Profile of Cheikhou Kouyaté
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C. Kouyaté
Cheikhou Kouyaté
34
years
Senegal
74
kgs
Mid
position
189
cms
8
shirt number
3.72
M.€
59
ELO
Born on 21 December 1989 in Dakar
Personal data
Country of birth
Senegal Other nationality
Belgium Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Africa
Region of birth
Western Africa
Career details
Previous club
Nottingham Forest
Previous competition
Premier League
Historic team
Anderlecht
Historical competition
Premier League
Most common shirt number
8
Other shirt numbers
21, 16, 4, 13
Form in last matches
2'
4.7 Pts.
12'
4.9 Pts.
3'
4.7 Pts.
64'
5.7 Pts.
Position on the pitch
Main position
Defensive midfielder
81%
Other positions
- Midfielder 19%
CDM
CM
Attributes
59
pace
55
shot
60
pass
63
Dribbling
58
defence
76
physical
Rating progression
59
▼ -7
08
08
09
14
18
22
Highest value in career
83 (2016)
Rankings
General
22703º
Age
910º
By country
106º
By position
6215º
MF
By position
4859º
CDM
Evolution of market value
3 M€
▼ -1.3
08
08
09
14
18
22
Highest value in career
22.31M (2013)
Rankings
General
7197º
Age
114º
By country
47º
By position
2083º
MF
By position
1622º
CDM
Contract information
Agent
Extra Time Sports U.K.
Total transfer window transactions
18M€
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
24/25
30/06/2024
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Released
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22/23
14/08/2022
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|
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Free transfer
|
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18/19
02/08/2018
|
|
|
10M
Transfer
|
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14/15
01/07/2014
|
|
|
8M
Transfer
|
|
08/09
30/06/2009
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End of loan
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 18M | ||
Professional performance
 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 6 months | 4 |
0
▼
|
61
▼
|
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| Last 365 days | 20 |
0
▼
|
65
▼
|
|
| Last 3 years | 90 |
3
▼
|
0.03
▼
|
74
|
| Last 5 years | 172 |
6
▼
|
0.03
▼
|
75
|
| Career | 665 |
32
▲
|
0.05
▲
|
75
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2023/24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 341' | 34 | 4.5 | 65 |
|
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12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 205' | 34 | 4.4 | 65 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64' | 34 | 5 | 63 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72' | 33 | 4.6 | 67 | |
|
|
2022/23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 947' | 33 | 5.3 | 73 |
|
|
2021/22 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 2314' | 32 | 6.7 | 77 |
|
|
2020/21 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 3166' | 31 | 6.7 | 76 |
|
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2019/20 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 2626' | 30 | 6.3 | 76 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 206 | 195 | 16995' | 6 | 26 |
|
|
4 | 147 | 143 | 12585' | 15 | 21 |
|
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4 | 140 | 117 | 10447' | 3 | 14 |
|
|
2 | 36 | 15 | 1288' | 1 | 6 |
|
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1 | 30 | 21 | 1958' | 3 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 10 | 10 | 880' | 0 | 1 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
10 | 290 | 247 | 21824' | 15 | 37 |
|
7 | 159 | 144 | 12718' | 6 | 15 |
|
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3 | 30 | 30 | 2677' | 1 | 4 |
|
3 | 21 | 17 | 1516' | 0 | 3 |
|
|
8 | 17 | 14 | 1255' | 1 | 2 |
For the national team
92 times at International
4 times at U23
4
0.04
0
12
0
Other information
Times called up
110
Matches as a starter
70
Off the bench
22
Debut
29/2/2012
Age on debut
22.2 years old
Last match
26/3/2024
Age in last game
34.3 years old
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 75' | 34 | 4.4 | 62 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56' | 34 | 4.4 | 62 | |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19' | 34 | 4.4 | 63 | |
|
|
2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 177' | 33 | 4.8 | 68 |
|
|
2022 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 648' | 32 | 5.5 | 77 |
|
|
2021 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 518' | 31 | 5.9 | 76 |
|
|
2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 259' | 30 | 5.7 | 75 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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13 | 92 | 70 | 6338' | 4 | 12 |
|
1 | 4 | 3 | 318' | 0 | 1 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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13 | 27 | 16 | 1487' | 0 | 5 |
|
10 | 23 | 21 | 1870' | 2 | 1 |
|
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5 | 20 | 16 | 1501' | 1 | 5 |
|
8 | 18 | 15 | 1289' | 1 | 1 |
|
|
2 | 4 | 2 | 191' | 0 | 0 |
Titles
-
4
Belgian champion -
Africa Cup winner -
2
Belgian Super Cup Winner
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
First team goal
03 SEP. 22
32 years
Debut for team
20 AUG. 22
32 years
250 matches
26 FEB. 22
32 years
50 matches
09 OCT. 21
31 years
100 matches
13 MAR. 21
31 years
Best performances
90'
9.7 Pts.
90'
9.7 Pts.
90'
9.5 Pts.
79'
2
9.2 Pts.