Domestic-league season · SC Braga.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 939 | 6.91 |
 UEFA Europa League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 548 | 6.94 |
Niakaté's current-season form is down 63% on last season (Season 43→16), while his Rating eased 60→45. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 55).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | SC Braga · 4th | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 | 45 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | SC Braga · 4th | 24 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | SC Braga · 4th | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | 58 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | SC Braga · 3rd | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6.91 | 67 | 55 |
| 2021/22 | Metz · 19th | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 | 63 | 13 |
| 2020/21 | Guingamp · 9th | 31 | 1 | 1 | 6.92 | 65 | 47 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 1 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
S. Niakaté is a 27-year-old central defender at SC Braga, rated 44.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 242nd of 317 in the Primeira Liga. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Niakaté.
Judged on this season alone, Niakaté graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga, on 4 clean sheets and 2.109 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 43 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 37th of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the Primeira Liga. At 27 Niakaté is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
With a Rating of 44.8, Niakaté carries the 37th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Primeira Liga of 56 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 27, Niakaté sits on 17.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Niakaté's projected Rating — 44.8 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.
€1.8M total transfer fees · 2 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
