Cheikhou Kayouté
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Cheikhou Kouyaté is a Senegal
footballer who plays in Belgium
for R.S.C. Anderlecht
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The 19-year-old has left FC Brussels and won his trial against his former employers who did not pay him in the last three months, and been allowed to join Belgian rivals R.S.C. Anderlecht
on a four-year deal.
For the 2008-09 season, Kouyaté will be loaned out to K.V. Kortrijk
and turned back to R.S.C. Anderlecht on 1 July 2009
’s scouts have been following his career, but he finally opted to join Anderlecht, who made him a concrete proposition.
07/2008-: R.S.C. Anderlecht
08/2008-07/2009: K.V. Kortrijk
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Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
footballer who plays in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
for R.S.C. Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
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Career
Kouyaté began his career 1996 in his hometown with ASC Yego Dakar and was scouted from FC Brussels in September 2006.The 19-year-old has left FC Brussels and won his trial against his former employers who did not pay him in the last three months, and been allowed to join Belgian rivals R.S.C. Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
on a four-year deal.
For the 2008-09 season, Kouyaté will be loaned out to K.V. Kortrijk
K.V. Kortrijk
Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk is a Belgian professional football club based in Kortrijk, West Flanders. They have been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2008-09 season, and they achieved they best ranking ever during the 2009-10 season, finishing 4th after the play-offs...
and turned back to R.S.C. Anderlecht on 1 July 2009
Arsenal Interest
Centre midfielder Kouyate claimed that Arsène WengerArsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger, OBE is a French association football manager and former player, who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996...
’s scouts have been following his career, but he finally opted to join Anderlecht, who made him a concrete proposition.
Profi career
01/2008-2008: FC Brussels07/2008-: R.S.C. Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
08/2008-07/2009: K.V. Kortrijk
K.V. Kortrijk
Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk is a Belgian professional football club based in Kortrijk, West Flanders. They have been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2008-09 season, and they achieved they best ranking ever during the 2009-10 season, finishing 4th after the play-offs...
Personal life
He holds a French passport and is the cousin from Seydou Kouyaté who plays for CO Saint-DizierCO Saint-Dizier
Club Olympique de Saint-Dizier is a French football club based in Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne. It was founded in 1933. The club currently plays in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 Group B, the fifth tier of the French football league system....
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