Sikou Niakaté
Center Back · SC Braga · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 123 appearances with 7 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at SC Braga — Season rating 55, 3 goals and 0 assists in 26 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 43 points at SC Braga. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (12 → 16). The gap to his peak is 40 Season points.
A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±18 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Ligue 1) and kept playing — 12 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | SC Braga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | SC Braga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | SC Braga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | SC BragaLoan | 26 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 55 |
| 2021/22 | MetzLoan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 13 |
| 2021/22 | Metz II | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Guingamp | 31 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 47 |
| 2019/20 | Guingamp | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Guingamp II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Valenciennes | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Valenciennes | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Valenciennes | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2026/27 | World Cup | 7 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Honours
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cupat Mali | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Schedule · 2026/27
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3 | Friendlies Clubs | H São João Ver | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 7 | Friendlies Clubs | A Buxton | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 10 | Friendlies Clubs | A Stoke City | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 14 | Friendlies Clubs | A Vizela | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | H Celta Vigo | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Železničar Pančevo | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 30 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Železničar Pančevo | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 6 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Dinamo Minsk | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Primeira Liga | A Moreirense | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 13 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Dinamo Minsk | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 20 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Austria Vienna | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 27 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Austria Vienna | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Primeira Liga | H Vitória SC | 1-0 | Not in squad | — |