S. Niakaté · career
Sikou Niakaté
Center Back · SC Braga · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2021/22
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 | 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
Taça da Liga×2Taça de Portugal×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeira Liga | 11 | 939 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| UEFA Europa League | 10 | 548 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualificationat Mali | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
18 played6 unused sub40 not in squad· 1487 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A Wolfsberger AC | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | H Moreirense | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Celta Vigo | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 24 | UEFA Europa League | A Levski Sofia | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 31 | UEFA Europa League | H Levski Sofia | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 7 | UEFA Europa League | A CFR 1907 Cluj | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Primeira Liga | H Tondela | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 14 | UEFA Europa League | H CFR 1907 Cluj | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | Primeira Liga | A Alverca | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 21 | UEFA Europa League | A Lincoln Red Imps FC | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Primeira Liga | H AVS | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 28 | UEFA Europa League | H Lincoln Red Imps FC | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Primeira Liga | A Rio Ave | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 14 | Primeira Liga | H GIL Vicente | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 20 | Primeira Liga | A Guimaraes | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 24 | UEFA Europa League | H Feyenoord | 1-0 | Played | 81 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 28 | Primeira Liga | H Nacional | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 2 | UEFA Europa League | A Celtic | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 5 | Primeira Liga | A Sporting CP | 1-1 | Played | 73 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 18 | Taça de Portugal | A Bragança | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 23 | UEFA Europa League | H FK Crvena Zvezda | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 26 | Primeira Liga | H Casa Pia | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 29 | Taça da Liga | H Santa Clara | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | Primeira Liga | A FC Porto | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 6 | UEFA Europa League | H Genk | 3-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 9 | Primeira Liga | H Moreirense | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 23 | Taça de Portugal | H Nacional | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 27 | UEFA Europa League | A Rangers | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 1 | Primeira Liga | A Arouca | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | Primeira Liga | A Famalicao | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 11 | UEFA Europa League | A Nice | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Dec 15 | Primeira Liga | H Santa Clara | 1-0 | Played | 83 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 19 | Primeira Liga | A Estoril | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 23 | Taça de Portugal | A Caldas | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 28 | Primeira Liga | H Benfica | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 3 | Primeira Liga | A Estrela | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 7 | Taça da Liga | A Benfica | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | Taça da Liga | A Guimaraes | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 14 | Taça de Portugal | A Fafe | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 18 | Primeira Liga | A Tondela | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 22 | UEFA Europa League | H Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 25 | Primeira Liga | H Alverca | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 29 | UEFA Europa League | A GO Ahead Eagles | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 2 | Primeira Liga | A AVS | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 8 | Primeira Liga | H Rio Ave | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | Primeira Liga | A GIL Vicente | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Primeira Liga | H Guimaraes | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Primeira Liga | A Nacional | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | Primeira Liga | H Sporting CP | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 12 | UEFA Europa League | A Ferencvarosi TC | 0-2 | Played | 62 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 18 | UEFA Europa League | H Ferencvarosi TC | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Mar 22 | Primeira Liga | H FC Porto | 1-2 | Played | 63 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 4 | Primeira Liga | A Moreirense | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Apr 8 | UEFA Europa League | H Real Betis | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 12 | Primeira Liga | H Arouca | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 16 | UEFA Europa League | A Real Betis | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 19 | Primeira Liga | H Famalicao | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 23 | Primeira Liga | A Casa Pia | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 26 | Primeira Liga | A Santa Clara | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 30 | UEFA Europa League | H SC Freiburg | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 3 | Primeira Liga | H Estoril | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 7 | UEFA Europa League | A SC Freiburg | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 11 | Primeira Liga | A Benfica | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 16 | Primeira Liga | H Estrela | 2-2 | Not in squad | — |