Moussa Niakhaté

Senegal · DF

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
DF
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#3
Intl caps
29
Intl goals
0
Intl assists
0
0.80(model rating, 0–1)
0.1%

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Recent form

Steady

2025/26 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (4.76 vs 4.76).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
AFCON 20232209000.000331202
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Limited sample

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.00
2
Interceptions / 90
0.86
33
Ball recoveries / 90
3.01
36
Blocks / 90
3.88
99
Clearances / 90
1.72
26
Pressures / 90
12.49
79

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
14.21
71
Key passes / 90
0.00
22
Prog. carries / 90
5.17
19
Pass completion %
87.3%
72

Possession

Carries / 90
32.73
36
Dribbles / 90
0.00
23

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 129 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better. This player is below the 270-minute bar, so their own rates rest on a small sample: read the percentiles as indicative.

International profile

Moussa Niakhaté has 29 caps and 0 international goals for Senegal, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Senegal →Senegal squad & model →

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