Personal informationFull name : Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou
Date of birth : 5 August 1985
Place of birth : Oumé, Côte d'Ivoire
Height : 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position : Winger
Current club : Chelsea
Number : 21
Youth career
–2000 Mimosas
Senior career
2000–2003 Mimosas
2003 → Excelsior (loan)
2003–2006 Feyenoord
2006– Chelsea
National team
2007– Côte d'Ivoire
Club career
Ivory Coast and Netherlands
Kalou during his time with Feyenoord
Like his senior brother Bonaventure, Kalou originated his career in regional club Mimosas ago plying his import in Europe. Auxerre bus Guy Roux hoped to clue him to unite him with his brother, prior Feyenoord actor, Bonaventure Kalou. However, Kalou gestured for Excelsior Rotterdam, Feyenoord Rotterdam's "satellite club".
Kalou scored 15 targets in 11 arrivals for Excelsior in 2002–03. He was 'promoted' to Feyenoord and played in the Dutch lid flight for three seasons from 2003 to 2006. During his time at Feyenoord, Salomon scored 35 targets in 67 league arrivals for the Rotterdam club, and also won an person award as shortly as he won the Johan Cruijff Award in 2005 for being the majority pledging young talent of that season.
Chelsea
2006–07 season
Kalou shifted to Chelsea on thirty May 2006, for an undisclosed payment, conceived to be roughly £9,000,000. Under contract with Chelsea until 2009, Kalou was handed the figure 21 jersey.
Former Chelsea administrator José Mourinho praised the young Ivorian as being active, versatile, expectant to renew, and unafraid of the physical side of the game. Kalou admitted that he brought a camera with him to his first training session at Chelsea's training core at Cobham because he could not think that he was headed to be scratching shoulders with legendary footballers like Michael Ballack, John Terry, and Didier Drogba. Describing the experience, Kalou said:
"This was the vision moment of my life and I did not want to wake upward and locate that it was not real."
Kalou with Mikel John Obi
According to Soccernet, Kalou disclosed that he idolizes French forth and Arsenal record goalscorer Thierry Henry and tries to mimic Henry's shifts in his adrift time.[citation needed] His appreciation of Henry was a factor in his verdict to play in the Premier League, as it was the league where Henry became a superstar.
At Chelsea, Kalou dramas with compatriot, Côte d'Ivoire captain Didier Drogba. Kalou scored his first targets for Chelsea in a park game against Portsmouth bagging a cap trap and the suit ball in a 5–0 thrashing. Kalou scored his first senior target for Chelsea in a two-goal win across Blackburn Rovers in the third around of the Carling Cup.
Kalou scored his first Premier League target in December 2006 in Chelsea's 3–2 victory across Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium. He scored his second Premier League target against Blackburn in Chelsea's 3–0 win. He also scored a 93rd tiny target against Watford, placing Chelsea 1–0 up. He also scored a volleyed target from 12 yards against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup Quarter-Final, which ended 3–3. Chelsea won the replay 1–2, ago underway to the final with a indistinguishable scoreline against Blackburn Rovers. Kalou also came on as a substitute in the FA Cup Final win across Manchester United for his second trophy in England, having sooner come on as a substitute for Chelsea in the league Cup Final victory across Arsenal.
2007–08 season
Kalou lasted his good model into the chasing season, scoring his first target of the campaign against Manchester City in Chelsea's 6–0 at Stamford Bridge and the opportunity target against Derby County in a 2–0 win. Salomon Kalou compiled the record figure of offsides in a season with 107 in thirty games; cheating his shortage of skill in reading the game.
The 2007–08 Carling Cup quarter final saw Kalou adopt the right wing location of pair wing players (the other being Scott Sinclair) of a 4–3–2–1 formation. Kalou prepared lots of chances for himself and his team-mates; encompassing a very precise left-footed traverse, resulting in a Shevchenko headed goal. He thereafter scored targets against Newcastle United and Fulham contributing to Chelsea's success. He scored targets against West Ham United, Olympiacos and Derby County. His final tiny traverse into the punishment field led to John Arne Riise scoring the possess target in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at Anfield, which gave Chelsea a crucial away goal. Kalou also scored with Chelsea's sixth punishment in the Champions League Final in Moscow, where Chelsea lost.
