Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nice.
Performance data · by competition
| 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 |
Scout report
S. Diop is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Nice, rated 70.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 145th of 337 on scout potential 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 53 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 44 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 31 → 53). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, top 28% of the 44 central midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 26 Diop is in his prime years, and a market index of 51.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Diop is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Nice finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 71.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.44 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.92 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
With a Rating of 70.5, Diop carries the 12th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ligue 1 (top 28%), 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.
Transfer news
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