Malick Yalcouyé

Following his move to Brighton, Yalcouyé's current-season form is level with last season (Season 14→15), while his Rating climbed 64→66. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Brighton · 1st	1	0	0	6.7	66	15
2025/26	SwanseaLoan · 11th	33	1	2	6.68	64	14
2024/25	Sturm GrazLoan	26	4	1	6.97	—	—
2024/25	IFK Goteborg · 13th	11	1	0	7.05	33	14
2023/24	IFK Goteborg	3	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	ASEC Mimosas	1	0	0	—	—	—

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

Squad depthCentral midfielder

M. Yalcouyé is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Swansea, rated 64.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yalcouyé.

On the season, Yalcouyé graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 2 assists and 2.576 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 15). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 64. At 20 Yalcouyé is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 25.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Yalcouyé is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

64.2

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

14.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.3%

Minutes

limited game time

2.58

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Swansea finished 11th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.58

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 25.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 64.2 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, 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 %25.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.086

Assists / 900.172

Goal contribution / 900.258

Defensive actions / 902.576

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.344

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 (~77), then tapers with age. At 20, Yalcouyé sits on 25.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Yalcouyé's projected Rating — 64.2 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 central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles23

Interceptions6

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards1

Transfer history

€7M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Brighton(back from loan)May 2026 – now

Swansea(on loan)Aug 2025 – May 2026

Brighton(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

Sturm Graz(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jul 2025

BrightonJul 2024 – Aug 2024€ 7M

IFK GoteborgFeb 2024 – Jul 2024

AASEC Mimosasuntil Feb 2024

About M. Yalcouyé

Malick Junior Yalcouyé is a 20-year-old central midfielder who plays for Brighton, born on November 18, 2005 in Bandiagara, standing 169 cm tall. He is from Mali. Brighton currently sit 1st of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, M. Yalcouyé has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 9 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Aston Villa (9 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 20, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Tromso (68 minutes, 6.9 rating)

M. Yalcouyé's next match is on August 27, 2026, when Brighton face Tromso at home in the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Yalcouyé at 64.2 with a Season form score of 14.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Bundesliga and the Ligue 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 4 recorded seasons, M. Yalcouyé has totalled 76 club appearances with 6 goals and 3 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 33 appearances for Swansea.

M. Yalcouyé's career has also included time at Swansea, Sturm Graz, IFK Goteborg and AASEC Mimosas.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.