Cheikh Sabaly

Following his move to Vancouver Whitecaps, Sabaly's current-season form is up 113% on last season (Season 8→17), while his Rating eased 51→35. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 56).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Vancouver Whitecaps · 1st	16	2	1	6.75	35	22
2025/26	Metz · 18th	14	0	2	6.57	51	8
2024/25	Metz · 3rd	34	15	2	7.12	68	56
2023/24	Metz · 16th	29	3	1	6.71	68	17
2022/23	Metz · 2nd	28	3	2	6.86	62	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Senegal · international

Side	Apps	G
Senegal	8	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

C. Sabaly is a 27-year-old winger at Vancouver Whitecaps, rated 34.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 239th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (39.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.13 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sabaly.

Judged on this season alone, Sabaly graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 46 of the 46 wingers in the Major League Soccer, on 2 goals and 1 assist in 16 appearances (0.379 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 17). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 33rd of 46 of the 46 wingers in the Major League Soccer. At 27 Sabaly is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2023/244 clubs

Current potential33rd of 46 wingers · Major League Soccer · 16 apps Current season33rd of 46 wingers · Major League Soccer · 16 apps 33rd-best winger in the Major League Soccer 239th in the Major League Soccer · potential 33rd-highest potential winger in the Major League Soccer

34.8

Ratingi

33rd of 46 wingers

16.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

39.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.38

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 1st of 15 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.13

Goals / app

2 goals in 16 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.13 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 39.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 34.8, Sabaly carries the 33rd-highest potential of the wingers in the Major League Soccer of 46 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.38 goal contributions 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 %39.6%

Available fixtures20 of 20

Goals / 900.252

Assists / 900.126

Goal contribution / 900.379

Defensive actions / 904.039

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %42.9

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %51.9

Cards / 900.126

Foul involvement / 902.525

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 27, Sabaly sits on 6.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Sabaly's projected Rating — 34.8 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 wingers in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target6

Shots14

Passing

Assists1

Chances created13

Passes227

Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles14

Dribble success51.9%

Duels won43

Duels won %45.7%

Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles24

Interceptions8

Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Vancouver WhitecapsFeb 2026 – now

Metz(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Feb 2026

Quevillyuntil Jul 2022

Metz(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

PAU(on loan)until Jul 2021

Quevilly(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2021

Metz(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jan 2022

PAU(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jul 2020

PAU(on loan)Jul 2019 – Sept 2020

MetzJul 2018 – Jul 2019Free

GGénération Footuntil Jul 2018

About C. Sabaly

Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly is a 27-year-old winger who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps, born on March 4, 1999 in Kolda, standing 168 cm tall. He is from Senegal. Vancouver Whitecaps currently sit 1st of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, C. Sabaly has made 16 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 713 minutes, averaging a 6.51 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Major League Soccer and the CONCACAF Champions League. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield and in defence this season.

When C. Sabaly plays, Vancouver Whitecaps's record this season is 9W-5D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.85 at home against 6.44 on the road.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 5-0 win at home vs FC Dallas (18 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 20, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Houston Dynamo (45 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 17, 2026: 2-0 win away at Seattle Sounders (58 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 12, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Tigres UANL (78 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 8, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs FC Juarez (24 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 5, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Atlante FC (45 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 1, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Los Angeles FC (24 minutes, 6.7 rating)
July 26, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Minnesota United FC (45 minutes, 6.3 rating)
July 22, 2026: 3-4 loss away at FC Cincinnati (55 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 14, 2026: 3-2 win away at FC Dallas (61 minutes, 1 assist, 5.9 rating)

C. Sabaly's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Vancouver Whitecaps face Sporting Kansas City away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Sabaly at 34.8 with a Season form score of 16.6, ranking 239th of 436 wingers in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Ligue 2. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, C. Sabaly has totalled 208 club appearances with 42 goals and 14 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 34 appearances for Metz.

C. Sabaly's career has also included time at Metz, Quevilly, PAU and GGénération Foot.

On the international stage, C. Sabaly has represented Senegal — 8 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 1st of 15 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points