Cheikhou Kouyaté is a Senegalese professional footballer, born 21 December 1989. He plays as a central midfielder or central defender for Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and for the Senegal national team.
Quick Info
| First and last name: | Cheikhou Kouyaté | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth: | December 21, 1989 | ||
| Year old: | 32 years | ||
Current team | Forest of Nottingham | ||
| Position | Midfielder, central defender | ||
| sex: | male | ||
| Job: | football player | ||
| Earth: | Senegal | ||
| Height: | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Marital status: | Unknown | ||
| net value | 20 million euros | ||
| place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Nationality | Senegalese | ||
| Dad | Update soon | ||
| Mom | Update soon | ||
Cheikhou Kouyate’s Early Life
Cheikhou Kouyate was born on December 21, 1989 in Dakar, Senegal. He grew up there with his parents, siblings. He will be 28 years old in 2018 and Sagittarius is his zodiac sign. Cheikhou are a mixed race with three passports: Senegalese, French and Belgian. Cheikhou played for his mother’s club, ASC Yego Dakar in his youth. In September 2006, RWDM Brussels found and signed him.
Cheikhou Kouyate’s Club Career
Anderlecht
At the age of 19, he signed a free transfer contract with Anderlecht for 4 years. He played for Anderlecht for 5 years and scored 4 goals in 153 league games. The club won the Belgian Championship and Super Cup in 2013/14. thanks to what he did for them.
West Ham United
Kouyate signed a four-year contract with West Ham United on 18 June 2014. He made his debut on the same day as Tottenham Hotspur, which West Ham United won 1–0. His first goal for the club was in vain as his side lost 1-2 to Arsenal.
In the 2015/16 season, he scored the first goal of the game in the 43rd minute as his team beat Arsenal 2–0. In the eighth minute of the Europa League match at the Olympic Stadium against NK Domžala, he scored the first goal in this club’s history.
Forest of Nottingham
On 13 August 2022, Kouyaté signed a two-year contract with Premier League side Nottingham Forest.
Cheikhou Kouyate’s international career
Cheikhou was on Senegal’s under-20 football team when he was 18. In 2007, he scored twice for the team in just three games. He was transferred to the Senegal senior team in February 2012 and was also part of the Senegal Olympic football team. He is currently the captain of the Senegal national team.
He was recently added to Senegal’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, along with teammates Sadio Mane, Khadim Ndiaye and Salif Sane.
Cheikhou Kouyate Height and Weight
Cheikhou is about 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs about 75 kg.
Cheikhou Kouyate Net worth and salary
Cheikhou plays for West Ham United, who can only spend up to £77m a year on wages. West Ham United club achieved record revenues of £89.8 million last season. They will be looking to add new players to their squad in January or summer.
Cheikhou has signed a five-and-a-half year deal worth £17.2m with West Ham. He is a very good and dynamic football player. According to reports, Cheikhou Kouyate is worth around 45 million euros in the market. But he still hasn’t said how much it’s worth.
Cheikhou Kouyate’s Wife
Regarding her private life, Cheikhou Kouyate is dating a beautiful Belgian model Fanny Neguesha, who was engaged to Mario Balotelli. The couple openly shows how much love and care they have for each other. While filming in London, the two fell in love.
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