Cheikhou Kouyaté

€128KMarket Value

Nottingham Forest•Midfielder•

Senegal

Cheikhou Kouyaté

€128KMarket Value

Nottingham Forest•Midfielder•

Senegal

6.5

Season Score

Dec 21, 1989

189 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

6.5

Season Score

Dec 21, 1989

189 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

Season Performance 25/26

All Competitions

Matches: 10
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 0
Mins/game: 26
Avg Rating: 6.50

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Anderlecht

2009/2010 - 2013/2014

205550.0216,196-

West Ham United

2014/2015 - 2017/2018

1461580.1012,5967.09

Crystal Palace

2018/2019 - 2021/2022

141340.0210,4496.89

Nottingham Forest

2022/2023 - 2023/2024

Total

56527170.0542,479

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

Senegal

2015 - now

58300.053,7306.89

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Senegal U23

2012/2013

4000.00348-

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Amed SK

25/26

90—1940.00006.50

Nottingham Forest

23/24

140—3660.00306.60

Nottingham Forest

22/23

241—1,0040.09306.83

Crystal Palace

21/22

311—2,3150.08306.98

Crystal Palace

20/21

371—3,1670.03406.89

Crystal Palace

19/20

361—2,6260.07406.88

Crystal Palace

18/19

370—2,3410.08306.81

West Ham United

17/18

372—3,0900.15506.79

West Ham United

16/17

364—3,1670.11407.13

West Ham United

15/16

415—3,5870.20627.24

West Ham United

14/15

324—2,7520.20507.18

Anderlecht

13/14

471—4,0240.0752-

Anderlecht

12/13

441—3,6510.0571-

Anderlecht

11/12

480—4,1910.0040-

Anderlecht

10/11

321—2,3280.1260-

Anderlecht

10/11

342—2,0020.0920-

KV Kortrijk

08/09

263—1,6740.1621-

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Senegal

25/26

10—65—00-

Senegal

23/24

20—56—00-

Senegal

22/23

60—1540.00006.54

Senegal

21/22

60—4090.00007.10

Senegal

20/21

122—8280.22207.08

Senegal

19/20

10—80—00-

Senegal

18/19

100—7790.00306.80

Senegal

17/18

111—7110.13006.73

Senegal

16/17

40—3720.00207.24

Senegal

14/15

50—2760.0010-

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Senegal U23

11/12

40—3480.0011-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2008/2009	Pro League	26	1674	3	0	0.16	—
2009/2010	Pro League	21	1480	1	0	0.06	—
2010/2011	Pro League	23	1809	1	2	0.15	—
2011/2012	Pro League	38	3296	0	0	0	—
2012/2013	Pro League	33	2943	1	1	0.06	—
2013/2014	Pro League	38	3315	1	2	0.08	—
2014/2015	Premier League	31	2662	4	2	0.2	7.18
2015/2016	Premier League	34	3010	5	2	0.21	7.24
2016/2017	Premier League	31	2728	1	0	0.03	7.13
2017/2018	Premier League	33	2803	2	3	0.16	6.77
2018/2019	Premier League	31	1897	0	2	0.09	6.78
2019/2020	Premier League	35	2536	1	1	0.07	6.88
2020/2021	Premier League	36	3123	1	0	0.03	6.89
2021/2022	Premier League	27	1978	0	1	0.05	6.99
2022/2023	Premier League	21	879	1	0	0.1	6.81
2023/2024	Premier League	12	230	0	0	0	6.56

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Cheikhou Kouyaté — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2015/2016 · 7.24Premier League
Lowest-rated season: 2023/2024 · 6.56Premier League
Rating trend: -0.3last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.09 G+A per 9022 goals + 16 assists across 16 league seasons (per-90 from 36363 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 16 (2008–2023)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 6

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 27thrating 6.81 vs 160 rated peers
Goals rank: #81 of 1601 goal
G+A per 90 percentile: 29th0.1 per 90

Cohort: 160 Premier League midfielders, 2022/2023, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-03

