Salomon Kalou

Salomon Kalou
	Kalou with Hertha BSC in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou
Date of birth	5 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Oumé, Ivory Coast
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team	Arta/Solar7
Number	8
Youth career
2000–2003	ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2006	Feyenoord
2004	→ Excelsior (loan)
2006–2012	Chelsea
2012–2014	Lille
2014–2020	Hertha Berlin
2020–2021	Botafogo
2022–	Arta/Solar7
National team‡
2007–2017	Ivory Coast
Honours
Chelsea
	* 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.

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As of 15 January 2023

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Club	Season	League			National cup^{[lower-alpha 1]}		League cup^{[lower-alpha 2]}		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Excelsior (loan)	2003–04	Eerste Divisie	11	4	0	0	—		—		6^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	17	4
Feyenoord	2003–04	Eredivisie	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2004–05	Eredivisie	31	20	0	0	—		7^{[lower-alpha 4]}	4	—		38	24
	2005–06	Eredivisie	34	15	0	0	—		2^{[lower-alpha 4]}	0	2^{[lower-alpha 5]}	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^{[lower-alpha 6]}	0	1^{[lower-alpha 7]}	0	58	9
	2007–08	Premier League	30	7	3	1	4	2	11^{[lower-alpha 6]}	1	—		48	11
	2008–09	Premier League	27	6	6	2	2	1	8^{[lower-alpha 6]}	1	—		43	10
	2009–10	Premier League	23	5	4	1	3	3	6^{[lower-alpha 6]}	3	1^{[lower-alpha 7]}	0	37	12
	2010–11	Premier League	31	10	3	2	1	0	6^{[lower-alpha 6]}	0	1^{[lower-alpha 7]}	1	42	13
	2011–12	Premier League	12	1	5	1	2	1	7^{[lower-alpha 6]}	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^{[lower-alpha 6]}	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^{[lower-alpha 6]}	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^{[lower-alpha 8]}	0	—		31	8
	2017–18	Bundesliga	31	12	2	0	—		3^{[lower-alpha 8]}	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
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Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, Copa do Brasil
Includes Football League Cup, Coupe de la Ligue
Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
Appearances in UEFA Cup
Appearances in Eredivisie UEFA Champions League play-offs
Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Appearance in FA Community Shield
Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 11 November 2017^[4]^[5]

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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

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Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first.^[5]

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#	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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.	3 February 2008	Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana	Guinea	4–0	5–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
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.	15 October 2014	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	DR Congo	3–3	3–4	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
24.	14 November 2014	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Sierra Leone	2–1	5–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
25.	14 November 2014	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Sierra Leone	5–1	5–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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

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This game isn't considered as FIFA valid by the website National-Football-Teams because Ivory Coast's number of substitutions exceeds six.^[6]

Chelsea

Premier League: 2009–10^[7]
FA Cup: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12
Football League Cup: 2006–07
FA Community Shield: 2009
UEFA Champions League: 2011–12

Ivory Coast

Africa Cup of Nations: 2015

Individual

Johan Cruyff Trophy: 2005
CAF Young Player of the Year: 2008

[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]
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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[3] Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, Copa do Brasil

[4] Includes Football League Cup, Coupe de la Ligue

[5] Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

[UC-6] Appearances in UEFA Cup

[7] Appearances in Eredivisie UEFA Champions League play-offs

[UCL-8] Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[FACS-9] Appearance in FA Community Shield

[UEL-10] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[15] This game isn't considered as FIFA valid by the website National-Football-Teams because Ivory Coast's number of substitutions exceeds six.^[6]

[List_of_Players-1] [1]
"List of Players" (PDF). World Cup 2010. FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.

[Lille_OSC_profile-2] [2]
"Salomon Kalou profile". Lille OSC. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

[11] [3]
"Salomon Kalou » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[12] [4]
Courtney, Barrie (28 February 2013). "Ivory Coast – Details of International Matches 2000–2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[Kalou,_Salomon-13] [5]
Kalou, Salomon at National-Football-Teams.com

[14] [6]
"Kuwait vs. Ivory Coast (0:2)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[16] [7]
"Salomon Kalou: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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