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Senegal · 2016–21Cheikhou Kouyaté
Rating
82
Caps
92
Goals
4
Life
1989
Clubs
R.S.C. Anderlecht, West Ham United, Crystal Palace
#13
Editorial rank of 33 for Senegal
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Eight minutes into West Ham's first competitive match at the Olympic Stadium on 4 August 2016, Kouyaté scored the ground's opening goal, and he added another in the 3-0 win over NK Domžale. Senegal's breakthrough Africa Cup of Nations title in 2021 followed the final they lost in 2019, and before that he took four Belgian championships and three Super Cups with Anderlecht, ending on 92 caps. Career record: 92 caps and 4 goals for Senegal; club career at R.S.C. Anderlecht, West Ham United, Crystal Palace.
Career record
| 2007–2008 | Football Club Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek |
| 2008–2014 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| 2008–2009 | K.V. Kortrijk |
| 2014–2018 | West Ham United |
| 2018–2022 | Crystal Palace |
| 2022–2024 | Nottingham Forest |
| 2025–today | Amed S.F.K. |
| Senegal | 92 caps, 4 goals |
Shared the era
Senegal legends whose careers overlapped Kouyaté's