Summary

Moussa Niakhaté (Senegal), Defender, 33 caps, model: 0.6% to score anytime at WC 2026

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Moussa Niakhaté

#19 Defender Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) Senegal

Moussa Niakhaté is a 30-year-old defender for Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) and Senegal. He has earned 33 caps for Senegal. Our model puts Senegal's title chance at 1% with a 72% shot at clearing the group stage at World Cup 2026.

33 Caps

0 Goals

Age30Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Weight181 lbs

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Betting Relevance

Anytime scorer angle Low

High shots volume Average

Tournament form In form

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Moussa Niakhaté · the model’s read

Moussa Niakhaté brings 33 caps for Senegal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, lining up as a defender. At club level they play for Olympique Lyonnais (FRA). That record is the base the model weighs alongside current form and the strength of the group.

The model rates Niakhaté's anytime-goalscoring probability at 0.6% at this tournament — a long shot read. That comes from an expected 0.02 goal contributions (xG + xA) over the projected minutes. Like every probability on the site, it is a long-run likelihood, not a guarantee that a goal arrives in any one match.

Moussa Niakhaté: World Cup 2026 Form

How Moussa has rated match-by-match at World Cup 2026.

7.5

Avg rating 2 games · WC 2026

7.1

Last match vs Iraq

7.9

vs Norway

90 min

7.1

vs Iraq

90 min

Moussa Niakhaté: Tournament Form vs Career Baseline

Per-90 output at World Cup 2026 (2 games) alongside the career baseline (65 matches on record), so you can read current form against the track record.

World Cup 2026 7.5

Career baseline 7.1

0.5 Shotsper 90 min 0.17

— Shots on targetper 90 min 0.03

— Key passesper 90 min 0.28

1 Tacklesper 90 min 0.93

1 Interceptionsper 90 min 0.83

2 Ball recoveriesper 90 min 3.99

85 Touchesper 90 min 78

At World Cup 2026, Moussa is rating 7.5 — above his 7.1 career baseline.