Sikou Niakaté
_19.jpg) Niakaté in november 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sikou Niakaté | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreuil, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guingamp | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| 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 | 21 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | France U19 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:24, 23 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2018 | |||
Sikou Niakaté (born 10 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre back for En Avant de Guingamp.
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 En Avant de Guingamp on a five-year contract. He was immediately loaned back to Valenciennes for the remainder of the season.[3]
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.[4] Niakaté was called up to the Mali national football team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Gabon.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Domino's Ligue 2 - Season 2016/2017 - Week 31 - Nîmes Olympique / Valenciennes FC". www.ligue1.com.
- ^ "Sikou NIAKATé - Football : la fiche de Sikou NIAKATé (Valenciennes)".
- ^ "Sikou Niakaté (Valenciennes) signe cinq ans à Guingamp". L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Evreux Football Club 27 - articles - Sikou NIAKATE convoqué en équipe de France". www.efc27.com.
- ^ "Mondial 2018 : la liste du Mali pour le Gabon - Afrik-foot.com : l'actualité du football africain". www.afrik-foot.com.
- ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Gabon-Mali - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
External links
- Sikou Niakaté at Soccerway
- Sikou Niakaté – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Sikou Niakaté at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Sikou Niakaté at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)