Salomon Kalou
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| Full name | Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oumé, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Hertha BSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | ASEC Mimosas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Feyenoord | 69 | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | → Excelsior (loan) | 11 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Chelsea | 156 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Lille | 67 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Hertha BSC | 70 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2017 | Ivory Coast | 92 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2017 |
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Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou (born 5 August 1985) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a striker and winger for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga and the Ivory Coast.
He previously played for Feyenoord from 2003 to 2006 and Chelsea from 2006 to 2012. While at Chelsea he won numerous honours, including the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League, four FA Cups and the League Cup. He moved to Lille on a free transfer in July 2012 upon the expiry of his contract at Chelsea, where he spent two seasons before moving to Hertha for an undisclosed fee.
A full international for the Ivory Coast from 2007 to 2017, Kalou amassed 83 international caps and represented his country at three FIFA World Cups, six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2008 Olympics.
Born in Oumé, Ivory Coast, like his older brother Bonaventure Kalou, Kalou began his career in local club Mimosas before plying his trade in Europe. Auxerre coach Guy Roux wanted to sign him to unite him with his brother at the club, but Kalou opted to sign for Feyenoord instead in 2003. In 2004, he was loaned to Feyenoord's "satellite club", Excelsior.
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