Domestic-league season · Nice.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 2252 | 6.92 |
 UEFA Europa League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 6.42 |
 Coupe de France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 7.43 |
 UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 6.6 |
 Friendliesat Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.3 |
Diop's current-season form is up 60% on last season (Season 30→48), while his Rating eased 76→71. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Nice · 16th | 35 | 8 | 3 | 6.92 | 71 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | Nice · 4th | 29 | 6 | 4 | 6.92 | 76 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | Nice · 5th | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 66 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | Monaco · 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | 72 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | Monaco · 3rd | 30 | 6 | 4 | 6.94 | 85 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | Monaco · 3rd | 32 | 7 | 1 | 6.96 | 83 | 30 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
S. Diop is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Nice, rated 70.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 144th of 324 in the Ligue 1. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (71.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Diop.
Judged on this season alone, Diop graded 48 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 11% of the 38 central midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 8 goals, 3 assists and 1.918 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 30 → 48). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, top 29% of the 38 central midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 26 Diop is in his prime years, and a market index of 114.2 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Diop is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
1.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) 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 8 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 70.5, Diop carries the 11th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ligue 1 (top 29%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Nice finished 16th of 18) — 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 light defensive volume (1.92 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. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
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 (~114), then tapers with age. At 26, Diop sits on 114.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Diop's projected Rating — 70.5 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.
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