Cheikhou Niang

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Cheikhou Niang is a 19-year-old Senegal striker playing for Detroit City FC. In the MLS Next Pro 2026 he has 6 goals and 0 assists in 17 appearances (rating 6.65).

Profile

  • Shirt: 19
  • Age: 19
  • Country: Senegal

MLS Next Pro 2026

  • Goals: 6
  • Assists: 0
  • Started: 13
  • Matches: 17
  • Minutes played: 977
  • Rating: 6.65
  • Yellow cards: 2
  • Red cards: 0

Season — Shooting

  • Goals: 0 (0.00 per 90) · 0th percentile
  • Shots: 6 (2.86 per 90) · 11.11111111111111th percentile
  • Shots on target: 1 (0.48 per 90) · 3.7037037037037033th percentile
  • Headed shots: 3 (1.43 per 90) · 29.629629629629626th percentile

Season — Passing

  • Assists: 0 (0.00 per 90) · 0th percentile
  • Accurate passes: 17 (8.10 per 90) · 4.938271604938271th percentile
  • Pass accuracy: 54.8 (54.84 per 90) · 3.7037037037037033th percentile
  • Accurate long balls: 1 (0.48 per 90) · 19.753086419753085th percentile
  • Long ball accuracy: 100.0 (100.00 per 90) · 100th percentile
  • Line-breaking passes: 2 (0.95 per 90) · 38.2716049382716th percentile
  • Chances created: 2 (0.95 per 90) · 9.876543209876543th percentile

Season — Possession

  • Dribbles: 1 (0.48 per 90) · 9.876543209876543th percentile
  • Dribbles success rate: 20.0 (20.00 per 90) · 13.580246913580247th percentile
  • Duels won: 17 (8.10 per 90) · 20.98765432098765th percentile
  • Duels won %: 51.5 (51.52 per 90) · 96.29629629629629th percentile
  • Aerials won: 11 (5.24 per 90) · 33.33333333333333th percentile
  • Aerials won %: 64.7 (64.71 per 90) · 97.53086419753086th percentile
  • Touches: 74 (35.24 per 90) · 8.641975308641975th percentile
  • Touches in opposition box: 16 (7.62 per 90) · 22.22222222222222th percentile
  • Dispossessed: 1 (0.48 per 90) · 92.5925925925926th percentile
  • Fouls won: 3 (1.43 per 90) · 9.876543209876543th percentile

Season — Defending

  • Defensive actions: 4 (1.90 per 90) · 9.876543209876543th percentile
  • Tackles: 2 (0.95 per 90) · 14.814814814814813th percentile
  • Interceptions: 1 (0.48 per 90) · 24.691358024691358th percentile
  • Fouls committed: 7 (3.33 per 90) · 75.30864197530865th percentile
  • Recoveries: 5 (2.38 per 90) · 9.876543209876543th percentile
  • Clearances: 1 (0.48 per 90) · 7.4074074074074066th percentile
  • Clean sheets: 0 (0.00 per 90) · 0th percentile
  • Goals conceded while on pitch: 2 (0.95 per 90) · 92.5925925925926th percentile

Season — Discipline

  • Yellow cards: 0 (0.00 per 90) · 100th percentile
  • Red cards: 0 (0.00 per 90) · 100th percentile

Recent matches

  • Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · at Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0 · 19' · rating 5.9
  • Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · vs Rhode Island FC 1-0 · 12' · rating 6.2
  • Sat, 3 Oct 2026 · vs Birmingham Legion FC 1-0 · 3'
  • Wed, 30 Sept 2026 · at Brooklyn 1-3 · 74' · rating 6.7
  • Sat, 26 Sept 2026 · vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0-0 · 18' · rating 6.1
  • Sat, 19 Sept 2026 · vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1-0 · 18' · rating 6.4
  • Sun, 13 Sept 2026 · at Sacramento Republic FC 1-0 · 45' · rating 6.2
  • Fri, 4 Sept 2026 · at Toronto FC II 2-1 · 79' · 1 goal · rating 7.2
  • Sun, 30 Aug 2026 · vs Philadelphia Union II 2-3 · 69' · rating 6.8
  • Sat, 22 Aug 2026 · at Carolina Core FC 1-3 · 29' · rating 6.4

Career

Questions

How many goals has Cheikhou Niang scored this season?

6 goals and 0 assists in 17 MLS Next Pro matches in 2026, with an average rating of 6.65.

Which team does Cheikhou Niang play for?

Detroit City FC, as a striker.