Sikou Niakaté

Sikou Niakaté (born 10 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Metz on loan from Guingamp.

Sikou Niakaté
Niakaté in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Metz
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2006 Saint-Germain-en-Laye
2006–2013 Paris Saint-Germain
2013–2015 Boulogne-Billancourt
2015–2016 Évreux
2016–2017 Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Valenciennes 31 (0)
2018– Guingamp 54 (2)
2018–2019 → Valenciennes (loan) 14 (0)
2021– → Metz (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2018 France U19 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2021

Club career

Niakaté made his professional debut for Valenciennes FC in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Nîmes Olympique on 31 July 2017, making his appearance at the age of 18.[1][2]

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Niakaté joined Ligue 1 side Guingamp on a five-year contract. He was immediately loaned back to Valenciennes for the remainder of the season.[3]

On 12 August 2021, he joined Metz on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[4]

International career

Niakaté was called up to the France national under-17 football team in December 2015, becoming the first player in Évreux FC 27 history to do so.[5] Niakaté was called up to the Mali national football team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Gabon.[6][7]

References
  1. "Ligue1.com – French Football League – Domino's Ligue 2 – Season 2016/2017 – Week 31 – Nîmes Olympique / Valenciennes FC". www.ligue1.com.
  2. "Sikou NIAKATé – Football : la fiche de Sikou NIAKATé (Valenciennes)".
  3. "Sikou Niakaté (Valenciennes) signe cinq ans à Guingamp". L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. "Sikou Niakaté arrive en prêt !" (in French). Metz. 12 August 2021.
  5. "Evreux Football Club 27 – articles – Sikou NIAKATE convoqué en équipe de France". www.efc27.com.
  6. "Mondial 2018 : la liste du Mali pour le Gabon – Afrik-foot.com : l'actualité du football africain". www.afrik-foot.com.
  7. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches – Gabon-Mali – FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
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