Midfielder
Nottingham Forest Football Club · Premier League
Cheikhou Kouyaté Market Value €1M & Wage Estimate — Nottingham Forest Football Club
Updated April 18, 2026
Market Value
€1M
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Est. Weekly Wage
€120–4k
Estimated band
Annual Wage Band
€6k–€188k
Estimate
personPlayer Profile
- Born
- December 21, 1989 · Dakar
- Country of Birth
- Senegal
- Height
- 189 cm (6ft 2in)
- Preferred Foot
- Right
- Primary Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Current Club
- Nottingham Forest Football Club
Percentile vs Premier League midfielders
Where Cheikhou Kouyaté sits inside the pool of 584 midfielders currently registered in the Premier League.
| Metric | Standing |
|---|---|
| Market value rank | #264 of 584 |
| Market value percentile | 55th (higher than 55% of peers) |
| Wage rank | #584 of 584 |
| Wage percentile | 0th |
Wage Bracket (Premier League, age 33+)
| Reference | Figure |
|---|---|
| Premier League 33+ median | €21k |
| Premier League 33+ 25th percentile | €6k |
| Premier League 33+ 75th percentile | €188k |
| Cheikhou Kouyaté vs median | 1x |
| Cheikhou Kouyaté vs lower band (p25) | 3.28x |
| Cheikhou Kouyaté vs upper band (p75) | 0.11x |
| Benchmark sample size | 187 players |
Market Value Trajectory
| Marker | Figure |
|---|---|
| Career peak valuation | €12M |
| Current valuation | €1M |
| Valuation gap | €11M (92% off peak) |
Estimated Wage Band
| Percentile | Weekly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| 25th | €120 | €6,250 |
| Median | €394 | €20,500 |
| 75th | €3,615 | €188,000 |