2008–09 season
Kalou did not character much beneath Avram Grant's successor, Luiz Felipe Scolari unless for in pre-season, because of his participation in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as fraction of the Ivory Coast U-23 team. However he came on off the bench against Manchester United on September 21 and scored a header afterwards 80 minutes from a John Obi Mikel adrift kick. The target ensured that Chelsea roped a point and retained their unbeaten home record. Kalou thereafter scored pair targets and contributed a Frank Lampard header on 18 October in Chelsea's 5–0 win at Middlesbrough. He again scored pair targets against Middlesbrough, this time at Stamford Bridge on 28 January in Chelsea's 2–0 win and was a pet beneath interim administrator Guus Hiddink. On 25 April 2009, he scored the winner against West Ham United.
2009–10 season
Kalou and Chelsea originated the season in winning form; defeating Manchester United to elevator the Community Shield, with Kalou scoring the winning punishment to celebrate his birthday during the same week. Kalou scored his first target of the 2009–10 season against Queens Park Rangers at Stamford Bridge in the 3rd around of the League Cup, earning his team a deserved 1–0 victory. On 12 October 2009, Kalou gestured a fresh three year contract extension with Chelsea, retaining him at Stamford Bridge until the summer of 2012. He celebrated his fresh contract with an excellent brace against Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League, facilitating Chelsea perpetuate their 100% record in the competition. Kalou lasted his good model scoring a header in the 4–0 win against Bolton in the League Cup. He also netted in the Blues' League Cup loss to Blackburn Rovers, but it was his final target for pair months until he snapped the duck against Cardiff City in the FA Cup on 13 February.
During those pair months without scoring, Kalou strained for game-time and the target against the Bluebirds was one he actually needed. On 24 February he scored a good target against Inter Milan in the Champions League second around first leg. His shot from outdoors the box was domesticated but an mistake from Inter 'keeper Julio Cesar permitted the ball to locate the rear of the net. Chelsea however no where the leg 2–1, but Kalou's target was significant as it was a much lacked away target for Chelsea.[8] He eventually netted a target in the Premier League on 27 March in Chelsea's astounding 7–1 win across Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge. In Chelsea's 7–0 win across Stoke City on 25 April Kalou netted a cap trap, though his second target of the day has been the origin of controversy, as it was very approaching being a two-footed tackle. Kalou scored Chelsea's third of eight targets on the final day of the season against Wigan Athletic, afterwards several skilful teamwork with Frank Lampard.
2010–11 season
Kalou began the season well with scoring the merely target in the 3–1 defeat at Wembley to Manchester United. He emerged as a substitute in 6–0 beating of Wigan Athletic to score two targets both contributed via fellow Ivorian Didier Drogba.[11] Kalou played 84 minutes of Chelsea's 3–1 win at West Ham United, scoring Chelsea's second target of the game. He lasted his scoring run the chasing week scoring merely two minutes into the game to grasp Chelsea's first target in a win against Blackpool. He also scored a target against the Wolves.
International career
Failure to incur Dutch citizenship
This biographical chapter of an document lacks else citations for verification. Please aid via adding consistent sources. Contentious material approximate alive individuals that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be withdrawn urgently, notably whether potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2010)
Kalou received much media attention regarding his possible naturalization as a Dutch civilian which, whether given, would permit him to play for the Netherlands national football team. Having never played for the Côte d'Ivoire team, he would be eligible for the Dutch team whether he was naturalized. His brother Bonaventure had coached him to follow foreign citizenship afterwards regularly experiencing troubles with the Côte d'Ivoire football authorities.
The Dutch national team chief bus, Marco van Basten, deemed Kalou as a great talent, so an official entry was rapidly made. However the Minister of Immigration Rita Verdonk was resisted to allowing for Kalou for an accelerated naturalization process.
Van Basten, eager to illustrate Kalou's value to the Dutch team, received advocate from influential football numbers, encompassing Dutch legend Johan Cruyff. Despite overall accordance among football pundits that Kalou would be valuable for the Dutch team, Verdonk discarded a apply for reconsideration. Later Cruyff remarked that the Dutch national team might have been more successful had Kalou received Dutch citizenship.
