	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	26	4	26103.9%	4334.9%
29	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Lausanne	20	4	37	47
30	C. Konaté Full-back	Kifisia	22	4	265.7%	4034.4%
31	I. Kane Winger	Kolos Kovalivka	26	4	656.5%	319%
32	S. Niakaté Centre-back	SC Braga	27	4	1664.3%	4525.7%
33	R. Donkor Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	3	18117.1%	422.7%
34	M. Diarra Centre-back	Anderlecht	25	3	242.1%	5034%
35	Y. Diarra Central midfielder	TSV Hartberg	28	3	151787.5%	2810%
36	S. Diabaté Central midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	21	3	30	45
37	I. Coulibaly Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	25	3	1326.7%	3913.3%
38	C. Sylla Centre-forward	Erzurumspor FK	26	3	20	44
39	A. Malle Central midfielder	Sivasspor	28	3	7	2923.4%
40	M. Doumbia Central midfielder	Al-Ittihad FC	22	3	1647.5%	536.2%
41	K. Kouyaté Centre-back	Antwerp	29	3	21109.9%	3135.3%
42	M. Doumbia Centre-forward	Watford	20	3	18150.7%	676%
43	F. Doucouré Attacking midfielder	Le Havre	25	3	1924.8%	6820.8%
44	B. Traoré Defensive midfielder	Metz	24	3	34	706.9%
45	H. Traoré Full-back	Paris FC	34	3	2462.6%	2119.9%
46	M. Yalcouyé Defensive midfielder	Swansea	20	3	141.4%	6596.7%
47	A. Traoré Centre-forward	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	31	2	11	20
48	R. N'do Winger	Hapoel Haifa	25	2	0	3411%
49	M. Yeo Central midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	22	2	21	43
50	A. Diaby Full-back	Grasshoppers	26	2	11	33