# Marcel Desailly

Marcel Desailly is a French footballer, born on 7 September 1968 in Accra, Ghana. Desailly played as a centre-back for Nantes and Chelsea. Desailly scored 30 goals in 797 games for club and country and won 14 trophies, including the World Cup, 2 Champions League titles and 3 league titles.

## Desailly's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 681 | 27 |
| France | 116 | 3 |
| Total | 797 | 30 |

Goals per game: 0.04.

## Desailly's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 14
- League titles: 3
- Domestic cups: 3
- Champions League: 2
- Other international club trophies: 2
- World Cup: 1
- Trophies with France: 4
- Individual awards: 18

### Marseille

- UEFA Champions League: 1 (1992–93)

### AC Milan

- Serie A: 2 (1993–94, 1995–96)
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1 (1994)
- UEFA Champions League: 1 (1993–94)
- European Super Cup: 1 (1994)

### Chelsea

- FA Cup: 1 (1999–2000)
- FA Charity Shield: 1 (2000)
- UEFA Super Cup: 1 (1998)

### Al-Gharafa

- Qatar Stars League: 1 (2004–05)

### France

- FIFA World Cup: 1 (1998)
- UEFA European Championship: 1 (2000)
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 2 (2001, 2003)

### Individual

- Onze de Onze: 6 (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
- Overseas Team of the Decade – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards ( – ): 2 (1992/93, 2001/02)
- Overall Team of the Decade – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards ( – ): 2 (1992/93, 2001/02)
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 1 (1996)
- World XI: 1 (1996)
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1 (1998)
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 1 (2000)
- FIFA 100: 1 (2004)
- Trophée d'honneur UNFP: 1 (2005)
- AC Milan Hall of Fame: 1
- Golden Foot Legends Award: 1 (2017)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1986–1992: Nantes, 162 games, 5 goals
2. 1992–1993: Marseille, 47 games, 1 goal
3. 1993–1998: AC Milan, 137 games, 5 goals
4. 1998–2004: Chelsea, 158 games, 6 goals
5. 2004–2005: Al-Gharafa, 28 games, 6 goals
6. 2005–2006: Qatar, 7 games, 0 goals

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