Player profile
Sporting BragaCentre BackMali26 yrsAgent · BS Group International
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Fan totals + per-90 · Liga PT · cups & major leagues included
Tackles
10
0.96 /90
Interceptions
7
0.67 /90
Clearances
60
5.75 /90
vs peers · same league & position
Percentile rankInjury & sideline log · current status + two-year history
Currently sidelined
Achilles tendon rupture · injury
Since Apr 2026 · return TBD
Achilles tendon rupture
unknown injury
Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
unknown injury
Feb 2025 – Mar 2025
unknown injury
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
muscular problems
Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
75 days out recorded in last 2 years
Status clears when return date has passed or the daily injury sync marks the player fit · not medical advice.
Estimated market value over time
€8.0M
+900% over window
RT estimated values · updated every few days · may lag breaking news by one revision.
Documented moves (12 on record) · "Fee not public" = transfer fee was not reported
Club not on file→Sporting Braga
Jul 2023 · 23/24
Sporting Braga→Club not on file
Jun 2023 · 22/23
Club not on file→Sporting Braga
Jul 2022 · 22/23
Metz→Club not on file
Jun 2022 · 21/22
Estimated value rank vs peer groups, plus where they have played by position.
Estimated value rank
Lower number = higher estimated transfer value in that group (e.g. 74th = 74th-most valuable in the pool).
1st
Worldwide
All tracked players by estimated value
59th
League · Liga Portugal
Players in Liga Portugal
8th
National team · Mali
Players from Mali
249th
Position
Players in this role
151st
Birth year cohort · 1999
Players born 1999
Position distribution (career apps)
10G · 4A
W/D/L from your club's score · match rating when Sportmonks supplies it
8 Apr 26 · 90'
4 Apr 26 · 90'
Niakaté is the rare defender who looks more dangerous with the ball at his feet than without it—a profile that makes him genuinely interesting and genuinely complicated. Operating in Liga Portugal, he sits in the top 5% for passes per 90, an extraordinary volume for a defender, and his delivery into the final third ranks among the league's best at his position. His 70% duel win rate places him in the top 20%—but here's the counterintuitive truth: nearly all of that dominance comes on the ground. His aerial numbers sit below average, meaning the imposing physical presence the eye test might suggest isn't quite backed up once the ball leaves the turf.
Based on 786 min this season · DNA refreshes weekly.
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Season rates refresh weekly · peer percentiles from league cohorts · match log ~6h after FT.
Club not on file→Metz
Aug 2021 · 21/22
Club not on file→Club not on file
Jun 2019 · 18/19
Club not on file→Club not on file
Aug 2018 · 18/19
Club not on file→Club not on file
Aug 2018 · 18/19
Club not on file→Club not on file
Nov 2017 · 17/18
Club not on file→Club not on file
Jul 2016 · 16/17
Club not on file→Club not on file
Jul 2015 · 15/16
Club not on file→Club not on file
Jul 2013 · 13/14
Youth loans and friendlies may be missing · club names matched from RT team directory.
Rankings refresh when extended player data is loaded · not every player has a full row yet.
22 Mar 26 · 63'
18 Mar 26 · 90'
12 Mar 26 · 62'
22 Jan 26 · 46'
11 Dec 25 · 90'
27 Nov 25 · 90'
W/D/L uses final score for the player's club that day. Match rows sync within ~6h · ratings may lag on some PL fixtures (Sportmonks column drift) · event minutes ~1h.
