Salomon Kalou

Salomon Kalou is an Ivorian footballer, born on 5 August 1985 in Oumé, Ivory Coast. Kalou played as a forward for Chelsea and Hertha BSC. Kalou scored 218 goals in 721 games for club and country and won 9 trophies, including the Champions League and 1 league title.

Kalou's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions628191
Ivory Coast9327
Total721218

Goals per game: 0.30.

Kalou's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 9
  • League titles: 1
  • Domestic cups: 6
  • Champions League: 1
  • Trophies with Ivory Coast: 1
  • Individual awards: 2

Chelsea

  • Premier League: 1 (2009–10)
  • FA Cup: 4 (2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12)
  • Football League Cup: 1 (2006–07)
  • FA Community Shield: 1 (2009)
  • UEFA Champions League: 1 (2011–12)

Ivory Coast

  • Africa Cup of Nations: 1 (2015)

Individual

  • Johan Cruyff Trophy: 1 (2005)
  • CAF Young Player of the Year: 1 (2008)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 2003–2006: Feyenoord, 67 games, 35 goals
  2. 2004: Excelsior (loan), 11 games, 4 goals
  3. 2006–2012: Chelsea, 156 games, 36 goals
  4. 2012–2014: Lille, 67 games, 30 goals
  5. 2014–2020: Hertha BSC, 151 games, 48 goals
  6. 2020–2021: Botafogo, 25 games, 1 goal
  7. 2022–2024: Arta/Solar7, 3 games, 0 goals

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