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===Early career===
===Early career===
Kouyaté began his footballing career in 1996 in his hometown with ASC Yego Dakar and was scouted by [[RWDM Brussels FC|RWDM Brussels]] in September 2006. RWDM Brussels then signed the player in January the following year.<ref>[http://www.rwdm-fcbrussels.be/12-PLAYERS/fiche-fcbrussels-players.html FC BRUSSELS Players] on www.rwdm-brussels.be</ref> He went on to play ten league appearances for the first team between 2007 and 2008.<ref name="whufc1">{{cite web | url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/cheikhou-kouyate-west-ham_2228487_49276 | title=CHEIKHOU KOUYATE | publisher=www.whufc.com | accessdate=1 February 2015}}{{dead link|date=August 2016}}</ref>
Kouyaté began his footballing career in 1996 in his hometown with ASC Yego Dakar and was scouted by [[RWDM Brussels FC|RWDM Brussels]] in September 2006. RWDM Brussels then signed the player in January the following year.<ref>[http://www.rwdm-fcbrussels.be/12-PLAYERS/fiche-fcbrussels-players.html FC BRUSSELS Players] on www.rwdm-brussels.be</ref> He went on to play ten league appearances for the first team between 2007 and 2008.<ref name="whufc1">{{cite web|url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/cheikhou-kouyate-west-ham_2228487_49276 |title=CHEIKHOU KOUYATE |publisher=www.whufc.com |accessdate=1 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115021426/http://www.whufc.com/articles/cheikhou-kouyate-west-ham_2228487_49276 |archivedate=15 January 2015 |df= }}</ref>


===Anderlecht===
===Anderlecht===
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====2014–15====
====2014–15====
On 18 June 2014, Kouyaté signed for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] on a four-year contract.<ref>[http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140618/hammers-complete-kouyate-transfer_2236884_3914133 Hammers complete Kouyate transfer] on www.whufc.com</ref> He made his West Ham debut on 16 August 2014 in a 1–0 home defeat to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. His performance was described as "impressive" by the [[BBC]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rose|first1=Gary|title=West Ham United 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28718387|accessdate=6 November 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=16 August 2014}}</ref> The following week, manager [[Sam Allardyce]] compared him to ex-[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] captain [[Patrick Vieira]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/sam-allardyce-when-i-look-at-west-ham-signing-cheikhou-kouyate-i-see-patrick-vieira-9685256.html|title=Sam Allardyce: When I look at West Ham signing Cheikhou Kouyate I see Patrick Vieira|work=The Evening Standard|accessdate=21 September 2014}}</ref> On 28 December, Kouyaté scored his first West Ham goal in a 1–2 defeat to Arsenal.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/West-Ham-United-1-2-Arsenal | title=West Ham United 1–2 Arsenal | work=Jamaica Observer | accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref> His second goal of the season came on 8 February 2015 in a 1–1 draw with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. His performance in the game won praise from manager Allardyce for Kouyaté's Man of the Match performance which was also singled out as the Individual Performance of the Season, by a West Ham player, at the clubs' annual awards.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.london24.com/sport/football/clubs/west-ham/allardyce_singles_out_west_ham_star_for_special_praise_after_manchester_united_draw_1_3948078 | title=Allardyce singles out West Ham star for special praise after Manchester United draw | publisher=www.london24.com | accessdate=31 May 2015}}{{dead link|date=August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/May/8-May/Kouyate-s-vote-of-thanks | title=Kouyate's vote of thanks | publisher=www.whufc.com | accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref> He scored two further goals in the season, in a 2–2 away draw with Tottenham and in a 2–1 away defeat to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31476002 | title=Tottenham 2–2 West Ham | work=BBC Sport | accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32097799 | title=Leicester City 2-1 West Ham United | work=BBC Sport | accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref> Kouyaté finished the season having played 31 out of a possible 38 [[Premier League]] games.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=57209&season_id=144 | title=Games played by Cheilhou Kouyate in season 2014–15 | publisher=www.soccerbase.com | accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref>
On 18 June 2014, Kouyaté signed for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] on a four-year contract.<ref>[http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140618/hammers-complete-kouyate-transfer_2236884_3914133 Hammers complete Kouyate transfer] on www.whufc.com</ref> He made his West Ham debut on 16 August 2014 in a 1–0 home defeat to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. His performance was described as "impressive" by the [[BBC]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rose|first1=Gary|title=West Ham United 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28718387|accessdate=6 November 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=16 August 2014}}</ref> The following week, manager [[Sam Allardyce]] compared him to ex-[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] captain [[Patrick Vieira]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/sam-allardyce-when-i-look-at-west-ham-signing-cheikhou-kouyate-i-see-patrick-vieira-9685256.html|title=Sam Allardyce: When I look at West Ham signing Cheikhou Kouyate I see Patrick Vieira|work=The Evening Standard|accessdate=21 September 2014}}</ref> On 28 December, Kouyaté scored his first West Ham goal in a 1–2 defeat to Arsenal.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/West-Ham-United-1-2-Arsenal | title=West Ham United 1–2 Arsenal | work=Jamaica Observer | accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref> His second goal of the season came on 8 February 2015 in a 1–1 draw with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. His performance in the game won praise from manager Allardyce for Kouyaté's Man of the Match performance which was also singled out as the Individual Performance of the Season, by a West Ham player, at the clubs' annual awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london24.com/sport/football/clubs/west-ham/allardyce_singles_out_west_ham_star_for_special_praise_after_manchester_united_draw_1_3948078 |title=Allardyce singles out West Ham star for special praise after Manchester United draw |publisher=www.london24.com |accessdate=31 May 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427052105/http://www.london24.com:80/sport/football/clubs/west-ham/allardyce_singles_out_west_ham_star_for_special_praise_after_manchester_united_draw_1_3948078 |archivedate=27 April 2015 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/May/8-May/Kouyate-s-vote-of-thanks | title=Kouyate's vote of thanks | publisher=www.whufc.com | accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref> He scored two further goals in the season, in a 2–2 away draw with Tottenham and in a 2–1 away defeat to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31476002 | title=Tottenham 2–2 West Ham | work=BBC Sport | accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32097799 | title=Leicester City 2-1 West Ham United | work=BBC Sport | accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref> Kouyaté finished the season having played 31 out of a possible 38 [[Premier League]] games.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=57209&season_id=144 | title=Games played by Cheilhou Kouyate in season 2014–15 | publisher=www.soccerbase.com | accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref>


