Cheikhou Kouyate

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Born
1989 (35 years old)
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Dakar, Senegal

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Defensive Midfield

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Free Agent

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Height
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)

Weight
183 lbs

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Right

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Unique Sports Management

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Free

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Soccer

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Senegal

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Cheikhou Kouyaté (born 21 December 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for the Senegal national team.

Kouyaté moved from Senegal to Belgium in 2006, having been offered a youth contract at RWDM Brussels. He played ten games before moving to Anderlecht aged 19, where he made 206 appearances and won the Belgian First Division A four times. In June 2014, he joined West Ham United of the Premier League, and four years later he transferred to Crystal Palace for an estimated £9.5 million.

Kouyaté represented the Senegal national team at the 2012 Olympics. He played at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, including Senegal's victory in 2021.

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