Diaby's current-season form is level with last season (Season 22→22), while his Rating eased 55→53. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 22).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cercle Brugge · 13th	3	0	0	6.7	53	22
2025/26	Cercle Brugge · 3rd	26	2	1	6.72	55	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

★ Standout performer

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One of the biggest game-time risers in the Jupiler Pro League: on the pitch for 100% of Cercle Brugge's available minutes this season, up from 32% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

Makaya Ibrahima Diaby is a 19-year-old defensive midfielder at Cercle Brugge, rated 53.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Diaby.

On the season, Diaby graded 22 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 1 assist and 5.111 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 22).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 53. At 19 Diaby is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 13.5 reflects that trajectory.

53.4

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

21.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

32.1%

Minutes

limited game time

5.11

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Cercle Brugge finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

5.11

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

5.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Defensive volume. 5.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Ceiling. High potential at just 19 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 32.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 53.4 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 19, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %32.1%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900.173

Assists / 900.087

Goal contribution / 900.26

Defensive actions / 905.111

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.433

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 (~17), then tapers with age. At 19, Diaby sits on 13.5, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Diaby's projected Rating — 53.4 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 Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2—

Passing

Assists1—

Defending

Tackles36—

Interceptions17—

Blocks6—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Cercle BruggeJun 2025 – nowFree

Paris Saint Germainuntil Jun 2025

About Makaya Ibrahima Diaby

Makaya Ibrahima Diaby is a 19-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Cercle Brugge, born on March 17, 2007. He is from Guinea. Cercle Brugge currently sit 13th of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, Makaya Ibrahima Diaby has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes, averaging a 6.7 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Club Brugge KV (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 14, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs St. Truiden (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 8, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Standard Liege (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Makaya Ibrahima Diaby's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Cercle Brugge face Lommel United at home in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Makaya Ibrahima Diaby at 53.4 with a Season form score of 21.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the Championnat National U19. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 3 recorded seasons, Makaya Ibrahima Diaby has totalled 30 club appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 26 appearances for Cercle Brugge.

Makaya Ibrahima Diaby's career has also included time at Paris Saint Germain.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.