How tall is Cheikhou Kouyaté?

Cheikhou Kouyaté's listed height is 189 cm (6'2"). He is taller than about 98% of men in Senegal.

Where 189 cm sits among men in Senegal

Taller than about 98% of men in Senegal born in 1989 (average 174.4 cm).

Kouyaté next to his teammates

Wayne Hennessey is 7 cm taller than Cheikhou Kouyaté (196 cm), teammate at Crystal Palace F.C. from 2018 to 2021.

Luka Milivojević is 5 cm shorter than Cheikhou Kouyaté (184 cm), teammate at Crystal Palace F.C. from 2018 to 2022.

About Cheikhou Kouyaté

Cheikhou Kouyaté is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. He was born on 21 December 1989 in Dakar and moved from Senegal to Belgium in 2006 after being offered a youth contract at RWDM Brussels.

Kouyaté moved 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. In 2018 he moved to Crystal Palace for an estimated 9.5 million pounds and played there across four seasons before signing for Nottingham Forest in 2022. A full international from 2012 to 2024, he debuted for Senegal aged 22 and played at that year's Olympics, at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, and at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, including Senegal's victory in 2021.

At a listed 189 cm (6'2"), Kouyaté is 7 cm shorter than Wayne Hennessey, who is listed at 196 cm (6'5") and was his teammate at Crystal Palace F.C. from 2018 to 2021. Luka Milivojević, listed at 184 cm (6'0"), was at Crystal Palace with him from 2018 to 2022 and is 5 cm shorter.

Frequently asked

How tall is Cheikhou Kouyaté in feet and inches? Cheikhou Kouyaté is 6'2" tall, which is 189 cm, 74.4 inches or 1.89 m.

How tall is Cheikhou Kouyaté compared to Wayne Hennessey? Wayne Hennessey is 7 cm taller than Cheikhou Kouyaté: 196 cm (6'5") vs 189 cm (6'2").

How tall is Cheikhou Kouyaté compared to Luka Milivojević? Luka Milivojević is 5 cm shorter than Cheikhou Kouyaté: 184 cm (6'0") vs 189 cm (6'2").

Is Cheikhou Kouyaté tall for men in Senegal? At 189 cm he is taller than about 98% of men in Senegal born in 1989, whose average height is 174.4 cm.

Sources

• Cheikhou Kouyaté on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Cheikhou Kouyaté on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 189 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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