Salomon Kalou

Salomon Kalou
Kalou with Hertha BSC in 2019
Personal information
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
Club information
Current team
 Arta/Solar7
Number 8
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 15 (10)
National team‡
2007–2017 Ivory Coast 93 (27)
Honours
Chelsea
Winner Football League Cup 2007
Winner FA Cup 2007
Runner-up UEFA Champions League 2008
Winner FA Cup 2009
Winner FA Community Shield 2009
Winner Premier League 2010
Winner FA Cup 2010
Winner FA Cup 2012
Winner UEFA Champions League 2012
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2017

Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou (born 5 August 1985) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Djiboutian club Arta/Solar7.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

As of 15 January 2023
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Excelsior (loan) 2003–04 Eerste Divisie 11 4 0 0 — — 6[c] 0 17 4
Feyenoord 2003–04 Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
2004–05 Eredivisie 31 20 0 0 — 7[d] 4 — 38 24
2005–06 Eredivisie 34 15 0 0 — 2[d] 0 2[e] 0 38 15
Total 67 35 0 0 — 9 4 2 0 78 39
Chelsea 2006–07 Premier League 33 7 7 1 6 1 11[f] 0 1[g] 0 58 9
2007–08 Premier League 30 7 3 1 4 2 11[f] 1 — 48 11
2008–09 Premier League 27 6 6 2 2 1 8[f] 1 — 43 10
2009–10 Premier League 23 5 4 1 3 3 6[f] 3 1[g] 0 37 12
2010–11 Premier League 31 10 3 2 1 0 6[f] 0 1[g] 1 42 13
2011–12 Premier League 12 1 5 1 2 1 7[f] 2 — 26 5
Total 156 36 28 8 18 8 49 7 3 1 254 60
Lille 2012–13 Ligue 1 28 14 1 1 1 0 7[f] 1 — 37 16
2013–14 Ligue 1 38 16 2 2 0 0 — — 40 18
2014–15 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2[f] 0 — 3 0
Total 67 30 3 3 1 0 9 1 — 80 34
Hertha BSC 2014–15 Bundesliga 27 6 1 0 — — — 28 6
2015–16 Bundesliga 32 14 5 3 — — — 37 17
2016–17 Bundesliga 26 7 3 1 — 2[h] 0 — 31 8
2017–18 Bundesliga 31 12 2 0 — 3[h] 0 — 36 12
2018–19 Bundesliga 30 8 3 0 — — — 33 8
2019–20 Bundesliga 5 1 2 1 — — — 7 2
Total 151 48 16 5 — 5 0 — 172 53
Botafogo 2020 Série A 25 1 2 0 — — — 27 1
Career total 477 155 49 16 19 8 72 12 11 1 628 191
Reference:[3]
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, Copa do Brasil
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup, Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie UEFA Champions League play-offs
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[change | change source]

As of match played 11 November 2017[4][5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2007 7 3
2008 9 4
2009 7 1
2010 10 3
2011 5 1
2012 11 6
2013 11 3
2014 9 4
2015 11 2
2016 5 0
2017 8 0
Total 93 27
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first.[5]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 March 2007 Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue, Mauritius  Mauritius 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 3 June 2007 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Madagascar 1–0 5–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 21 November 2007 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 5–0 6–1 Friendly
– 12 January 2008 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally, Kuwait  Kuwait 2–0 2–0 Friendly[a]
4. 21 January 2008 Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana  Nigeria 1–0 1–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
5. 3 February 2008 Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana  Guinea 3–0 5–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
6. 4–0
7. 11 October 2008 Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Madagascar 3–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. 29 March 2009 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Malawi 4–0 5–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 24 January 2010 Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, Cabinda, Angola  Algeria 1–0 2–3 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
10. 25 June 2010 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa  North Korea 3–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup
11. 4 September 2010 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Rwanda 3–0 3–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12. 3 September 2011 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda  Rwanda 1–0 5–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13. 13 January 2012 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Tunisia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
14. 16 January 2012 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Libya 1–0 1–0 Friendly
15. 26 January 2012 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Burkina Faso 1–0 2–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
16. 2 June 2012 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Tanzania 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
17. 9 June 2012 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco  Morocco 1–0 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
18. 8 September 2012 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Senegal 1–1 4–2 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
19. 23 March 2013 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Gambia 3–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
20. 12 October 2013 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Senegal 3–0 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
21. 16 November 2013 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Senegal 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
22. 15 October 2014 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  DR Congo 2–3 3–4 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
23. 3–3
24. 14 November 2014 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Sierra Leone 2–1 5–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
25. 5–1
26. 11 January 2015 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Nigeria 1–0 1–0 Friendly
27. 26 March 2015 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Angola 2–0 2–0 Friendly
  1. ↑ This game isn't considered as FIFA valid by the website National-Football-Teams because Ivory Coast's number of substitutions exceeds six.[6]

Honours[change | change source]

Kalou (front centre) on Chelsea's victory parade after winning the Champions League in 2012

Chelsea

Ivory Coast

Individual

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "List of Players" (PDF). World Cup 2010. FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Salomon Kalou profile". Lille OSC. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Salomon Kalou » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (28 February 2013). "Ivory Coast – Details of International Matches 2000–2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kalou, Salomon at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ↑ "Kuwait vs. Ivory Coast (0:2)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Salomon Kalou: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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