Cheikhou Kouyaté
Kouyaté with Anderlecht in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cheikhou Kouyaté | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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West Ham United | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2006 | ASC Yego Dakar | ||
| 2006–2007 | RWDM Brussels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | RWDM Brussels | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2014 | Anderlecht | 153 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2014– | West Ham United | 85 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Senegal U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2012 | Senegal Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| 2012– | Senegal | 28 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:52, 17 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:55, 14 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Cheikhou Kouyaté (born 21 December 1989) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English club West Ham United.
Kouyaté moved from Senegal to Belgium in 2006, having been offered a youth contract at RWDM Brussels. After breaking in to the first team, he went on to play just ten appearances before moving to Anderlecht aged 19. In June 2014, he joined West Ham of the Premier League. He represented the Senegal national team at the 2012 Olympics.
Kouyaté began his footballing career in 1996 in his hometown with ASC Yego Dakar and was scouted by RWDM Brussels in September 2006. RWDM Brussels then signed the player in January the following year. He went on to play ten league appearances for the first team between 2007 and 2008.
As Kouyaté turned 19, he left Brussels because his former employers did not pay him three months' worth of wages. He subsequently moved to Belgian rivals Anderlecht on a four-year deal for a free transfer. Kouyaté went on to make 153 league appearances for Anderlecht, scoring four goals in five seasons at the club. He won the 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2013–14 league titles as well as the 2010–11, 2012–13 and 2013–14 Belgian Super Cups.
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