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A			Last
Everton	18	4	6	8	1	0	1	0	Dec 2023
Leicester City	18	4	4	10	2	0	1	0	Oct 2022
Liverpool	17	5	1	11	0	1	2	0	Mar 2024
Burnley	15	6	4	5	0	0	1	0	May 2024
Club Brugge	15	6	6	3	0	0	1	0	May 2014
Standard Liège	15	5	5	5	0	0	2	0	Apr 2014
Aston Villa	14	4	4	6	1	0	5	0	Feb 2024
Lokeren	12	10	0	2	1	0	0	0	May 2014
Gent	12	10	2	0	0	0	1	0	Dec 2013
Zulte-Waregem	11	5	3	3	1	0	1	2	May 2014
AFC Bournemouth	10	3	2	5	2	0	1	0	Dec 2023
West Ham United	8	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	Feb 2024
KV Kortrijk	8	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	Feb 2014
Cercle Brugge	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	Dec 2013
Sunderland	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	Apr 2017
Fulham	6	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	Apr 2024
Mons	6	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	Feb 2014
Mechelen	6	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	Jan 2014
Lierse	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	Jan 2014
Brentford	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	Oct 2023

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Transfer History

Nottingham Forest

Free Agent

Jul 1, 2024Transfer

Crystal Palace

Nottingham Forest

Aug 13, 2022Free Transfer

West Ham United

Crystal Palace

Aug 2, 2018Transfer€11M

Anderlecht

West Ham United

Jul 1, 2014Transfer€8M

KV Kortrijk

Anderlecht

Jun 30, 2009End of loan

Anderlecht

KV Kortrijk

Aug 1, 2008Loan

Trophies & Awards

6 titles won

Championships

Pro League

3x Winner(2011/2012, 2010/2011, 2012/2013)

Super Cup

2x Winner(2013/2014, 2010)

Africa Cup of Nations

1x Winner(2021)

Player Information

Nottingham Forest

Current Team

Date of Birth

Dec 21, 1989

Place of Birth

Dakar, Senegal

Nationality

Senegal

Height

189 cm

Weight

83 kg

Shirt Number

Age

36 years

Position

Midfielder

Market Value

€128K

Performance Overview

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

Matches

Total played1

Started (Lineups)1

From Bench1

Total Minutes65

Minutes per game65

Attacking

Goals0

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes0

Pass accuracy-

Total passes0

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses0

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles0

Interceptions0

Clearances-

Blocks0

Clean Sheets1

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels0

Duels Won0

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles0

Cards

Yellow0

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

565

total appearances

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About Cheikhou Kouyaté

Cheikhou Kouyaté went through 12 Premier League appearances in 2023/2024 (230 minutes) without a goal or an assist. That season graded out at an average match rating of 6.56. By match rating he stood in the 27th percentile of the 160 Premier League midfielders who played 450+ minutes in 2022/2023, and 81st of 160 for goals scored.

Between 2008 and 2023 he logged 16 league seasons across 6 clubs. His ratings range from 6.56 (2023/2024) up to 7.24 in 2015/2016, Premier League. Compared with his earlier career average, his final two rated seasons were down by 0.3.

Those league minutes are spread over 2 domestic leagues: Premier League (291 appearances, 15 goals) and Pro League (179 appearances, 7 goals). In 12 of the 16 campaigns on record he played at least 25 league games. His busiest three-season stretch was 2011/2012–2013/2014: 109 league appearances, 36 a season.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Cheikhou Kouyaté play?

Cheikhou Kouyaté plays as a Midfielder for Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.

What team does Cheikhou Kouyaté play for?

Cheikhou Kouyaté currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.

How old is Cheikhou Kouyaté?

Cheikhou Kouyaté is 36 years old, born on December 21, 1989. He is from Senegal. At 36, he has already won 6 trophies in his professional career.

How tall is Cheikhou Kouyaté?

Cheikhou Kouyaté is 189 cm tall. He weighs 83 kg.

How many trophies has Cheikhou Kouyaté won?

Cheikhou Kouyaté has won 6 trophies throughout his career. He currently plays for Nottingham Forest.

What nationality is Cheikhou Kouyaté?

Cheikhou Kouyaté is from Senegal and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Nottingham Forest.