Cheikhou Kouyaté

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C. Kouyaté
83

24.33

M.€

35

years

CDM

Profile of Cheikhou Kouyaté

C. Kouyaté

Cheikhou Kouyaté
35
years
SEN
Senegal
-
kgs
Mid
position
189
cms
8
shirt number
24.33
M.€
83
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
Africa Occidental
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

11766 08
9778 08
218 09
2804 14
860 18
1825 22
Highest value in career
83 (2016)
Rankings
General
23869º
Age
713º
By country
116º 116º
By position
6629º MF
By position
5154º CDM CDM

Evolution of market value

24 M€ ▲ 24.3
11766 08
9778 08
218 09
2804 14
860 18
1825 22
Highest value in career
24M (2013)
Rankings
General
9406º
Age
44º
By country
59º 59º
By position
2716º MF
By position
2096º 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 3 years 41
0
69
Last 5 years 132
5
0.04
74
Career 665
32
0.05
74

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 66
Premier League
Premier League
12 0 0 2 0 12 2 10 205' 34 4.4 66
FA Cup
FA Cup
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 64' 34 5 64
Carabao Cup
Carabao 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 73
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
2021/22
31 1 1 3 0 31 27 4 2314' 32 6.7 77
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
2020/21
36 1 0 4 0 36 35 1 3166' 31 6.7 76
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
2019/20
36 1 1 4 0 36 30 6 2626' 30 6.3 75

Teammates

Player rating and role
E. Valencia
F
E. Valencia
86
0
A. Cresswell
D
A. Cresswell
84
0
M. Antonio
F
M. Antonio
84
0
M. Amalfitano
MF
M. Amalfitano
81
0
L. Biglia
MF
L. Biglia
81
0
D. De Zeeuw
MF
D. De Zeeuw
80
0
Jan Polák
MF
Jan Polák
79
0
Adrián
GK
Adrián
79
0
D. Randolph
GK
D. Randolph
78
0
A. Ogbonna
D
A. Ogbonna
78
0
M. Lanzini
MF
M. Lanzini
77
0
M. Jarvis
MF
M. Jarvis
77
0
Matías Suárez
F
Matías Suárez
77
0
J. Kabananga
F
J. Kabananga
77
0
D. Sakho
F
D. Sakho
76
0
J. Lecjaks
D
J. Lecjaks
76
0
Carl Jenkinson
D
Carl Jenkinson
76
0
M. Maïga
F
M. Maïga
75
0
T. De Sutter
F
T. De Sutter
74
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
RWDM Brussels
RWDM Brussels
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
7 179 164 14508' 6 18
Europa League
Europa League
3 21 17 1516' 0 3
FA Cup
FA Cup
8 17 14 1255' 1 2
Cup
Cup
5 15 14 1115' 1 3

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
RWDM Brussels
RWDM Brussels
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
Last match
26/3/2024
Age in last game
34.3 years

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 63
International Friendly
International Friendly
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 56' 34 4.4 63
Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 19' 34 4.4 63
Senegal
Senegal
2023
5 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 177' 33 4.8 68
Senegal
Senegal
2022
11 1 0 2 0 11 7 4 648' 32 5.5 76
Senegal
Senegal
2021
8 1 0 0 0 8 6 2 518' 31 5.9 76
Senegal
Senegal
2020
3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 259' 30 5.6 75

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Sadio Mané
F
Sadio Mané
90
0
Ismaïla Sarr
F
Ismaïla Sarr
90
0
I. Gueye
MF
I. Gueye
88
0
E. Mendy
GK
E. Mendy
87
0
K. Koulibaly
D
K. Koulibaly
85
0
M. Sow
F
M. Sow
83
0
M. Diouf
F
M. Diouf
81
0
S. Sane
D
S. Sane
79
0
S. Mbodji
D
S. Mbodji
79
0
Y. Sabaly
D
Y. Sabaly
78
0
C. M'bengue
D
C. M'bengue
78
0
Habib Diallo
F
Habib Diallo
77
0
Krepin Diatta
F
Krepin Diatta
76
0
Badou N'diaye
MF
Badou N'diaye
76
0
M. Konaté
F
M. Konaté
76
0
C. N'doye
MF
C. N'doye
76
0
Alfred Gomis
GK
Alfred Gomis
75
0
Keita Baldé
F
Keita Baldé
75
0
A. N'diaye
MF
A. N'diaye
75
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