SenegalGroup I

M. Niakhaté

No.

#19

Role

Defender

Age

29 yrs

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Profile

Born

Mar 08, 1996 · 30 yrs · Roubaix, France

Nationality

Senegal

Height

190 cm

Weight

82 kg

Club

Senegal

Club season · 2025/26

Avg rating · 7.40

Appearances

Minutes

360

Goals

Assists

Shots (on)

1/2

Key passes

Pass acc.

70%

Dribbles

2/2

Tackles

Duels won

17/25

Yellow

Red

Club career totals

14 seasons tracked

Appearances

401

Goals

Assists

Minutes

32,236

Yellow cards

Red cards

Trophies & finals

Emirates CupWorld2024 · 2nd Place
Tournoi Maurice RevelloWorld2016 · 2nd Place
Tournoi Maurice RevelloWorld2nd Place
Emirates CupWorld2nd Place

Career path

2024-07Nottingham ForestLyon€ 31.9M
2022-07FSV Mainz 05Nottingham Forest€ 10M
2018-07MetzFSV Mainz 05€ 6M
2017-06ValenciennesMetzFree

Senegal form (last 5)

LWWLW

Group standing

2nd place

0 pts · 0 played

Senegal’s next matches

Tue, Jun 16
07:00 PM
atFrance
MetLife Stadium, New York New JerseyTickets$8+
Tue, Jun 23
12:00 AM
atNorway
MetLife Stadium, New York New JerseyTickets$60+
Fri, Jun 26
07:00 PM
vsIraq
BMO Field, TorontoTickets pending

About the role

Defender

Defensive specialist — could be a full back, centre back, or wing back depending on the team’s system. Stops attacks; starts the team’s build-up out of the back.