Cheikhou Kouyaté

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C. Kouyaté
61

3.72

M.€

35

years

CDM

Profile of Cheikhou Kouyaté

C. Kouyaté
Cheikhou Kouyaté
35
years
SEN
Senegal
-
kgs
Mid
position
189
cms
8
shirt number
3.72
M.€
61
ELO

Born on 21 December 1989 in Dakar

Personal data
Country of birth
Senegal Senegal
Other nationality
Belgium Belgium
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Africa
Region of birth
Western Africa
Career details
Previous club
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
Previous competition
Premier League Premier League
Historic team
Anderlecht Anderlecht
Historical competition
Premier League Premier League
Most common shirt number
8
Other shirt numbers
21, 16, 4, 13

Form in last matches

Position on the pitch

Main position
Defensive midfielder 81%
Other positions
  • Midfielder 19%
CDM
CM
Football pitch

Rating progression

61 ▼ -2
11766 08
9778 08
218 09
2804 14
860 18
1825 22
Highest value in career
84 (2016)
Rankings
General
23665º
Age
710º
By country
114º 114º
By position
6561º MF
By position
5098º CDM CDM

Evolution of market value

3 M€ ▼ -0.3
11766 08
9778 08
218 09
2804 14
860 18
1825 22
Highest value in career
22.31M (2013)
Rankings
General
9401º
Age
44º
By country
59º 59º
By position
2713º MF
By position
2090º CDM CDM
Contract information
Total transfer window transactions
18M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
24/25 30/06/2024
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
Escudo
Released
22/23 14/08/2022
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
Free transfer
18/19 02/08/2018
West Ham
West Ham
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
10M Transfer
14/15 01/07/2014
Anderlecht
Anderlecht
West Ham
West Ham
8M Transfer
08/09 30/06/2009
KV Kortrijk
KV Kortrijk
Anderlecht
Anderlecht
End of loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 18M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Last 365 days 1
0
61
Last 3 years 49
1
0.02
72
Last 5 years 141
5
0.04
75
Career 665
32
0.05
75

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
2023/24
14 0 0 3 0 14 4 10 341' 34 4.5 67
Premier League
Premier League
12 0 0 2 0 12 2 10 205' 34 4.4 67
FA Cup
FA Cup
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 64' 34 5 65
EFL Cup
EFL Cup
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 72' 33 4.6 68
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
2022/23
22 1 0 3 0 22 11 11 947' 33 5.3 74
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
2021/22
31 1 1 3 0 31 27 4 2314' 32 6.7 78
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
2020/21
36 1 0 4 0 36 35 1 3166' 31 6.7 77
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
2019/20
36 1 1 4 0 36 30 6 2626' 30 6.3 76

Teammates

Player rating and role
E. Valencia
F
E. Valencia
86
0
A. Cresswell
D
A. Cresswell
85
0
M. Antonio
F
M. Antonio
85
0
Guillaume Gillet
MF
Guillaume Gillet
84
0
Silvio Proto
GK
Silvio Proto
81
0
M. Amalfitano
MF
M. Amalfitano
81
0
D. De Zeeuw
MF
D. De Zeeuw
81
0
Adrián
GK
Adrián
80
0
A. Ogbonna
D
A. Ogbonna
79
0
D. Randolph
GK
D. Randolph
79
0
D. Mbokani
F
D. Mbokani
79
0
J. Kabananga
F
J. Kabananga
78
0
M. Lanzini
MF
M. Lanzini
78
0
M. Jarvis
MF
M. Jarvis
78
0
D. Sakho
F
D. Sakho
77
0
Carl Jenkinson
D
Carl Jenkinson
77
0
M. Maïga
F
M. Maïga
75
0
T. De Sutter
F
T. De Sutter
75
0
J. Legear
F
J. Legear
71
0

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Anderlecht
Anderlecht
5 206 195 16995' 6 26
West Ham
West Ham
4 147 143 12585' 15 21
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
4 140 117 10447' 3 14
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
2 36 15 1288' 1 6
KV Kortrijk
KV Kortrijk
1 30 21 1958' 3 3
RWD Molenbeek
RWD Molenbeek
1 10 10 880' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Premier League
Premier League
10 290 247 21824' 15 37
Pro League
Pro League
7 159 144 12718' 6 15
Pro League Playoffs
Pro League Playoffs
3 30 30 2677' 1 4
Europa League
Europa League
3 21 17 1516' 0 3
FA Cup
FA Cup
8 17 14 1255' 1 2

Teams played for

Anderlecht
Anderlecht
5 season
6
206
West Ham
West Ham
4 season
15
147
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
4 season
3
140
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
2 season
1
36
KV Kortrijk
KV Kortrijk
1 season
3
30
RWD Molenbeek
RWD Molenbeek
1 season
0
10

For the national team

5658
92 times at International
4 times at U23
4
Average number of goals
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
Senegal
Senegal
2024
3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 75' 34 4.4 64
International Friendly
International Friendly
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 56' 34 4.4 64
CAF
CAF
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 19' 34 4.4 64
Senegal
Senegal
2023
5 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 177' 33 4.8 69
Senegal
Senegal
2022
11 1 0 2 0 11 7 4 648' 32 5.5 77
Senegal
Senegal
2021
8 1 0 0 0 8 6 2 518' 31 5.9 77
Senegal
Senegal
2020
3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 259' 30 5.7 76

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Sadio Mané
F
Sadio Mané
91
0
I. Gueye
MF
I. Gueye
88
0
E. Mendy
GK
E. Mendy
88
0
K. Koulibaly
D
K. Koulibaly
86
0
Ismaïla Sarr
F
Ismaïla Sarr
84
0
M. Sow
F
M. Sow
84
0
M. Diouf
F
M. Diouf
82
0
S. Sane
D
S. Sane
80
0
S. Mbodji
D
S. Mbodji
80
0
Y. Sabaly
D
Y. Sabaly
79
0
C. M'bengue
D
C. M'bengue
79
0
Habib Diallo
F
Habib Diallo
78
0
Krepin Diatta
F
Krepin Diatta
77
0
Badou N'diaye
MF
Badou N'diaye
77
0
M. Konaté
F
M. Konaté
77
0
C. N'doye
MF
C. N'doye
77
0
Alfred Gomis
GK
Alfred Gomis
76
0
Keita Baldé
F
Keita Baldé
76
0
M. Diamé
MF
M. Diamé
76
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Senegal
Senegal
13 92 70 6338' 4 12
Senegal U23
Senegal U23
1 4 3 318' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
13 27 16 1487' 0 5
CAF Qualifying
CAF Qualifying
10 23 21 1870' 2 1
CAF
CAF
5 20 16 1501' 1 5
WC Qual. Africa
WC Qual. Africa
8 18 15 1289' 1 1
World Cup
World Cup
2 4 2 191' 0 0

Titles

  • 4
    Belgian champion
    Belgian champion
  • Africa Cup winner
    Africa Cup winner
  • 2
    Belgian Super Cup Winner
    Belgian Super Cup Winner

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances