Oumar Diakité Scout Report
Oumar Diakité, a young prodigy of only 20 years and armed with the fiery directness of Côte d'Ivoire's attacking potential, rules the front line for Stade de Reims. Despite his strikers' role, Diakité displays an exceptional ability to recover the ball with an eye-catching percentile score of 90.625%, an uncommon trait in players of such an offensive position. He is also notable for his remarkable chance creation, standing at the 87.5th percentile, indicating his innate sense for constructing goal opportunities. However, his goal efficiency and goal threat loom around average, at 40.625% and 46.875% respectively, suggesting a need for improvement in his finishing. In terms of progressive plays, both his carrying and passing linger near the 40th percentile, betraying a certain lag in taking the ball forward and contributing to buildup play, which is not ideal for a player in his strategic role. His assists, goal frequency, pass accuracy, and expected contribution to assists and goals per 90 minutes could be improved, with disappointing percentiles of 25.0%, 21.88%, 25.0%, 40.62%, and 40.62% respectively. Overall, Diakité demonstrates a unique blend of strengths and weaknesses typical of a young yet talented player. The challenges he faces only highlight the potential he possesses, given his age and his performances in Ligue 1 so far. The expectation is high and the stage is set for this youngster's evolution in the beautiful game.