Player facts
- Position
- Défenseure centrale
- Date of birth
- 12 January 1997 (29 years)
- Place of birth
- Vernon (France)
- Height
- 1.75 m
- Preferred foot
- Right
- Current club
- RC Lens
Biography
Born on 12 January 1997 in Vernon, Yakaré Niakaté came through ASJ Soyaux and played for Brest, Saint-Malo, Orléans, Metz and Nice before signing for RC Lens in July 2026. A Mali international, she played at the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, where Mali reached the semi-finals, and at the 2024 edition.