Kalou appealed the verdict and took the substance to a court of law, gaining a victory on 9 December 2005 as shortly as the judge logical Verdonk to review whether or not Kalou could be assessed for accelerated naturalization. Verdonk has decided to attract, placing the substance ago the Council of State. Kalou has since thereafter publicly stated he has given upward hope of ever attaining the Dutch nationality
Date of birth : 5 August 1985
Place of birth : Oumé, Côte d'Ivoire
Height : 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position : Winger
Current club : Chelsea
Number : 21
Youth career
–2000 Mimosas
Senior career
2000–2003 Mimosas
2003 → Excelsior (loan)
2003–2006 Feyenoord
2006– Chelsea
National team
2007– Côte d'Ivoire
Club career
Ivory Coast and Netherlands
Kalou during his time with Feyenoord
Like his senior brother Bonaventure, Kalou originated his career in regional club Mimosas ago plying his import in Europe. Auxerre bus Guy Roux hoped to clue him to unite him with his brother, prior Feyenoord actor, Bonaventure Kalou. However, Kalou gestured for Excelsior Rotterdam, Feyenoord Rotterdam's "satellite club".
Kalou scored 15 targets in 11 arrivals for Excelsior in 2002–03. He was 'promoted' to Feyenoord and played in the Dutch lid flight for three seasons from 2003 to 2006. During his time at Feyenoord, Salomon scored 35 targets in 67 league arrivals for the Rotterdam club, and also won an person award as shortly as he won the Johan Cruijff Award in 2005 for being the majority pledging young talent of that season.
Chelsea
2006–07 season
Kalou shifted to Chelsea on thirty May 2006, for an undisclosed payment, conceived to be roughly £9,000,000. Under contract with Chelsea until 2009, Kalou was handed the figure 21 jersey.
Former Chelsea administrator José Mourinho praised the young Ivorian as being active, versatile, expectant to renew, and unafraid of the physical side of the game. Kalou admitted that he brought a camera with him to his first training session at Chelsea's training core at Cobham because he could not think that he was headed to be scratching shoulders with legendary footballers like Michael Ballack, John Terry, and Didier Drogba. Describing the experience, Kalou said:
"This was the vision moment of my life and I did not want to wake upward and locate that it was not real."
Kalou with Mikel John Obi
According to Soccernet, Kalou disclosed that he idolizes French forth and Arsenal record goalscorer Thierry Henry and tries to mimic Henry's shifts in his adrift time.[citation needed] His appreciation of Henry was a factor in his verdict to play in the Premier League, as it was the league where Henry became a superstar.
At Chelsea, Kalou dramas with compatriot, Côte d'Ivoire captain Didier Drogba. Kalou scored his first targets for Chelsea in a park game against Portsmouth bagging a cap trap and the suit ball in a 5–0 thrashing. Kalou scored his first senior target for Chelsea in a two-goal win across Blackburn Rovers in the third around of the Carling Cup.
Kalou scored his first Premier League target in December 2006 in Chelsea's 3–2 victory across Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium. He scored his second Premier League target against Blackburn in Chelsea's 3–0 win. He also scored a 93rd tiny target against Watford, placing Chelsea 1–0 up. He also scored a volleyed target from 12 yards against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup Quarter-Final, which ended 3–3. Chelsea won the replay 1–2, ago underway to the final with a indistinguishable scoreline against Blackburn Rovers. Kalou also came on as a substitute in the FA Cup Final win across Manchester United for his second trophy in England, having sooner come on as a substitute for Chelsea in the league Cup Final victory across Arsenal.
2007–08 season
Kalou lasted his good model into the chasing season, scoring his first target of the campaign against Manchester City in Chelsea's 6–0 at Stamford Bridge and the opportunity target against Derby County in a 2–0 win. Salomon Kalou compiled the record figure of offsides in a season with 107 in thirty games; cheating his shortage of skill in reading the game.
The 2007–08 Carling Cup quarter final saw Kalou adopt the right wing location of pair wing players (the other being Scott Sinclair) of a 4–3–2–1 formation. Kalou prepared lots of chances for himself and his team-mates; encompassing a very precise left-footed traverse, resulting in a Shevchenko headed goal. He thereafter scored targets against Newcastle United and Fulham contributing to Chelsea's success. He scored targets against West Ham United, Olympiacos and Derby County. His final tiny traverse into the punishment field led to John Arne Riise scoring the possess target in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at Anfield, which gave Chelsea a crucial away goal. Kalou also scored with Chelsea's sixth punishment in the Champions League Final in Moscow, where Chelsea lost.
