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ratings updated 12 Sept 2026

Profile

PositionCentre-back
Nationality
Age21
Shirt number#18
ClubDegerfors IF
Centre-back
21
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1575
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Degerfors IF.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Allsvenskan150011856.35

Scout report

★ Standout performer

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First senior season on record — and already on the pitch for 80% of Degerfors IF's available minutes, one of the top game-time debuts in the Allsvenskan this season.

Project playerCentral defender

S. Diatara is a 21-year-old central defender at Degerfors IF, rated 35.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 53rd of 215 on scout potential in the Allsvenskan and 1069th of 1635 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (79.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.94 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Diatara.

Judged on this season alone, Diatara graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 47 of the 47 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan, on 2 clean sheets and 3.943 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Diatara, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, top 20% of the 47 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan. At 21 Diatara is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.

35.9
Ratingi
9th of 47 centre-backs
21.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
79.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.94
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Degerfors IF finished 14th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

21
Apps
3.94
Def. / 90
48
Tackles
19
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 16) 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 79.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 35.9, Diatara carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Allsvenskan (top 20%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Degerfors IF finished 14th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Allsvenskan with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target2
Shots5

Passing

Assists1
Chances created10
Passes537
Pass accuracy73%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success35%
Duels won89
Duels won %50.9%
Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles48
Interceptions19
Blocks2
Fouls committed19
Penalties conceded2—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.