====2015–16====
====2015–16====
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Kouyaté was called up aged 18 to the [[Senegal national under-20 football team|Senegal under-20s]] in the same year as his RWDM Brussels debut. He scored two goals in just three games for the side in 2007.
Kouyaté was called up aged 18 to the [[Senegal national under-20 football team|Senegal under-20s]] in the same year as his RWDM Brussels debut. He scored two goals in just three games for the side in 2007.


In February 2012, Kouyaté was called up to the [[Senegal national football team|Senegal senior team]]. In the same year, he was announced to be in the squad for [[Senegal national under-23 football team|Senegal Olympic football team]]. He played in every game as Senegal's debut appearance in the [[Olympic Games|tournament]] ended in a knockout in the quarter-final. In January 2015, he was a member of Senegal's squad for the [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations]], held in [[Equatorial Guinea]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20150119/senegal-off-to-the-perfect-start_2236884_4428351 | title=Senegal off to the perfect start | publisher=www.whufc.com | accessdate=21 January 2015}}{{dead link|date=August 2016}}</ref> Kouyaté is the current Senegalese captain.
In February 2012, Kouyaté was called up to the [[Senegal national football team|Senegal senior team]]. In the same year, he was announced to be in the squad for [[Senegal national under-23 football team|Senegal Olympic football team]]. He played in every game as Senegal's debut appearance in the [[Olympic Games|tournament]] ended in a knockout in the quarter-final. In January 2015, he was a member of Senegal's squad for the [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations]], held in [[Equatorial Guinea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20150119/senegal-off-to-the-perfect-start_2236884_4428351 |title=Senegal off to the perfect start |publisher=www.whufc.com |accessdate=21 January 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121061045/http://www.whufc.com:80/articles/20150119/senegal-off-to-the-perfect-start_2236884_4428351 |archivedate=21 January 2015 |df= }}</ref> Kouyaté is the current Senegalese captain.


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==

Revision as of 01:27, 21 November 2016

Cheikhou Kouyaté
Kouyaté with Anderlecht in 2011
Personal information
Full name Cheikhou Kouyaté[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-21) 21 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder / Defender
Team information
Current team
 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 73 (9)
International career‡
2007 Senegal U20 3 (2)
2012 Senegal Olympic 4 (0)
2012– Senegal 28 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:55, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

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.