2008–09 season
Kalou did not character much beneath Avram Grant's successor, Luiz Felipe Scolari unless for in pre-season, because of his participation in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as fraction of the Ivory Coast U-23 team. However he came on off the bench against Manchester United on September 21 and scored a header afterwards 80 minutes from a John Obi Mikel adrift kick. The target ensured that Chelsea roped a point and retained their unbeaten home record. Kalou thereafter scored pair targets and contributed a Frank Lampard header on 18 October in Chelsea's 5–0 win at Middlesbrough. He again scored pair targets against Middlesbrough, this time at Stamford Bridge on 28 January in Chelsea's 2–0 win and was a pet beneath interim administrator Guus Hiddink. On 25 April 2009, he scored the winner against West Ham United.
2009–10 season
Kalou and Chelsea originated the season in winning form; defeating Manchester United to elevator the Community Shield, with Kalou scoring the winning punishment to celebrate his birthday during the same week. Kalou scored his first target of the 2009–10 season against Queens Park Rangers at Stamford Bridge in the 3rd around of the League Cup, earning his team a deserved 1–0 victory. On 12 October 2009, Kalou gestured a fresh three year contract extension with Chelsea, retaining him at Stamford Bridge until the summer of 2012. He celebrated his fresh contract with an excellent brace against Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League, facilitating Chelsea perpetuate their 100% record in the competition. Kalou lasted his good model scoring a header in the 4–0 win against Bolton in the League Cup. He also netted in the Blues' League Cup loss to Blackburn Rovers, but it was his final target for pair months until he snapped the duck against Cardiff City in the FA Cup on 13 February.
During those pair months without scoring, Kalou strained for game-time and the target against the Bluebirds was one he actually needed. On 24 February he scored a good target against Inter Milan in the Champions League second around first leg. His shot from outdoors the box was domesticated but an mistake from Inter 'keeper Julio Cesar permitted the ball to locate the rear of the net. Chelsea however no where the leg 2–1, but Kalou's target was significant as it was a much lacked away target for Chelsea.[8] He eventually netted a target in the Premier League on 27 March in Chelsea's astounding 7–1 win across Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge. In Chelsea's 7–0 win across Stoke City on 25 April Kalou netted a cap trap, though his second target of the day has been the origin of controversy, as it was very approaching being a two-footed tackle. Kalou scored Chelsea's third of eight targets on the final day of the season against Wigan Athletic, afterwards several skilful teamwork with Frank Lampard.
2010–11 season
Kalou began the season well with scoring the merely target in the 3–1 defeat at Wembley to Manchester United. He emerged as a substitute in 6–0 beating of Wigan Athletic to score two targets both contributed via fellow Ivorian Didier Drogba.[11] Kalou played 84 minutes of Chelsea's 3–1 win at West Ham United, scoring Chelsea's second target of the game. He lasted his scoring run the chasing week scoring merely two minutes into the game to grasp Chelsea's first target in a win against Blackpool. He also scored a target against the Wolves.
International career
Failure to incur Dutch citizenship
This biographical chapter of an document lacks else citations for verification. Please aid via adding consistent sources. Contentious material approximate alive individuals that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be withdrawn urgently, notably whether potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2010)
Kalou received much media attention regarding his possible naturalization as a Dutch civilian which, whether given, would permit him to play for the Netherlands national football team. Having never played for the Côte d'Ivoire team, he would be eligible for the Dutch team whether he was naturalized. His brother Bonaventure had coached him to follow foreign citizenship afterwards regularly experiencing troubles with the Côte d'Ivoire football authorities.
The Dutch national team chief bus, Marco van Basten, deemed Kalou as a great talent, so an official entry was rapidly made. However the Minister of Immigration Rita Verdonk was resisted to allowing for Kalou for an accelerated naturalization process.
Van Basten, eager to illustrate Kalou's value to the Dutch team, received advocate from influential football numbers, encompassing Dutch legend Johan Cruyff. Despite overall accordance among football pundits that Kalou would be valuable for the Dutch team, Verdonk discarded a apply for reconsideration. Later Cruyff remarked that the Dutch national team might have been more successful had Kalou received Dutch citizenship.
Kalou appealed the verdict and took the substance to a court of law, gaining a victory on 9 December 2005 as shortly as the judge logical Verdonk to review whether or not Kalou could be assessed for accelerated naturalization. Verdonk has decided to attract, placing the substance ago the Council of State. Kalou has since thereafter publicly stated he has given upward hope of ever attaining the Dutch nationality
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