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CLUB<\/U><\/STRONG>

Anderlecht<\/STRONG>
Belgian Pro League: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
Belgian Super Cup: 2010, 2012, 2013

INTERNATIONAL<\/U><\/STRONG>

Senegal<\/STRONG>
African Cup of Nations: 2021; runner-up: 2019<\/P>","58D6F117B0E852FD":"189cm","F8A44A36F46FF4E4":"Cheikhou Kouyate","50F712C5D7EA2EE5C48850A5D641D459":"Crystal Palace","C1F9C3B7B448DF0B30693C46CF342E45":"

Cheikhou Kouyate (born 21 December 1989) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or centre-back for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Senegal national team.

Kouyate 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.

Kouyate 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.<\/P>","B30DC6D2B47145B0561823D5497E0EB0F2ED3572A53AF87A":"1","A16C626949206183":"69949","e_index":0};