Career

Kouyaté praying before a West Ham match, 2014

Early career

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.[3] He went on to play ten league appearances for the first team between 2007 and 2008.[4]

Anderlecht

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.[5] 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.[4][6]

West Ham United

2014–15

On 18 June 2014, Kouyaté signed for West Ham United on a four-year contract.[7] He made his West Ham debut on 16 August 2014 in a 1–0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. His performance was described as "impressive" by the BBC.[8] The following week, manager Sam Allardyce compared him to ex-Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira.[9] On 28 December, Kouyaté scored his first West Ham goal in a 1–2 defeat to Arsenal.[10] His second goal of the season came on 8 February 2015 in a 1–1 draw with Manchester United. His performance in the game won praise from manager Allardyce for Kouyaté's Man of the Match performance which was also singled out as the Individual Performance of the Season, by a West Ham player, at the clubs' annual awards.[11][12] He scored two further goals in the season, in a 2–2 away draw with Tottenham and in a 2–1 away defeat to Leicester City.[13][14] Kouyaté finished the season having played 31 out of a possible 38 Premier League games.[15]

2015–16

On 9 August 2015, Kouyaté scored the opening goal in the 43rd minute in a 2–0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.[16] He then scored in a 4–3 home defeat to AFC Bournemouth on 22 August.[17] He scored his third goal of the season in a 2–2 draw with Norwich City on 26 September, netting the equalizer in the 90th minute to rescue a point for West Ham. [18] In March 2016, Kouyate signed a new, five-year contract with West Ham that could keep him at the club until 2021.[19] Kouyaté was sent-off twice during the 2015-16 season and on both occasions had the card rescinded by The Football Association (FA). On 21 February, he was dismissed by referee Jonathan Moss in a 5–1 FA Cup win at Blackburn Rovers, only for the card to be rescinded a few days later.[20][21] On 2 April, he was dismissed in a Premier League game at the Boleyn Ground against Crystal Palace by referee Mark Clattenburg. This too, however, was overturned a few days later.[22]

2016–17

On 4 August 2016, Kouyaté scored West Ham's first ever goal at the Olympic Stadium, coming in the eight minute of a Europa League game against NK Domžale. He also scored the second in the game, which West Ham won 3–0.[23]

International career

Kouyaté was called up aged 18 to the Senegal under-20s in the same year as his RWDM Brussels debut. He scored two goals in just three games for the side in 2007.

In February 2012, Kouyaté was called up to the Senegal senior team. In the same year, he was announced to be in the squad for Senegal Olympic football team. He played in every game as Senegal's debut appearance in the tournament ended in a knockout in the quarter-final. In January 2015, he was a member of Senegal's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, held in Equatorial Guinea.[24] Kouyaté is the current Senegalese captain.

Career statistics

As of 5 November 2016[25][26]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RWDM Brussels 2007–08 Belgian First Division 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Total 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Anderlecht 2009–10 Belgian Pro League 21 1 3 1 — 9 0 33 2
2010–11 23 1 2 0 — 8 0 33 1
2011–12 38 0 0 0 — 10 0 48 0
2012–13 33 1 4 0 — 8 0 45 1
2013–14 38 1 2 0 — 7 0 47 1
Total 153 4 11 1 — 42 0 206 5
Kortrijk (loan) 2008–09 Belgian First Division 26 3 0 0 — — 26 3
Total 26 3 0 0 — — 26 3
West Ham United 2014–15 Premier League 31 4 1 0 0 0 — 32 4
2015–16 31 5 5 0 1 0 2[a] 0 38 5
2016–17 11 0 0 0 1 1 3[a] 2 15 3
Total 73 9 5 0 2 1 5 2 85 12
Career total 262 16 17 1 2 1 47 2 327 20
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International goals

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.[27]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 September 2015 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Namibia 1–0 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 15 November 2015 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal  Madagascar 1–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile Cheikhou Kouyaté". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ^ FC BRUSSELS Players on www.rwdm-brussels.be
  4. ^ a b "CHEIKHOU KOUYATE". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Cheikhou Kouyaté moet van de rechter naar Anderlecht on www.nieuwsblad.be
  6. ^ Cheikhou Kouyaté at Soccerway
  7. ^ Hammers complete Kouyate transfer on www.whufc.com
  8. ^ Rose, Gary (16 August 2014). "West Ham United 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Sam Allardyce: When I look at West Ham signing Cheikhou Kouyate I see Patrick Vieira". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  10. ^ "West Ham United 1–2 Arsenal". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Allardyce singles out West Ham star for special praise after Manchester United draw". www.london24.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Kouyate's vote of thanks". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Tottenham 2–2 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Leicester City 2-1 West Ham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Games played by Cheilhou Kouyate in season 2014–15". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  16. ^ Osborne, Chris (9 August 2015). "Arsenal 0-2 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  17. ^ "West Ham United 3 - 4 AFC Bournemouth Match report - 22/08/2015 Premier League — Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  18. ^ "West Ham United 2-2 Norwich City". BBC. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  19. ^ "Cheik's in for five more years!". www.whufc.com. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Blackburn 1-5 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  21. ^ "Kouyate red card rescinded". www.whufc.com. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  22. ^ "West Ham: Cheikhou Kouyate red card rescinded by FA". BBC Sport. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  23. ^ [1]
  24. ^ "Senegal off to the perfect start". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "C. KOUYATÉ". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  26. ^ "Cheikhou Kouyaté". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  27. ^ "Senegal – C. Kouyaté – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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