Profile of Cheikhou Kouyaté
C. Kouyaté
Cheikhou Kouyaté
35
years
Senegal
-
kgs
Mid
position
189
cms
8
shirt number
23.88
M.€
83
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
Africa Occidental
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
Rating progression
▼ -60
08
08
09
14
18
22
Highest value in career
83 (2016)
Rankings
General
23869º
Age
713º
By country
116º
By position
6629º
MF
By position
5154º
CDM
Evolution of market value
23 M€
▲ 23.9
08
08
09
14
18
22
Highest value in career
23M (2013)
Rankings
General
9406º
Age
44º
By country
59º
By position
2716º
MF
By position
2096º
CDM
Contract information
Total transfer window transactions
18M€
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
24/25
30/06/2024
|
|
|
Released
|
|
22/23
14/08/2022
|
|
|
Free transfer
|
|
18/19
02/08/2018
|
|
|
10M
Transfer
|
|
14/15
01/07/2014
|
|
|
8M
Transfer
|
|
08/09
30/06/2009
|
|
|
End of loan
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 18M | ||
Professional performance
 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 3 years | 46 |
1
▼
|
0.02
▼
|
70
▼
|
| Last 5 years | 134 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2023/24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 341' | 34 | 4.5 | 66 |
|
|
12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 205' | 34 | 4.4 | 66 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64' | 34 | 5 | 64 | |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72' | 33 | 4.6 | 68 | |
|
|
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 |
|
|
2019/20 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 2626' | 30 | 6.3 | 75 |
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 |
|
|
4 | 140 | 117 | 10447' | 3 | 14 |
|
|
2 | 36 | 15 | 1288' | 1 | 6 |
|
|
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 | 169 | 154 | 13618' | 6 | 16 |
|
3 | 21 | 17 | 1516' | 0 | 3 |
|
|
2 | 20 | 20 | 1777' | 1 | 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 | 63 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56' | 34 | 4.4 | 63 | |
|
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 | 76 |
|
|
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
13 | 92 | 70 | 6338' | 4 | 12 |
|
1 | 4 | 3 | 318' | 0 | 1 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
13 | 27 | 16 | 1487' | 0 | 5 |
|
10 | 23 | 21 | 1870' | 2 | 1 |
|
|
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.