Salomon Kalou
Ivorian footballer (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou (born 5 August 1985) is an Ivorian professional footballer who recently played as a forward and winger for Djiboutian club Arta/Solar7.
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Full name | Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1985-08-05) 5 August 1985 (age 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oumé, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | ASEC Mimosas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | Feyenoord | 67 | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | → Excelsior (loan) | 11 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2012 | Chelsea | 156 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Lille | 67 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2020 | Hertha Berlin | 151 | (48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Botafogo | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Arta/Solar7 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2017 | Ivory Coast | 93 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2017 |
He started his career with local club ASEC Mimosas. He moved to Feyenoord in 2003, becoming a key player for the team in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 Eredivisie, scoring 35 goals in 67 appearances. He moved Chelsea in 2006. During his six seasons with Chelsea, he won numerous honours, including the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League, four FA Cups and the League Cup. He moved on a free transfer in July 2012 to Lille, where he spent two seasons before moving to Hertha BSC for an undisclosed fee. He played 172 games and scored 53 goals in six seasons for Hertha. He played one season with Brazilian team Botafogo.
A full international for the Ivory Coast since 2007, Kalou amassed 93 international caps and represented his country at two FIFA World Cups, six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2008 Olympics. He was part of their teams that won the continental title in 2015 and came runners-up in 2012.