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 · 3rd	5	2	0	7.17	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 depthAttacking midfielder

M. Yalcouyé is a 20-year-old attacking midfielder at Swansea, rated 63.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.26 goal contributions per 90 (0.09 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yalcouyé.

On the season, Yalcouyé graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 2 assists in 33 appearances (0.258 involvements 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 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

63.8

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

8.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.3%

Minutes

limited game time

0.26

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.03

Goals / app

1 goal in 33 appearances (0.03 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

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.
Output. 0.26 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

Rated 63.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.26 goal contributions per 90). 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, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Yalcouyé's projected Rating — 63.8 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 attacking 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 attacking midfielder who plays for Brighton, born on November 18, 2005 in Bandiagara, standing 169 cm tall. He is from Mali. Brighton currently sit 3rd of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, M. Yalcouyé has made 5 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 243 minutes, averaging a 6.98 match rating over his last 8 rated games.

When M. Yalcouyé plays, Brighton's record this season is 5W-2D-1L — and his match ratings average 6.73 at home against 7.24 on the road.

Recent matches

September 19, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Arsenal (5 minutes, 6.93 rating)
September 16, 2026: 3-2 win away at Manchester United (66 minutes, 6.17 rating)
September 13, 2026: 5-0 win away at Coventry (65 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)
September 5, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Leeds (90 minutes, 6.57 rating)
August 30, 2026: 3-4 loss away at Chelsea (74 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
August 27, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Tromso (9 minutes, 6.7 rating)
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 October 10, 2026, when Brighton face Sunderland away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Yalcouyé at 63.8 with a Season form score of 8.7. 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 80 club appearances with 8 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.