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ratings updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

PositionCentre-back
Nationality
Age21
Shirt number#18
ClubDegerfors IF
Centre-back
20
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1544
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 89% 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 36.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 51st of 209 on scout potential in the Allsvenskan and 968th of 1539 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been an ever-present this season (85.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.91 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 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 45 of the 45 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan, on 2 clean sheets and 3.905 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 37, top 20% of the 45 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan. At 21 Diatara is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4.5 reflects that trajectory.

36.5
Ratingi
9th of 45 centre-backs
22.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
85.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.91
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

20
Apps
3.91
Def. / 90
47
Tackles
18
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 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 85.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.91 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 36.5, 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 (3.91 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 created9
Passes527
Pass accuracy72%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success35%
Duels won88
Duels won %51.2%
Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles47
Interceptions18
Blocks2
Fouls committed19
Penalties conceded2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.