Cheikh Niasse

Missed 3 of BSC Young Boys's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (injury). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Serie Aat Hellas Verona	20	0	1	983	6.6
Coppa Italiaat Hellas Verona	2	0	0	80	6.3

Career

Full career & schedule →

Super League×3Schweizer Pokal×2Trophée des Champions×2

Following his move to Gençlerbirliği S.K., Niasse's current-season form is down 71% on last season (Season 14→4), while his Rating eased 57→37. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 14).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Gençlerbirliği S.K. · 1st	1	0	6.7	37	4
2025/26	Hellas Verona · 19th	20	1	6.6	57	14
2024/25	Hellas Verona · 14th	11	0	6.81	65	9
2024/25	BSC Young Boys	14	0	6.78	—	—
2023/24	BSC Young Boys	30	4	7.03	—	—
2022/23	BSC Young Boys	26	0	6.79	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

C. Niasse is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at BSC Young Boys, rated 57.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 5th of 202 on scout potential in the Super League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Niasse.

Judged on this season alone, Niasse graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 30 of the 30 defensive midfielders in the Super League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.662 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 4). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, top 7% of the 30 defensive midfielders in the Super League. At 26 Niasse is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Niasse missed 3 games through injury (injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Niasse is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent4 clubs

Current potentialTop 7% defensive midfielders · Super League Current season28th of 30 defensive midfielders · Super League 28th-best defensive midfielder in the Super League 5th in the Super League · potential 2nd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Super League

57.5

Ratingi

2nd of 30 defensive midfielders

14.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

31.2%

Minutes

limited game time

3.66

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · BSC Young Boys finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.66

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 31.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 57.5, Niasse carries the 2nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Super League (top 7%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %31.2%

Available fixtures35 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.092

Goal contribution / 900.092

Defensive actions / 903.662

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %20

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.092

Foul involvement / 903.204

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~11), then tapers with age. At 26, Niasse sits on 11.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Niasse's projected Rating — 57.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Super League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots5

Passing

Assists1

Chances created11—

Passes361—

Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success66.7%

Duels won61—

Duels won %47.7%—

Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles21

Interceptions14

Blocks5

Fouls committed20

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

BSC Young Boys(back from loan)Jul 2025 – now

VVeronaJul 2025 – Jul 2025

VVerona(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

BSC Young BoysFeb 2022 – Jan 2025

Lille(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Feb 2022

Panathinaikos(on loan)Feb 2021 – Jul 2021

Lilleuntil Feb 2021

About C. Niasse

Cheikh Ahmet Tidiane Niasse is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for BSC Young Boys, born on January 19, 2000 in Gossas, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Senegal. BSC Young Boys currently sit 6th of 12 in the Super League.

This season

In the current season, C. Niasse has made 20 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 983 minutes, averaging a 6.66 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

When C. Niasse plays, BSC Young Boys's record this season is 2W-7D-12L — and his match ratings average 6.61 at home against 6.56 on the road.

Recent matches

February 28, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Napoli (8 minutes, 6.5 rating)
February 20, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Sassuolo (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
February 15, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Parma (79 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 6, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Pisa (70 minutes, 6.5 rating)
January 31, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Cagliari (8 minutes, 6.5 rating)
January 26, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Udinese (22 minutes, 6.9 rating)
January 15, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Bologna (77 minutes, 6.9 rating)
January 11, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Lazio (87 minutes, 6.2 rating)
January 7, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Napoli (87 minutes, 1 assist, 7.9 rating)
December 28, 2025: 0-3 loss away at AC Milan (90 minutes, 7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Niasse at 57.5 with a Season form score of 14.8, ranking 5th of 202 defensive midfielders in the Super League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: C. Niasse has missed 3 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the Super League and the Schweizer Pokal. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, C. Niasse has totalled 180 club appearances with 4 goals and 5 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 30 appearances for BSC Young Boys.

C. Niasse's career has also included time at VVerona, Lille and Panathinaikos.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.